And Baby Makes Four: The Start of Something Amazing...

On Thursday, January 14, 2010, I found out I was pregnant!! I can hardly believe it! As of today, I am a little over 6 weeks along, and have my frist Dr. appointment scheduled for Friday, February 5 with Dr. Jeffrey Cox.

When Doug & I started talking about whether we were ready to start a family, we both would say "yeah, I think we're ready"...only a few seconds later to say "um, maybe not quite yet." It's not that we didn't want to have children, but the thought of it never being the two of us again is a lot to take in. We met when we were 15 and have been together since we were 16. We've always only known "us". But we decided we were ready, and here we are. God has listened to our prayers, and we are so happy to be expecting our first child, or, as Doug & I will be calling the baby for now "Wolfgang". (Doug told me when we were younger that he would have a son named Wolfgang someday...well obviously, that's never going to happen, so this is my compromise.) :)

I have been planning for a long time how I would tell Doug when I found out. I didn't want to just blurt it out to him, I wanted it to be special. So, I bought a bib that says "I Love Daddy", and wrapped it with my positive test, and attatched to the outside of the package was this poem:

I do not have a face to see,

Or put inside a frame.

I do not have soft cheeks to kiss,

I don't yet have a name.

You can't yet hold my tiny hands,

Nor whisper in my ear.

It's still too soon to sing a song,

Or cuddle me so near.

But all will change come September;

That's whem Mom says I'm due.

I am your new son or daughter;

And I can't wait to meet you!

All I ask between now and then

Is your patience while I grow.

I promise I'll be worth the wait;

Because of all the love we'll know!

So what I have to give you now,

Is a wish to you from me.

I cannot wait to be a part

of the Stefan family!

Doug's gift

the finished product :)

I think it was the perfect way to tell him! I couldn't imagine doing it any other way!!

Then, we told our parents on Sunday, January 24. I had ordered a t-shirt that has "Baby on Board" on the front of it, and on the back has "Stefan 2010". Then, we bought a couple of baby picture frames, and I printed off a note that said "Baby Stefan, 1st Adorable Picture Available, September, 2010!" and added it to the frame. We walked in to both places, with me wearing the shirt, and told them that we saw something at the mall that we knew they would love, and gave them the frame (it was in a bag). Then they opened it. I think it took just a second to register, but the reaction was awesome! Quite the surprise, I believe! :)

Our surprise for our parents!