"WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!!!"
I hate having to keep secrets yet I am very good at keeping them. We had been planning on starting a family for a little while yet we never told a soul about our thoughts or intentions. We had decided in May that we were going to go on one last vacation "before snuff started residency" (which yes, was the case. However, we knew that it would more than likely be our last vacation as just husband and wife). We came home from the beautiful Atlantis, Paradise Island on a Friday night- we found out I was granted a nursing license in Florida on Saturday- and we found out the most exciting news, we're going to have a baby, on Sunday morning!
Luckily, we were both on the same page way before we got pregnant. We wanted to wait until AT LEAST our first ultrasound to tell our friends and family. But we had a curve ball that we needed to address- we were moving over a thousand miles away to Florida in about 2 weeks! How were we going to dodge this huge bullet??? Only by the grace of God did we manage the whole move without anyone suspecting a thing!
Soon after everyone left I had my very first doctor's appointments and 4 weeks later, we had our first ultrasound. To say that that day was so surreal is truly an understatement. I could not believe my eyes... as soon as the tech placed the probe on my belly there he/she was! Bouncing all around! It was as if our little peanut was saying, "Hey mom and dad! Look at me! I'm doing great in here! WEEEEEEE!" I couldn't help but shed a few tears. Not that I hadn't seen/known it before, but at that moment I felt like, "Wow how incredibly awesome is our God? There is a person growing inside of me! Not just any person, THE person that God wants Snuff and I raise!" It truly was amazing and I will never forget those early moments with my baby.
Fast forward just over a week- we were heading home! Our families simply thought that we were coming home to visit- however we had ulterior motives. Snuff and I had created a fun way to tell our families about our big surprise... a video tour of our house that ended in the baby's room (yes- we already bought all the furniture!). It was so much fun to watch the video play out and every time Snuff was about to open the door to the baby's room my pulse went through the roof!
We had such an amazing time with our families and we were sad to leave them- but we're going to be having visitors soon- which makes everything better :)
I can't wait to share my experiences with everyone back at home! And as soon as the 'bump' starts to sprout I will be sure to post some pictures!
