And so it begins!

The first month of pregnancy has been very typical from what I've read. Going to the bathroom ALL THE TIME...sore boobies and of course I'm so tired. My darling husband would say that part is par for the course for me and it would be true, but I hit this wall around 3:30 - 4pm and just can't seem to get a second wind. We are going to start walking when I get home from work to see if the fresh air and exercise help out. Let's hope he's right!

This past weekend I enjoyed the holidays at home. Thursday was Thanksgiving and boy did we have a lot to be thankful for. The boys headed to their mom's house to eat and stuffed themselves silly. Jorge and I planned on eating later in the day and had guests to the house to share our meal. Jose and Krystal came over late in the day and ate with us. Chris had his fill of Pumpkin Pie and slept the rest of the day. Friday Chris called anxious to know when we were going to go and get a Christmas tree. We have started the tradition of cutting down our own tree each year and this year Chris cut it down all by himself. We found the perfect Frazier Fir, in North Carolina. That's right. Drove to another state to get the darn thing. It was beautiful and almost seemed a shame to cut it down, but it looks even better in my living room. After that Chris slept the whole way home. No radio, no noise, just us driving home. That evening we put on all the lights and ornaments looking amazed at what we've collected over the years.

Saturday came as I hurried to finish decorating the house. I went a little crazy with the decorations this year since we are having two parties on the next two Saturday's. This week is Jose's party as he leaves for the military and next Saturday is our party for the Sunday School class. So I wanted the house to look extra special this year. Besides, next year may be a little bit more difficult with a 5 month old at home. I love the way everything looked after I was finished. Jorge was a big help by staying out of the way. He was intrigued by the new Garmin he just purchased the night before. Not sure why we needed it, an Atlas has always worked fine before, but what the heck!

As Sunday rolled around I was deeply aware that my long weekend was coming to a close. After church we went home and then shopped for food for Jose's party. Then we hit the couch for a long winter's nap. An hour & a half to be exact. Somehow I never made it off the couch. Jorge and Chris went out to get Chinese food which just hit the spot. My poor husband and kids will find the pregnant lady doesn't have much energy to cook lately. I told Chris he will like me being pregnant because he will get to eat out more. I have no idea how I'll find the energy for this baby! But I know God will provide.

My poor sweet husband is putting up with hormones, snapish comments from me and my daily blackouts at around 9pm. I hope this phase doesn't last long. I miss being snuggly with him and lovey. He certainly deserves more than I can give right now.

There is this insane feeling of being completely and totally blessed. With my family, my husband and this amazing baby he has given us. Our first ultrasound is Friday and I can't wait. Hopefully we'll be able to find out if we are having twins or not. It doesn't matter to me, but I just want the baby to be healthy. Whenever I used to ask women what they wanted, boy or girl, and they said "It doesn't matter, just a healthy baby." I would laugh. I mean c'mon, ya have a preference of boy or girl. But now I know what they mean. Healthy is best, no matter what, but a girl would be nice. ;0)

Praying through it.

This past weekend Jorge and I spent time in Charlotte with two free nights at the Westin. We had a great time and just loved getting away. With a baby on the way we will cherish the moments we get to go off by ourselves. We still just can't believe we are expecting our first baby! Wow what a long road this has been. So today we are praying through our next decision.

Before we got pregnant we received a call about two children we have been matched with for adoption. Both are African American, boy 5 and girl 2.5. So now what do we do. We've always said we wanted to adopt, baby or no baby. We are scheduled to meet with them on Tuesday 11/24/09 at 12:00. We are still planning to meet with DSS and find out all of the info about these two, but part of me is being insanely selfish right now. I want to take this time and cherish my first pregnancy and first newborn child. Since I've never been pregnant before, I look forward to all the first's. And I may be having more than one. So again...what do I do? I know Jorge and I would love a house full of children, but I want to give the very best I can to the adoptive children. They are going to need a ton of our time and energy. During a pregnancy I just can't imagine doing all of that. Not with my first. Is that selfish? I have never wanted adoption to be the back door to fertility issues. I also NEVER saw myself getting pregnant. When we went for IUI we were hopeful but I can say I didn't think it would work so quickly. Imagine my amazement when the IUI worked at the first try. Now we are expecting a bundle of joy in July 2010.

Jorge and I can only pray about it tonight and over the week. I'm sure they won't want us to immediately give an answer about what we'll be doing on the adoption same day. Please pray for our family for guidance.

I can say that Chris is a little out of sorts with all of this. Lots of changes happening in our family right now. Jose is leaving for the Army 12/29/09. This is a big deal as he is someone who Chris looks up to. Now we're adding a baby to the mix and he has said on more than one occassion how he likes being the baby. I mean seriously...he's 16 and will always be Jorge & Kathi's baby. That fact will never change. He's also very concerned about the baby crying and so on. I'm sure he'll adjust. So this makes me wonder about adopting and how he'll feel about that as well. Lots more things to consider.

Please keep us in your prayers!

I'm Pregnant!!!

After much prayer, several fertility drugs and most of all The Lord's help, we are finally going to have a baby! I still can't believe it. This morning I'm going to the doctor to take a blood test for a 100% sure "Yes, you're pregnant!" from the docs. I was too impatient last night after Jorge brought home the Clear Blue Easy pregnancy test and went ahead and tested even though I was told to not test until today to make sure the Ovidrel drug, the one that releases all your eggs, was out of my system. So I took another one at 4am. Jorge was too excited. We immediately fell to our knees and praised God for answering our prayers and the prayers of family & friends. Doctor confirmed it this afternoon with a bloodtest.

I think I'm still in shock. I'm not sure what to feel. Joy, elation, praise to God.

I won't be posting this right away since we are trying to keep it all under wraps until we are a little further along and can tell our families in person over the holidays.

Grateful for....

1. My husband for helping me out this morning. Thanks baby!
2. Chris showing an interest in our church youth program. God is working!
3. Love of my church family! They are so wonderful to us.

Grateful for...

I'm such a blogging slacker!

1. I have a job I go to everyday and can help provide for my family! (Even if I feel burned out at times!)

2. The promise of tomorrow.

3. Finding a pen in my desk that works!

Grateful Things!

Saw this posted on someone else's blog so I thought I'd join in. Looks like a good idea! Simply list three things you are grateful for each day during the month of November.

Okay so I've missed a day or two. Been to busy with IUI and trying to get pregnant to do it. So here is goes.

Novebmer 3, 2009

1. I am grateful for a husband who loves the Lord!
2. That my mom is at my house today making me curtains for my kitchen!
3. The beautiful sunny weather we are enjoying! I love the fall.