Kristie is pregnant!
Let me take you back to the beginning of the story. We've been trying since last fall and we were starting to doubt whether or not it was going to happen or if we were going to need some help. We planned a last minute trip to Niagra on the Lake on Memorial Day weekend to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Niagra on the Lake has many wineries and just to be on the safe side, Kristie took a pregnancy test and sure enough, it was positive! No wine tasting for Kristie that weekend, but the excitement of this news made up for that many times over.
We were able to get in to see the doctor on Tuesday, June 15th. The doctor asked us how far along we thought she was. We were not quite sure and guessed 4-6 weeks. She started pushing on Kristie's belly and said either there are twins in there or she's further along than we thought. Then she got the Doppler thingy out and was able to hear the heartbeat. This led her to believe that she was 10-12 weeks along which would put the due date as December 27th. With that still as an unknown, she had us schedule an ultrasound appointment for Monday, June 21st.
At this point we were dying to tell our families and our friends, but wanted to hold off until we were sure of the dates, etc. At the ultrasound appointment, the technician called me back once she was ready. I was so surprised to see the baby on the screen moving around, with an occassional hand visible. She told us at that point, she believed Kristie was about 16 weeks along and her due date was December 8th. The baby at this point is 4 ounces, but it was just a few weeks too early to determine the sex.
We could hardly believe our ears! Kristie was all the way through the first trimester and had no symptoms whatsoever! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of telling our families and friends and starting to plan for this new addition to our family.
We'll be sure to update the blog along the way!
