"Positively" Perfect News!

Okay... I'm not going to beat around the bush with this news any longer! We've known now for 3 weeks and I can't contain our excitement much more! I'm ready to share with everyone that we are finally expecting a baby once again! Gosh, it feels great to tell this because we are so overjoyed and at the same time, equally nervous and scared about these next few months. We are taking everything one day at a time and ever since seeing the double pink lines, I have been taking extra care and getting tons of relaxation in. We are so relieved that God is providing us with another chance for us to bring a child into our lives... we pray with all our might that we will hold our child in our loving arms for a lifetime to come!

Easter Day was wonderful yesterday! Our whole family was together at my parents. We went to a beautiful church service in the morning and then my mom made a fabulous feast of food for us all at lunch. She made so much... ham, crabcakes, sweet pototoes, pierogies, asparagus, corn, cabbage slaw, and her home-made rolls... and for dessert, we had coconut cream pie, cream puffs with hot fudge sauce, and then my sister-in-law also brought along a strawberry shortcake type receipe that she made! Like I said, soooo much food! I paid for it too last night because soon after we got home, I developed a bad case of heartburn! Ahhh, one of the joyous ailments of pregnancy!

Toward the end of lunch was when we told everyone that I was pregnant. Thursday was our first appointment with my new OB, and I did have an ultrasound and everything checked out to be fine and on schedule according to my dates. Anyway, right before lunch yesterday I tucked the u/s picture in my pocket. My dad later started conversing about dieting and how much he's lost recently. Then he asked me how my dieting was going... well, I had fallen off the diet wagon a few months ago... but I replied that I didn't really have a set diet anymore and then I said, "do you wanna know why?" and I pulled out the sonogram and gave it to him. Everyone was stunned and shocked! We definitely surprised everyone. I know they are all happy for us, but at the same time I know they are all very scared for us too. And we understand that! Not only have we lost our own precious babies, but those babies were a part of all of them too!

So, there is a very long road ahead of us. I am currently heading into my 8th week. And by the way, here's a little peeky of our lil' peanut's first picture...

Looks pretty fuzzy to me, but the lil' heartbeat was flickering away! Takes my breath away everytime I see that! My next appointment is scheduled for 2 weeks and then we will discuss more about when I'll be scheduling my surgery to have my cervix stitched shut (Cerclage). I know I will be much more relaxed after that's done!

Well I supose that's all the information I have to share for now as far as the pregnancy news. I still haven't gotten any scrapping mo-jo going. I think the lil' peanut taking up all my energy has alot to do with that! Hopefully soon though because I really do miss scrapbooking!

I am going to get back to my resting spot ( I spend alot of time snuggled in bed watching movies these days) and I'll be sure to update you on the peanut and I whenever I can... please keep us in your thoughts and prayers! :) Andrea

It's 3:15 am and I'm still awake...

I hate nights like this! I was all cozy in bed and drifting off to sleep quite nicely when out of no where I start choking and coughing on my saliva... ummm yea, sounds attractive. Anyway, as not to disturb the dh who has to get up in the morning and go to work, I thought I'd come out to the computer room till I get myself together again, lol! Now I'm wide awake because my mind is, so I guess it's the perfect time for a blog episode. Not much to discuss though, as my week was pretty chill.

Last Monday I ended up going to the Dr. because late Saturday night while we were playing cards at our friends house I realized my gland on the left side of my neck was getting pretty swollen. It progressed then on Sunday and I felt lousy so I called the Dr. and luckily there was a cancellation and they got me in at 11. They did a throat culture and it turned up negative for Strep... thank goodness! Anyway, it's all better now... it's magically disappeared. I'm just gonna blame it on the wacko weather that we've been having here this month in PA. I'm sooooo very ready for Spring to hop on in for good. Actually, I'm looking even more forward to Fall. I LOVE Fall, and I think this year is going to be awesome... I just have a feeling! Afterall, it's been a heck of a longgg Winter, hasn't it?

Ohhhh how I wish I could get some Scapping mojo to strike! I don't think I've scrapped a single page or card in like 2, 3 weeks and it's irritating me because I have all this new stuff that I bought from the week in Lancaster that I'm itching to put to use. I pick up the paper and then I'll go through my pictures to find just the right ones to scrap, and I'm just at a total loss. I think maybe I'll just need to get on-line and pick a challenge to work on. Maybe I'll give that a try this week... something's gotta give soon. It feels odd not to be working on something scrappy!

OK, I think this blog has occupied my brain, because I finally find myself getting sleepy, so I'm going to sign off and get back to my cozy flannel sheets! Good night, errr, morning... and have yourselves a nice week :)