1st Appointment

We had our 1st doctors appointment this last week! Mike and I took the day off, went to the appointment, then went shopping for baby stuff (which is weirdly so much fun).
This was our 1st appointment for the baby and with the midwife we decided on, so we went it not sure what to expect. We honestly couldn't have asked for a better experience! The office is so warm and welcoming, the staff was super nice, everything was done in one room (from blood work to the ultrasound), and we got to see our baby! Holding my darling's hand while watching that fast tiny heartbeat may have been the most breathtaking moment of our marriage so far! 

They gave us a few pregnancy books and magazines, a gift cards for a free nursing pillow, sling, and nursing cover, and a pregnancy journal. For every question we had they got us literature for us from what medications are okay for me to take, information on genetic testing, to making and sticking to a birth plan! 
We spent awhile just getting to know our midwife, and how their practice works. She partners with an OB that I get to meet also, so if for some reason something goes wrong I have both on Baby's Reece's team! 
They made my next appointment with their ultrasound specialist to get all the pictures of baby we want, and to get us an exact due date seeing I never started having obvious signs of "being a real girl". 
Until then we are starting to master this pregnancy thing! Mike does breakfast in the mornings and gets Jenna out the door, so that I can take my time and get ready in steps while eating :) Mike is "forcing" me to eat super healthy, rest a lot, and take fish pill, so his baby can have a big brain lol....And I am happily letting him take such good care of me and our baby! 

Telling the family!!

After we told the kids it is easier to let them tell family then to swear them to secrecy...

The next evening we had my little sister (our family photographer) and her boyfriend Josh over for dinner to tell them. They got to know 1st because they were not going to be over on our family night, and we wanted to borrow Grace's talent for a few pictures :)

 The next morning Mike's mom and sister Mandi came over for us to spend some holiday fun with them.

 We let the kids give them each a gift to tell them. They were excited,and my mother in law brought us to get the PF Chang's for lunch I was craving :) 

Then the next day was family day with my parents and 2 of my 3 other sisters. My mom's reaction was priceless she was so happy! My dad wanted details, my step dad gave me the best congratulations hug, and my sisters were as always supportive! 

My sister Eva found out on Christmas...sadly she opened her gift while I was off being sick and pregnant! But she has been checking on me and promises to love my baby more then all the other babies ever lol 

We skyped my Father and Mother in-law in Utah! My Father in-laws smile made my day, and his reaction was exactly what I said it would be... "It's a Scott" :)

The rest of our siblings live out of state, so we sent them a picture in the mail! 

I want to wait till after our 1st appointment to tell our grandparents, because they (my sweet grandma especially) will have more questions then anyone else. 

Telling Thing 1 and 2

We decided that the 1st people who should know should be the kids. We weighed the pros and cons to telling them now or later, and decided that telling them now was best for our family for some of the following reasons. 

• We know that "people" say telling kids before the end of the 1st trimester is not safe, but we know people who have lost babies all the way up to birth. We would rather tell them now, and be honest with them about how I am feeling, what is going on, and tell them like all life this baby is in God's hands to decide if it comes to earth or stays with him.
• Jenna and I are really close, and she knows when something is wrong with me. We felt like it was best to keep ahead of her questions or worry. 
• We didn't want me to start showing or have someone else tell them, and leave them feeling left out. 
• This is such an exciting time, and we want them to get to be as much apart of it as possible. 
• We really try to make Kade feel as much apart of our family as possible, but with us only having him every other weekend that doesn't always work. We didn't want him to find out after Jenna, or because someone else told him. We feel like he may struggle the most with a new baby, and wanted him to know he is just as much the baby's family as anyone!

Seeing it is Christmas Season we decided to play that into how we told them. We have a yearly tradition to get the kids an ornament and new pj's on our "Christmas eve" with Kade. 

We sat them down, and told them they have one last ornament to hang. 

I asked, "Jenna what year is it"? "2013", she said.  
Then I asked, "Kade what year will next Christmas be"? "2014", he said. 

Then Michael handed them this

They read it... 

And then their eyes got big, and they danced!

Safe to say they were pretty excited! Jenna wants a girl to play dolls with and Kade wants a brother to wrestle. Jenna kept asking questions about the babies name, and Kade was more interested in what the baby was making me feel like! It was such great thing to get to see their faces get excited for our future baby!
I am glad they get to be apart of this! 

Telling Daddy

So my hubby is the doer of all things Laundry in the Reece Home. I am an OCD cleaner who keeps my house clean most all the time, and I actually really enjoy doing it, but laundry ... not so much! So my sweet man over time just took it over, and without complaint I must add :) Seeing I know that most nights he moves a load of laundry in evening when I am getting Jenna ready for bed I added a present to the load in the dryer... and just waited....

Just folding clothes... then...

HIM: "Babe, what is this"?
ME: " Well I should have got short sleeve seeing
 our newborn wont want to wear long sleeves in August"....

HIM: "Wait are you pregnant"
ME: Smile and nod
HIM: "We did it"! He literally gave me a high five before giving me a kiss lol 

We spent the rest of the night wrapping our heads around everything that we needed to do in the next 9 months, and dreaming of all the fun to come!

Belly Bump-1

How far along? I am not positive. We found out we are expecting 2 weeks ago, so haven't been to the doctor to confirm yet. 

Total weight gain/loss: I have no clue! I honestly haven't weighed myself for months, so I will have to start with what I weigh at my 1st appointment :)

Maternity clothes? Nope, but scarfs are a must to cover up the only on me that looks pregnant!

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Is okay, but once I am awake (no matter how early) I am awake, and have to eat!

Best moment this week: Telling my hubby the news!

Have you told family and friends: Not yet, but we are planning how we will tell them... probably on Christmas

Miss Anything? Just my morning Coffee, but peppermint tea is my new love!

Movement: Way too soon

Food cravings: Eggs, Egg Salad, Eggs and Bacon, shrimp anything

Anything making you queasy or sick: The smell of beef! Luckily we stopped eating beef in our home years ago, but other people warming it up at work is so bad!

Gender prediction: Mike things boy and I think girl... big shocker right lol

Labor Signs: Way too soon for this question

Belly Button in or out? In where it belongs!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or Moody most of the time: So happy all the time... I mean I AM HAVING HIS BABY! How could I not be lol

Looking forward to: Telling everyone!!

That Weekend

Friday...
• I woke up feeling like there was a ton of brinks lying on my chest... I looked in the mirror, and it was scary! Who knew the 1st place you start showing is not your stomach?!?!
• It was a normal Friday morning then I went into work at 1pm, but by I don't know 2pm wanted to take a nap!
• That night we had my team Christmas Party, and there was tons of yummy food! Problem is all I could think about eating was egg salad :( Yuck Right?!?

Saturday...
• We have a Saturday morning tradition. I lay in bed like a lazy butt while Michael makes breakfast, and then we eat in bed while the kids play. Well way too early I woke up and wanted eggs so bad, so I thought it would be sweet to make him breakfast in bed for a change!
• Mike noticed the Twins today... his reaction was a lot less WTH and more Heck YES!! LOL
• We went shopping, and I was so tired we checked into our hotel early instead of finishing our Christmas list. Mike even bought me new shoes to encourage me to shop, but all I wanted to do was sit down.
• That night we went to my favorite restaurant The Melting Pot! Yum yum yum... I wish they had egg salad on the menu :(

Sunday....
• We were supposed to get to sleep in all morning in our nice comfy hotel, but I woke up and literally had to eat... you guessed it EGGS!
• I decided I will be wearing scarfs no matter what for a while to cover up whatever was going on with my chest’s growth pattern!
• Mike went to the store to get some cough meds for Thing 2, and grabbed a test without me even asking him to. (We had decided that we were not testing this month seeing we had an appointment with a fertility specialist on the 30th).
• Most nights after we put Thing 2 to bed we sit and watch a show while we have some ice cream... this time I had egg salad...

Monday....
I woke and decided enough is enough with the egg salad, and I would take a test...
I was nervous that I was wrong... I didn't even have pregnancy symptoms with my 1st pregnancy until 9 weeks, and I didn't want to be making them up based on hope. I prayed the whole 2 minutes, took a deep breath...
I am not a fan of that whole "let me pee on a stick, and then show the world that pee stick", so I will just tell you...
We are pregnant!!

I spent the day counting hours until I could go home and tell the man I love. I doodled and daydreamed most of the day, and accomplished very little actual case work!

I did this on my folder as the way to tell a good friend who struggled to conceive who supported me through the last few month seeing she calls me the "Airman's bride" :)

We will be telling family before I post this, but I am so glad you are all a part of my journey!!!!!

Busy Busy Busy

It has been way to long! I have so much going on and so much to tell everyone, but I will do that a later day!

 For now I hope that everyone had a great holiday season!

We had a fun Christmas, the kids were spoiled, and we added a new fluffy member to our family! I wasn't feeling great, and felt bad that the kids were not getting my 100% on Christmas until Kade stood on the couch and yelled, "This is the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER"! Then I stopped worrying about the little things, and just enjoyed the smiles of my beautiful family!

We stayed in on New Years Eve! We had my best friend and her 2 monsters over for our own little New Years Pizza party :) The kids played, did fire works, had ice cream, and stayed up till midnight...Kade did better then Jenna haha. Then we watched the ball drop on TV, 
toasted our babies, kissed, and slept till noon the next day!  

 Mike and I took most of the last 2 weeks off, and it was great to just relax. We had a few play dates with friends, built our 1st snow fort, went ice skating, and spend one weekend just Mike and I! All in all I feel completely blessed, and can't wait to spend 2014 with all of the amazing people in my life!