We're Expecting...again!!!

Eric and I are over the moon with excitement. We have been talking about baby #2 ever since we experienced the pure joy of welcoming Charlee into this world.

We found out the day after Christmas. Christmas Eve I found myself feeling very ill. I had come down with a stomach flu and was up all night. Christmas morning I wandered downstairs where I put on a happy face and tried not to let everyone know that I wanted to pass out. A few hours later my step father was knocked down by the bug too. Quickly followed by Eric. By some miracle neither my mom or Charlee got it. 

The next morning I woke up feeling a little better, but still "off". So I decided to take a test. Eric always said he wanted to be there when I took the test, but he was passed out in the bedroom and I couldn't wait anymore! About 30 seconds in the second line appeared and my heart leaped! The next 2:30 were pretty painful, but I wanted to be sure before running into the bedroom. Then it was time. 

I walked into the room, sat down next to Eric and said, "Well, it wasn't just the stomach bug!" He mumbled. I said "I'm pregnant!" and showed him the test. Half out of it he hugged me, said he was happy, and went back to sleep. I'm still not convinced he remembers any of it! I made sure to remind him later in the day when he was feeling better. 

A couple days later we called my parents and told them the happy news. I wish we could have told them in person, but they had already left by the time Eric was well enough to get out of bed. Since we were going to have Christmas with Eric's parents, I decided to have some fun with our announcement. I went and bought an ornament, wrote "We're pregnant!" on the picture section, and wrapped it for them. It was pretty adorable to see their reactions. 

January 2 we had our appointment to confirm. I don't even think it took 2 minutes for the nurse to come back from the lab to confirm. I was definitely pregnant! Which was a relief considering how many negative tests (including blood tests) I had before getting a positive with Charlee.

At 8 weeks we went in for our first ultrasound. That when it became real. There was our little jelly bean! Even Charlee seemed excited to see her little brother or sister on the screen. She's going to make an amazing big sister!