So, I guess I'm going to start a blog?
I'm not really good at these because I tend to go on tangents. A lot. But I promise to write only good things, or at least try to.
So from the start...this one might be a little longer. It was a very low key weekend at the lake with my parents, having just taken one pregnancy test with an unclear result (but I knew). We came home to get a second test and Happy Fathers Day Kristopher. This was very unexpected and took a while for me to wrap my head around but Kris was more than happy for the news, which was wonderful. I'm STILL trying to wrap my head around this, trying to stay positve I suppose, but it's been difficult for me due to the not so steady financial, career and living situations we both have been going through. But now making the best of it all...
First good news was the condo. Great timing for his grandfather to move out and us to update and take over a 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 3 story condo with garage. We made updates to the kitchen, bathrooms, carpet throughout, light fixtures and painted most rooms with help from both our dads. It's eight times better than it was and Abby loves to run up and down the stairs. Unfortunately for me (fortunately for her?), Stella had to retire at the lake with my parents due to condo association rules and Jack has found a new hunting family to be with.
So, as the condo was coming along, we got to July 26th and were able to hear the peanuts heartbeat. Little one was scurrying around but finally found 'em (twice) just long enough to actually hear. Strange feeling, but nothing really changed for me. Still didn't seem real, except one more step to the scary part and still wasn't sure this was for the best. But of course Kris was more than thrilled again, and helped me to stay positive (or at least tried his best knowing I've very stubborn).
After the doctors appointment, we came to my house and just before Kris had to be at work (where I'd planed to chow down some dinner) he nervously got down on one knee and asked if I would marry him. This crazy guy I'd been chasing for 4 years actually wanted to settle down? Of course I said yes. I was SO excited for this and sent text messages to just about everyone.
So, here we are, living in our condo, engaged and growing a human. I'm 4 and a half months and tomorrow we're getting our first ultrasound to see the baby, who is now the size of a green pepper and kicking me. Oh yes, I can feel it. I actually felt it first in the car the evening of Sept.9th (16 weeks). The 'flutters' or twitches have been about every/every other day and usually at night. Kris was able to feel twitches a week later on the 17th.
So that's that. We have lots of support from our family and friends which helps a ton and I'm becoming more relaxed about not being able to 'hand this one back to it's parents' when my job is over for the day. His parents are very excited and after a week or so mine came around and are already on their way to spoiling it rotten. Just hoping for a healthy baby and all the details should work themselves out if we save right and have a little faith. We gotta grow up some time even if this wasn't in my plans this year, it was obviously in someones, so lets roll with the punches. Get it, punches...baby punches. Ha.
