Thursday, June 25, 2009
Take the Poll...
Ok, we know you all have your own predictions about little baby Takai! So go ahead, check out the polls to the right and give us your opinion! Can't wait to see the results!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sharing the News!
Because we were in such shock the first week we found out, we wanted to wait to tell folks until after my first ultrasound....however, it didn't quite happen that way!
I first told Marie, Pam and Pete at work, who absolutely flipped with excitement! I had to tell someone, I just couldn't hold it in!
I was going to tell my family on June 13th after my sister's shower; however, Joe's canoe trip got cancelled on the 6th so we decided to tell them at dinner after my sister's 3-d ultrasound appt. After seeing that amazing footage of my precious nephew, we went to Famous Daves for dinner with my parents, Heather, Tim, his parents and my aunt Lori. It took me a while to figure out how I was going to share the news, but finally decided to make them all t-shirts! Tim's parents said Grandma and Grandpa with baby blocks in the middle. My parents' said Grandma and Grandpa x2!!! My sister's said World's Greatest Aunt! They were all so confused! At first they thought the "x2" meant our baby to be from China and Heather just thought I gave her the wrong shirt! LOL So, I apologized and gave her a bracelet jewelry box which had my pregnancy test inside. She opened it up and immediately thought I somehow got a hold of her test and put it in there! She was even more confused now! I just laughed and looked at her and smiled. After a few seconds, she finally got it and just started balling! My parents didn't have a clue until she turned the box around and then they yelled "you're pregnant???"!!!! Then the entire table started balling! It was the best reaction I could have hoped for!
That next Wednesday I shared the news with my staff at work and they were all floored and filled with excitement and joy! There wasn't a dry eye in the room!
The next Saturday was my sister's shower and the three of us decided to dawn our shirts and have a "fashion" show for the rest of my family so they could guess the great news! It was so much fun! My shirt said Auntie and Mom 2 b, Heather's shirt said Mommy and Auntie and mom wore hers I had given her earlier. We backed onto the deck and all turned at once and Lori asked them to guess what our shirts had in common! Immediately my aunt Becky say the "2" on my shirt and thought Heather was having twins! LOL then she guessed the baby was 2 lbs.! They were having a very difficult time with this game! Lori said "read Heather's shirt, how can she be an aunt?" They all said "because of the adoption." She asked, "how else can she be an aunt?" They all paused and some finally whispered, "you're pregnant?" Then they all yelled, "you're pregnant???!!!!" Everyone was in tears and screaming! Again, another fun surprise!
On Friday, June 19th we surprised Joe's parents with the news over dinner! It was great! Joe gave them copies of our ultrasound pics in his dad's father's day card! They were floored and so excited! My parents came over for dessert afterwards and were able to spend time together - all four grandparents! We had a great night!
We've had a ball sharing the great news with all of our close friends and church family! So many of them have been with us through the many years of trying and facing the hardship we've faced. It's been such a delight to share with them such a miracle and blessing from God!
I first told Marie, Pam and Pete at work, who absolutely flipped with excitement! I had to tell someone, I just couldn't hold it in!
I was going to tell my family on June 13th after my sister's shower; however, Joe's canoe trip got cancelled on the 6th so we decided to tell them at dinner after my sister's 3-d ultrasound appt. After seeing that amazing footage of my precious nephew, we went to Famous Daves for dinner with my parents, Heather, Tim, his parents and my aunt Lori. It took me a while to figure out how I was going to share the news, but finally decided to make them all t-shirts! Tim's parents said Grandma and Grandpa with baby blocks in the middle. My parents' said Grandma and Grandpa x2!!! My sister's said World's Greatest Aunt! They were all so confused! At first they thought the "x2" meant our baby to be from China and Heather just thought I gave her the wrong shirt! LOL So, I apologized and gave her a bracelet jewelry box which had my pregnancy test inside. She opened it up and immediately thought I somehow got a hold of her test and put it in there! She was even more confused now! I just laughed and looked at her and smiled. After a few seconds, she finally got it and just started balling! My parents didn't have a clue until she turned the box around and then they yelled "you're pregnant???"!!!! Then the entire table started balling! It was the best reaction I could have hoped for!
That next Wednesday I shared the news with my staff at work and they were all floored and filled with excitement and joy! There wasn't a dry eye in the room!
The next Saturday was my sister's shower and the three of us decided to dawn our shirts and have a "fashion" show for the rest of my family so they could guess the great news! It was so much fun! My shirt said Auntie and Mom 2 b, Heather's shirt said Mommy and Auntie and mom wore hers I had given her earlier. We backed onto the deck and all turned at once and Lori asked them to guess what our shirts had in common! Immediately my aunt Becky say the "2" on my shirt and thought Heather was having twins! LOL then she guessed the baby was 2 lbs.! They were having a very difficult time with this game! Lori said "read Heather's shirt, how can she be an aunt?" They all said "because of the adoption." She asked, "how else can she be an aunt?" They all paused and some finally whispered, "you're pregnant?" Then they all yelled, "you're pregnant???!!!!" Everyone was in tears and screaming! Again, another fun surprise!
On Friday, June 19th we surprised Joe's parents with the news over dinner! It was great! Joe gave them copies of our ultrasound pics in his dad's father's day card! They were floored and so excited! My parents came over for dessert afterwards and were able to spend time together - all four grandparents! We had a great night!
We've had a ball sharing the great news with all of our close friends and church family! So many of them have been with us through the many years of trying and facing the hardship we've faced. It's been such a delight to share with them such a miracle and blessing from God!
Monday, June 15, 2009
My First Ultrasound!
We can't believe how amazing this is! It's really happening to us! We are going to be parents sooner than we thought! I had my first ultrasound today, Monday, June 15 at 9:45 am! They determined I'm 10 weeks, 1 day (starting my 11th week)! The baby is 1 inch and I'm due January 10th! We've had grins on our faces for the past two weeks now! Wow, I can't believe two weeks has already flown by so quickly. What a blessing from God!
Here are the baby's first pictures!
Here are the baby's first pictures!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
I'm Pregnant!!!!
Ok, so I just found out the most amazing news ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm pregnant! What!!!!!!!!!!!! This is insane! Apparently it happened only 2 weeks after our papers got logged into China. What in the world! After five years of trying and waiting and hoping, it finally happens! Joe and I are floating on cloud nine! This is unbelievable. I have so many emotions flying through me right now! I found out at 1:30 am Monday morning, June 1! Long story short, I woke up coughing from my sinus infection and I heard a clear voice say "take a test." What? I stopped testing 2 years ago b/c they were always negative. So I got up, tore my bathroom apart looking for a test and only found a pack of expired test strips from my ovulation kit from 2007!!! LOL I used them and it immediately came out positive! I woke up Joe to tell him and we ended up crying and talking all night! At daybreak, we went to the store and bought two more boxes and took all of them - just to make sure! Ha! After five years of negatives, you can't be too sure! Sure enough, they were all positive! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Now what....I guess find a doctor! More to come soon....
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