the low down on Baby Cox!

I've been keeping a kidney bean-sized secret from all of you for over a month. Yes, over a month! On January 31, 2010, we found out about our little pumpkin seed! I had a sneaky suspicion that I was probably pregnant, so Mark and I went out to get a box of 3 tests.

I ran upstairs (literally), did my thing, and there it was:

A beautiful pink line! I screamed for Mark to come upstairs.

Me: Do you see a line?!?! Do you!?!?

Mark: Yes!! There it is!! We're going to have a baby!!!

I couldn't believe it -- only 8 days past ovulation, at night, we found out about our precious little miracle. In other words, we found out at 3 weeks 1 day pregnant. Most people find out at 5 weeks.

So how have I been feeling? Ehh. No vomiting, and my nausea is not too bad. I feel yucky pretty often throughout the day. I also have serious trouble eating. Nothing sounds good, and I have to force food down my throat. Meat is pretty repulsive to me, so I try to stick to things like cereal, potatoes, salad, and.. strangely, pizza. Nothing else sounds even remotely appetizing.

(Mark just brought home fried chicken, and I gave it all to him. Including my biscuit!)

It's been rough keeping you all in the dark about our miracle baby, but I've been documenting a lot with my Belly Book and my scrapbook -- and, of course, pictures:

3 weeks

4 weeks


[[annnd no photo for 5 weeks.. oops!]]



6 weeks

7 weeks

Pumpkin Seed is due around October 15, 2010. I've not yet been to the doctor, because they don't see you until 8 weeks. I had an appointment scheduled for today, but my midwife came down with the flu. Sigh. So my appointment has been moved to this coming Monday -- I'll be 9 weeks 3 days. Hopefully we will get an ultrasound to see our little gummy bear bouncing around!

This is NOT our baby or ultrasound, but it's close to
what our Pumpkin Seed would look like at this point:

Our baby is already so, so loved. And we are extremely ecstatic about being parents to this little babe! I definitely already have a "feeling" as to whether or not Pumpkin is a boy or a girl, but I'll keep that to myself for now!

For now, I'm just resting, taking my prenatals, staying away from deli meat and hot dogs, and enjoying every ache, pain, and twinge of pregnancy. We really wanted and prayed for this child, so we are cherishing every little instant of this.

woohoo!!!


Ps. Did you notice in my previous video that Clayton looked a little "dazed" ?? It's because... He was! I had JUST told him that I had a baby in my belly, and he was a little shell shocked. I'm not even sure if he knew what he was saying. Too funny! Later that week, I brought up Baby Cox again, and he said, "You're having a baby?!?" like it was news to him! Hilarious. I'm sure he'll be a great Big Cousin, especially if Baby Cox is a girl -- Clayton loves baby girls!