Discovery

Hi there, little one...


We just learned of your existence this week, and what a week it was!  Our dreams of you far precede your existence, so we have a little catching up to do.


Here's how we got here:


Your mommy and daddy have wanted you since before their marriage.  We have dreamed of you, prayed for you, and planned for you.  After close to a year of no baby, I went to see a doctor.  For nine months I worked with the doctor, trying many methods to get to you, including weight loss and loads of medication.  


After another month of treatments, I contacted the doctor's office to find the results of my tests, to see if my body prepared itself for conception.  That was last Tuesday.  The doctor's nurse practitioner informed me that the results of the blood tests suggested that the dosage of medication failed, that it was another month with no pregnancy.  She called in the next month's round of prescriptions.  That morning I took a pregnancy test just as a precaution before starting another month's medications.  To my surprise, there was a faint second line, an indication that I was pregnant.  While all of my insides wanted to jump for joy, I was skeptical.  So I took another test: result positive.  

I made an appointment with my doctor on that Thursday to confirm.  Yup, I was definitely pregnant!  After than confirmation, your father and I were jumping for joy!  :)  Our dreams were coming true... just in time for my birthday!  


At this point, we were bursting at the seams to tell our family and friends, those that have been with us throughout our struggles to have a baby.  But... true to our nature, we wanted to make it special and fun!  


We had already made plans for both sides of our family to go out to a dinner/murder mystery on Saturday.  Everyone would be there: both grandfathers, both grandmothers, both uncles, both aunts, and of course, your great-Gurney.  What a perfect opportunity!  But how?  Your daddy and I got to work on our plan:


Considering it was my birthday, we knew everyone would expect a cake.  But this cake... this cake would be special!  We went to the local cookie cakery and presented our cake design.  It turned out just how we had imagined:

Depending on your level of biology when you read this, you may not get it.  But, one day you will, and you will laugh.  


During one of the intermissions at the murder mystery, we had the waitress come to set down the cake on the table.  We opened the box... you could definitely tell the cake was unexpected, and it took some time for everyone to figure it out.  Your daddy slyly videoed reactions:

Some remarks...
- Granddaddy James reminded me that he didn't care for cookie cakes before we opened the box.  You can hear me tell him that this one is special. 
- Your grandmother Kim laughs in the background like she gets the joke then suddenly realizes she doesn't get it. 
- Your grandmother Pat is the first to put it together, but only a split second before your grandmother Kim does.  From there it sounds like little girls at a Justin Bieber concert.  I doubt Justin Bieber will still be around when you are reading this, but you can probably look it up on YouTube for perspective.  
- You can hear your uncle Nate tell me that I lied to him.  Two nights before at a dinner, Nate almost busted me!  He asked, and I told him I wasn't pregnant.  His reaction then was great: "Bummer, I was about to be so excited."


After the family knew, we could share with our friends.  It didn't take long for the word to spread.  Text messages were flying from almost every phone at the table.  Facebook was buzzing!  It seemed like the whole world knew within about half an hour.  Everyone was so excited for your future arrival!  


Yesterday, my birthday, was also Super Bowl Sunday.  If you are a girl, you will recognize my full sarcasm when I say: "yay..." But, in all fairness, it worked out nicely because I was around some more Jackson family friends that I could share the news with.


All in all, this was a wonderful birthday.  I cannot think of a better gift.  Since my mind is in baby-mode, I have been reading like crazy.  I think I have 6 pregnancy apps on my phone.  As it turns out, best guess says you will arrive around October 3 and you are approximately the size of a grain of rice.  You aren't technically a baby, yet.  You are referred to as a fetus.  The sketches of your development indicate that you look much like an alien at this point.  You have been kind to me and not infected me with morning sickness, heartburn, etc., and I am too excited to be tired from pregnancy anyway.  So far, I feel great.  Thanks for that, little one!  Keep it up!



Upcoming events:
First Sonogram, where I will hopefully hear your little heartbeat :: February 16


Loves you,
Mommy