TGIF!

Holy Exhaustion! This is the one thing that has hit me hard so far. I’m just SO exhausted! And it’s like clockwork. Every day at 2:00 my eyes start to burn and it becomes so hard to keep them open. I went to bed at 8:00 last night and slept straight through to 6:00!!! And I could have slept much longer. That’s why I love the weekends; I get to take my nap at 2:00…LOL!

I have to make a special little note to my hubby! He has been so wonderful and he’s so adorable through this pregnancy so far. He rubs my belly and kisses it before we go to bed and before I leave for work in the morning. He’s been so good with taking care of me, making sure I have everything I need and very understand that if I’m tired I’m not doing much around the house (like cooking...LOL)! I’ve always known I had a good guy at home but I appreciate him so much more. He really is amazing!

He's going to be a great Dad!!!

Merry Christmas!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! We certainly did! There are a few things I need to catch you all up on.


Our First Doctor Appointment
We had our first doctor appointment on Christmas Eve. Art came with me so I was a little nervous since this would be his first "experience" at the gynecologist. Everything went great though. They said our EDD is 8/27/08. They asked us our family history, took 8 viles of blood and did an exam. Everything looks good! They signed us up for an OB class in January and we made my next two appointments, 1/22 and 2/21. Our first ultra sound won't be until the end of January which sucks but oh well, what are you going to do. Hopefully the next month will fly by!

Now for the good part...Telling Arthur's Family
After we got home from the doctor's office we got changed and headed up to Art's parents house where we were planning on telling them our news. We went to Target the day before and bought them each an "I love my Grandma" "I love my Grandpa" bib and a card that says "Grandparents-to-be" on it. I arranged them all in a box and taped them so they wouldn't move around and I wrapped the box. After we arrived we called his Mom & Dad into the kitchen and told them we got them a little something for Christmas (we did a secret Santa with his family this year so there was no other exchanging). Rose started to open the box with big Arthur right next to her and Patrick standing by also. Rose's reaction was priceless! She just stared at the bibs while saying "Oh my god. Oh my god" over and over again. And then she started crying. Art ran upstairs to tell Colleen and she came down. We all hugged and everyone Congratulated us. Karen unfortunately wasn't there so Rose called her to share the news. I could hear her screaming through the phone! She was SOOO excited! After that we met my Mother at a restaurant and we all had a very nice dinner. Well...except for the drama at the end but I'll spare you the details of that story ;)

All night I noticed Rose had a smile on her face! It was such a pleasure to see her and the rest of our family so happy. At the end of the night big Arthur walked me to the car and said "You made us so incredibly happy today!" I don't know if it was my pg hormones or what but it made me tear up a little.

Christmas Day
Christmas Day was wonderful. Art & I had a great morning together. He got me some beautiful jewelry (earrings, necklace & a ring) and some maternity clothes. I got him the cutest little Giants onsie (among other things) with matching socks and blanket. I figured since I was due right before opening day our little boy or girl can wear that to cheer on their team! I did get a little emotional (of course) because after 9 Christmas's together, this would be our last just him & I. Of course we're very excited that we'll have a baby with us next Christmas but it was sort of an emotional moment for both of us. But we feel extremely blessed this year. We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas gift!

My Mother then came over and we exchanged with her. She always spoils Art & I! We had dinner then went to Folger Christmas. I have to admit, I was very uncomfortable. I'm not going to any more parties until everyone knows I'm pregnant!!! The same thing happened when I went out to a party with Alli & Tiz on Saturday (Tiz doesn't know). I just felt like everyone was watching me and that gets me nervous and I act like an idiot!

So that should bring you up to date. I feel great! I'm just very tired and I'm in the bathroom every 30 minutes but I can deal with that. My doctor gave me prenatal vitamins and they make be burp a lot!!! We've decided to hold off telling anyone until after our next doctor appointment which is January 22! This month BETTER go fast!!!

Sharing the news!

There are two people in my life that mean so much to me that I wanted to call them at 7:00 in the morning on Tuesday to share the news. I want them to share in every single moment from beginning to end. Here's the stories of how we told them.

Telling Mom
For those of you who don't know, my Mother & I are very close so I wanted to tell her as soon as possible...like that night! So I asked Art if we could drive over to her house on Tuesday night to share the news with her. You have NO idea how hard it was talking to her in work without screaming I'M PREGNANT! But I held out and I'm glad I did.

I told my Mom that Art & I were going to Chevy's for dinner after work and we would stop by to drop off the scarf she left at the house over the weekend. She said she would just meet us there and we'll all have dinner. Well that wouldn't work because Chevy's isn't exactly the place I wanted to tell my Mother that she was going to be a Grandmother again. So I told her I'd call her when we hit Route 10 and she could meet us there but instead Art & I would just show up at her door.

After work I went to Walmart and picked up a baby frame and a bib that says "I love my Grandma." Inside the frame I wrote "Congratulations Nana! I'll make my appearance around 8/26/08. XOXOXO Little C" and I wrapped the bib around the frame and put it in a bag with the scarf on top.

After I go home to collect my husband, and he makes me take another pregnancy test just to "make sure" we head to my Mom's. When we showed up to her door my Mother looks completely confused. We told her Chevy's had a long wait and we came to the house to see if she wanted to go somewhere else. So we go into the living room and I hand her the bag with her "scarf" in it and I say "Art put a little something extra in there for you!" She pulls out the frame and sees the bib and just starts screaming "Oh My God! You're going to have a baby?" After that there were Congratulations and a lot of hugs and some tears, but not nearly as many as I thought she'd shed. It was a really beautiful moment!

We then went to Chevy's and had a Congratulations dinner. And for the first time in about 7 years Art & my Mom had a beer and I didn't!

I'm really looking forward to sharing this whole experience with my Mother! She has taught me so much in life and I really look up to her in so many ways. I just wish I can be the kind of Mother to my child that she is to me.

Telling Alli & Anthony
Alli is my best friend, my sister. We've shared every important moment in our lives together since fourth grade. I truly am blessed to have a friend like her in my life. Anthony, well he's associated to me by marriage...LOL! Just kidding Ant, I love him almost as much as Alli! I couldn't wait to tell Alli and Anthony that they were going to be an Aunt & Uncle! I debated on waiting until I could do it in person but there was no way I could wait that long so when we got back from dinner I called them. Alli & I BS-ed on the phone for a while, Ant cracked a few jokes about a wicked game of Uno Spin we played and than the conversation when a little like this:
Me "So guess what"
Alli "What"
Me "I'm Pregnant!"
Alli "What! Shut Up! Are you kidding? If you're kidding I'm going to kill you. Are you serious?"
It took a little convincing but she finally believed me! She was super excited and yes, even my strong hearted Alli shed a few tears for us. Then the adorable Anthony got on the phone and Congratulated us as well.

It's very nice to have such great people in your life!

Now we can't wait until Christmas Eve to tell Art's family!!!

We're Pregnant!

On Tuesday morning, December 18, 2007, we received the happiest news of our lives...We're having a baby! (Wow...did I actually just say that?!?!?!) I took a test early Tuesday morning and was shocked when it came out positive! Arthur & I had been trying but I pretty much gave up on this month. I has happily mistaken. After seeing the results of our test I went into our bedroom where my husband was VERY sound asleep. (If you know Arthur, you know it's like he's in a coma when he's sleeping!) I sat on the bed beside him and tapped him on the shoulder. After he grunted I whispered in his ear "You're going to be a daddy!" His reaction was priceless and typical Arthur "What? What's going on? Oh My God! This is serious!" After a few more of those and some rolling over and burying his head in his pillow, he sat up and hugged me and I cried. I just couldn't believe it. We are pregnant. We're going to have a baby! A little Arthur & Katie put together into one person! It's so surreal! After that I put a smile on my face that still has not gone away. It was honestly one of the happiest moments in my life! I will remember every second of it forever.

So that's it, that's our story of how we found out. Our little Bambino is due August 26, 2008 and we're SO excited!