It's True...

Well the news is out...our little family of 3 will soon be turning into 4, and we couldn't be more excited!!!

I'm only 9 weeks (as of Sunday) and this go around has been a little different.

The story behind all of this is pretty crazy. Dallas and I would periodically bring up when we'd start trying to have another baby, but it was always a casual conversation and we thought we'd try once Avrey turned 2. Then it was about the beginning of June when Dallas came to me and the whole "baby" conversation turned more serious. I finally confided in him and told him exactly how I felt. I tried to explain why now just wasn't the time for us to have a baby. My number 1 reason was because the thing that's been the hardest on me is being a working mom and watching my little baby going to daycare. So, I felt like before I started even thinking of having another baby I wanted to get to a more stable place where I could potentially quit or go part time. Dallas was very good at understanding where I was coming from and respected my feelings and we agreed that we'd stick with our initial plan of trying once Avrey turned 2. Well fast forward a little bit and July 19th was the day we found out. This part is pretty funny because late that night I was going to the bathroom and I remembered that I had one more pregnancy test left. I knew I was supposed to start my period soon, but I wasn't sure when so I decided to take it. Well sure enough those 2 little pink lines showed up within seconds and I was freaking out. I ran down the stairs and told Dallas, but we thought there's no way one of the lines was very faint so we decided that the next day after work I'd get more tests and see what they said. Well that next day at work was the LONGEST day of my life, but once 5:00 hit I couldn't get out of there fast enough. I got to the store and bought as many as I could and ran home. I took about 10 more test and sure enough all positive. This type of news is so hard for me to keep in so I had to tell someone...I called my sister immediately. She ended up getting engaged that same night...so things are so exciting around our family right now. The hard part of all this was that things had been pretty stressful at our home (Dallas's new job, work etc.) so I couldn't for the life of me remember when my last period was. And to make matters worse it was a Friday night so I couldn't call my doctor's office till Monday to schedule an appointment, and on top of that we had to drive to Idaho that weekend with Mark, Debbie and Spencer and I couldn't say anything. It was about then that the morning sickness started to kick in. So that little trip was pretty hard to keep things a secret, but I did it. The only time it got really hard was when Avrey threw up in the car twice on the way home and I had to act like I was fine...even though I wanted throw up myself. Finally I had my first doctor's appointment on August 2nd. However, the initial appointment was only to confirm I was pregnant and they had to schedule another appointment to have an ultrasound to find out how far along I was. So finally I decided I couldn't keep it in any longer and after my appointment I decided to meet Kailee and my mom for lunch. We put Avrey in her little "BIG Sister" shirt and my mom caught on a lot quicker than I thought she would. Later that night I was going out to dinner with Ashley so when she came to pick me up we made her come in so she could see Avrey's shirt. It took her a couple minutes, but she finally noticed and was pretty surprised. Then before we went to dinner...we hurried and took Avrey over to Mark and Debbie's to show them. It didn't take Debbie too long and she was pretty surprised too. Then Finally on Saturday night we went over to my dad's to tell them...I came in through the garage door and my dad was sitting on the couch with his back to us. So I put Avrey on his lap, but instead of facing her towards him he faced her to my mom. She noticed pretty quick and said to my dad "oh Ty you need to read this" and she hurried and took Avrey and turned her around. My dad was pretty shocked and was super excited. Then one by one we told my siblings and it was pretty funny watching them try to figure it out. But in the end everyone was super excited for us..and it's so nice to have everyone's support. A week later on August 9th we finally had our ultrasound where they were able to tell me I was about 7 1/2 weeks. We got to hear the little peanuts heart beat...and it was just as exciting as it was with Avrey. I had to make the ultrasound tech reassure me about 5 to 10 times that there weren't twins. Doctor Hughes did all his checks and he says everything seems to be good so far. I know it's probably still a little early to be telling people, but I just figure even if something happens I'll just have that much more support behind me. We really are so happy though and can't wait to grow our little family. Even though I thought now wasn't the time for us to have a baby I know that someone else knows better than me, and I know that everything happens for a reason. I strongly believe that this little baby is coming to us for a reason and I can't wait for what's to come!!

Experiences so far:

*With this pregnancy my emotions have been a little bit more crazy then what I remember with Avrey. In the beginning I was nervous to tell people because I was scared no one would be excited for me because it's my 2nd baby, I felt guilty for not being excited in the beginning, and I've been overly nervous because it wasn't planned and I've been freaking out about how we are going to make it work. But, then I remember with Avrey it all works itself out...so I have to keep reminding myself that. 

*In the first several weeks I was super sick...I never threw up, but I sure wanted to. I'm feeling a lot better now.

*In the beginning even the thought of food would make me sick...I had to force myself to eat.

*With Avrey I craved salty food, like french fries, but so far with this one I've wanted nothing, but healthy food...fresh fruit is my favorite right now.

*I get headaches all the time.

*My body is achy.

*I definitely feel like I'm showing already...Dallas says I'm not, but I know I am.