How Wally learned the news...

I put on Luke's pajamas for the night and we headed downstairs to see Daddy!

Pregnancy Updates

Here is a rundown of the last few months!

10/26/10

OMG!!! I’m pregnant! Believe it or not I took the test at work and now I am sitting here crying happy tears and shaking with joy!

I know, who takes a HPT at work. It is weird because these last few days, I have just been TIRED! I seemed to feel a little more hungry lately too. But then again, I thought I was feeling all of this last month too and my HPT came back negative. I ran out of tests at home so I ran to Walgreens on my lunch and couldn’t wait. The other big difference this month is the major breakout on my chin – I had horrible acne when I was pregnant with Luke and it doesn’t look like this time will be any different.

I literally sat in the one-person bathroom in the basement and willed that second line to appear on the stick. I started to see it coming, I willed some more and there it was. It is a light line, but I also took the test in the middle of the day so I will take another one first thing tomorrow morning.

I can’t believe it. We have been trying for 2 months, but it seems like it has been a long 2 months – I guess when you are ready, you are READY! I am thrilled, ecstatic, beyond words excited! I can’t wait to tell Wally…Yippee – summer baby here you come :)

FYI - I wrote the post above as soon as I got back to my desk after taking the pregnancy test!

11/17/10

What’s going on? Well, it’s been kind of a roller coaster. I went from POAS 3 times and getting 3 positives to going to my first doctor’s appointment and not having the ultrasound machine in her office be working (my doctor schedules your appt. around 7-8 weeks based on the first day of your last menstrual cycle and then does an u/s right then and there to confirm everything). So she told me to make an appt. at the hospital for one the following week and to get a Beta test. I did mention to her that my cycle has been off so I may not be as far as long as I thought. So at the ultrasound on the 10th, I measured 5 ½ weeks. Even knowing that I was probably not as far along as I thought (7 ½ weeks), it was still tough to hear that I was only at 5 ½ weeks and that it was too early to see the heartbeat or even a fetal pole. So…my doctor called that Friday with the results and sounded a little concerned or maybe it was just me being paranoid. Maybe she forgot that I told her my cycle was off….she said I needed to have another ultrasound done to be sure there was growth. My u/s is scheduled for tomorrow at 1 PM…I am so hoping for some wonderful news and hope to just be able to move forward with a great pregnancy. I have to say I am feeling all kinds of pregnancy symptoms still. And I have been feeling great! Praying for good news!

11/19/10

UPDATE: Great news! I saw the heartbeat and am measuring at 7 weeks. I met with my doctor today and she said everything looks as it should and my due date is 7/9/11 - a firecracker baby :) I go back in 4 weeks!

11/28/10

We told our immediate families over Thanksgiving. We arrived at my parent's house Wednesday evening. My sisters were both home too. The plan was to put Luke's Big Brother pajamas on him that night and just see everyone's reaction, but who can wait that long??? Apparently I couldn't. We were eating supper and I went up for seconds and said I needed to finish the BBQ because I was eating for two...I basically just blurted it out - ha! Wally said I can't believe you just told like that...I really couldn't help it. Everyone was very excited and of course my mom said she "knew it"! My sister Stacey already knew. I had told her (and my BFF Jes) a few weeks ago because she came to see The Lion King with me and my college girlfriends and I needed both her and Jes to help cover for me since I wouldn't be drinking at dinner but wasn't ready to say anything yet!

We told Wally's family when we were over there on Thanksgiving. Before we ate, we went around the room saying what we were thankful for and at when Wally was done he mentioned that we would need another place setting at next year's Thanksgiving - once again, everyone was just thrilled!!!

We had one more person we wanted to tell over the holiday - my Aunt Kathy. My parents have the Kohr side over on Thanksgiving evening for drinks and dessert, but I just wasn't ready to tell the extended family yet - I am waiting until closer to Christmas. So...Stacey filled a Bud Light bottle with rootbeer for me and I drank that all night LOL After everyone, but Kathy left, I had her try my "beer" and she said "that's rootbeer" and caught on right away :)

I am definitely more paranoid this pregnancy than I was with Luke. I have been hearing this is common and it is just because you know more the second time around. With that being said, we have decided to wait until Christmas to announce the great news to everyone else! But I am still feeling great - just exhausted still.

12/3/10

I am at about 9 weeks now! I am feeling good still, just very, very tired. I have been falling asleep around 8, but then I am wide-awake by 4 somedays....uugghhh. And I have been hungry ALL.THE.TIME. I wasn't fulfilling that hunger very well for awhile, but I am trying to make a bigger effort to eat better. The pants are definitely getting snugger already and the bloat is there for sure! By the end of the day I feel like I could be 20 weeks pregnant sometimes - not a good thing when you still haven't told work! I am planning on telling work around the Christmas holiday along with the rest of the world!

12/17/10

I heard the heartbeat :) All is still good. I am about 11 weeks now. My face is still broken out, but my crazy appetite has finally subsided and I am eating more normally. I finally feel comfortable telling more people! We decided to make our Christmas card our announcement. It has definitely been hard to keep the secret from some people, but I thought the card would be a fun way to let some people know! So...the cards went in the mail immediately following my appointment today.

Christmas Card 2010

We are SO excited to share our 2010 Christmas Card with all of you :)



And just in case you couldn't see exactly what that card said...here is a closer look.


And here is a closer look at the soon to be BIG BROTHER!


Just a quick note: I am almost 12 weeks and there will be plenty more pregnancy posts to come :)

Have a wonderful Christmas!!!

(I am hoping those of you that were receiving cards in the mail have gotten them - I have heard from some :) I just couldn't hold it in any longer though - I had to post it here!)

Birthday Party

Luke's birthday party was on Sunday, you know, the day of the blizzard and horrendous driving conditions - perfect right?!?! Uuuuggghhhh....I went from being really sad in the morning that no one would be able to come to really freaked out and thinking that nobody SHOULD come because I would much rather everyone just be safe! Both of our families said they were going to at least TRY to get here and get here they did! My parents, sisters, Aunt Kathy, grandparents and Wally's parents were able to make it, as well as the Happ's (who had a significantly shorter ride, but still had to get out in the weather with their little guy). I was very thankful everyone made it here safely. So since the guests had arrived, the party went on!

It was a train theme and I really wish I could find the extra invitations I had to post a picture on here, but of course I put them in a good place and will find them in a few months!



Luke had a great time and received lots of great gifts from everyone - thank you!!! Unfortunately, a 1 o'clock birthday party didn't work so well for Luke. He did fine, but you could tell (and see in the pictures) how exhausted he was. He actually fell asleep for the night at 6:30!







Aunt Carly got Luke this really awesome cape! Unfortunately, Luke isn't so sure about it yet, but he will love it and I have a feeling he will be wearing it to the Thunderbolt baseball games this spring!


Mr. Clark Happ was at the party and Luke so kindly brought MANY toys over for him to play with!


Saying thank you to everyone!


Cake Time!


He really wanted the train to move!


Unfortunately as a winter baby that means that there is always a chance of there being bad weather on your big day, but we know our families will always do whatever they can to get here to celebrate and that means, you Mr. Luke, are one lucky guy!

Guess Who's 2?

Believe it or not, Luke turned 2 on Saturday! Sometimes I can't believe it myself - where did these past 2 years go? We started off our morning with some presents.











Luke got a combination of a few Barney-themed presents and train-themed presents. The biggest present was to be found in the basement!

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Then it was time to head to Barney's Birthday Bash at the Rosemont Theater. Who knew Barney and Lukey shared the same birthday?!?! :) Luke has really been into Barney lately. I really have no idea how this happened since the big purple dinosaur isn't on tv anymore, but he is On Demand and I think we have a few DVD's and apparently Luke watched it enough that he is now somewhat obsessed (or at least he was, this obsession has now been taken over by Polar Express - more on that in another post!).

Luke was perfectly content sitting on my lap the whole time. He would not go to Wally or sit in his own chair, he sat right on my lap and did a little dancing and singing with me!









After Barney we grabbed some lunch and Luke took a nice long nap. Then we were off to the daycare Christmas party.



The martial arts performance. Luke was trying to do the 'moves' in the corner too!


He was getting his groove on to the music!


Then they had a birthday cake for Luke and sang to him!


He actually blew out the candle before everyone started singing so we had to light it again!


Santa even made an appearance with presents for all of the kids.


Santa also busted a move during the Cha Cha Slide!


Then I had to get some pics of Luke and his best bud A.J.

Phew! It was an exhausting, but very fun day!

Happy 2nd Birthday Lukey Boy!

Just Some Video

I just gave my hardwood floors the best cleaning of their life and Luke is still napping so I thought I would post this video from last night. Sorry I didn't get it on here last night Car! Oh and doesn't Luke do the best "ho ho ho!"? :)

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St. Nick

St. Nick made a stop at our house last night. This is what Lukey found in the morning:

The movie "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"


and some Christmas jammies


I swear he was more excited than his face shows :)

So tonight, we of course first watched the movie and then we put on our new jammies and Luke did some posing for me! Wally laughs at me when I ask Luke to take these pictures, but he seriously is more than willing. He's very much into the 'cheese' these days! I think if my Christmas card idea doesn't work, one of these will!