Well

As some of you may have noticed, I've been a little quiet in the blogosphere for about a week now. Let's just say there's been a lot going on... and most definitely a lot of thinking going on.

What has my 3 1/2 pound brain been thinking about?

The fact that Chris and I are going to have a baby, that's what!

Yep, you read that correctly, folks. This is the first time I have actually written it down, and, frankly, when reading it, it kind of freaks me out all over again. See, this all happened when a man loved a woman... oh wait, wrong intro. You already know all of that! And if you don't, maybe we should talk about the birds and the bees sometime. Anyway, we found out Friday, but I just had my first visit with the obstetrician this morning, so I felt like today was a good day to announce it to you all. Of course, I could have written an e-mail, but I'm not entirely sure I have e-mail addresses for all of my lovely readers. Plus, you know, might as well TELL THE WORLD!

So Friday, I promptly called my family and then drove over to Barnes & Noble for the latest version of "What to Expect When You're Expecting." I spent much of the weekend (and am still in the process of course) reading this book and just trying to come to terms. I've realized that I'm happier and more excited about it than I thought I would be, but I'm still kind of freaking a little. Chris is excited (and if you know Chris, that means he smiled) and definitely not freaking as much as I am. I mean, we haven't been preventing it from happening on purpose, but when people asked if we were "trying," I just cringed a little inside. Not a big fan of the "lingo," both in religious aspects and with children/babies. We are perfectly happy with our little family now, but if a kid comes along, cool. That's pretty much been our attitude for over a year now.

So it wasn't a shocker, but that still doesn't prevent me from freaking out a little. Some of you have read about my fears of being a mother. But mind over matter, right? We can do this! We can guide another human being through this life and do a pretty good job... I hope!

The doctor's visit was pretty cool, and I am learning a lot of the science involved in being an incubator. Here's a shot of the first ultrasound. According to this, and the math, I'm about 4 weeks along, so it's a tiny little zygote. The arrow shows the gestational sac where the kid is growing.



I won't include too much of these images, and this will not turn into Baby Blog. But this is pretty exciting, right?!

So for those of you who pray, please include us when you remember. And for those of you who don't pray, you really should start... oh, but at least keep your fingers crossed for us!