October 13th - 4 Weeks Pregnant

Tony took pictures of me the next day. We thought it would be nice to document what I looked like at the very beginning of our pregnancy. We plan on taking more throughout the next 9 months to show the progress.

(4 Weeks Pregnant)

October 12th - The day we found out!

I guess we need to take you back to October 12th, the day we found out we were pregnant. I had just come home from San Diego, Ca for a business conference and Tony just returned from Ohio for the Kent State Homecoming game. It had been only 2 days since my last missed period so I wasn't sure if it was too soon to test. I also didn't openly bring it up to Tony because I was still contemplating whether or not I should test by myself and then plan a cute surprise for him. Well, he beat me to the punch. He ended up asking me right before we laid down for bed around 11:00pm that Sunday night. So what could I say, the decision was made for me. So I got up and tested. It was almost instantaneous that two pink stripes showed up on the stick. Tony was in the other room and I started giggling. He immediately ran in the bathroom and I looked up and said, "WE'RE HAVING A BABY!" He smiled so big and we just sat there staring at each other in disbelief and with the biggest grins on our faces. We couldn't stop smiling. WOW - Praise God! We both couldn't believe it happened so fast and on our first try. Needless to say we couldn't go to sleep right away that night. We ended up staying up talking and started thinking about all the planning that was in store for us.

The photographic evident. It's positive!

Tony and I with the photographic evidence.

Again, it was 11:00pm right before bed. We didn't exactly plan for this Kodak moment.

Tony celebrating the good news. Of course I was the designated picture person. We thought showing me with my celebratory glass of water would be boring.

New to the Blogging World!

Tony and I have finally decided to join the blogging world. We thought this would be a great way to share updates and photos with our friends and family that live far away from us.

The most excited news for us lately, is the upcoming birth of our first child. We found out on November 13, 2008 that we were pregnant and that our baby's due date is June 20, 2009. This was a huge blessing to Tony and me as we got pregnant within the first month of trying. We have always heard that for most "first timers" it could take anywhere up to a year or more to conceive. But according to God's plan, it happened right away. Of course we were a bit surprised and just truly thankful that God has allowed us to have this opportunity in life.

Tony and I can't wait to share the progress and our experiences of this wonder miracle that God has given us with everyone. We hope you enjoy!