4 Weeks?

One thing I am so excited about with this pregnancy is that I get to share it with two of my best friends who are also expecting. We all have so much in common. They are both teachers and we have all known eachother since the third grade. Maegan is 13 weeks, Ann is 11 weeks, and I am guessing that I a little farther than 4 weeks. It is nice to be a behind them because I can see what they go through first before I have to do it. :) Or... that could be a little scary.

Oh! And we've nicknamed the baby Hammie. Weird yes, but it came out short for Baby Hammons.

If I am 4 weeks like I think...
That means my baby is starting to develop it's heart and it should beat next week for the first time! Right now Hammie's the size of a kidney bean!

Meanwhile... one perk of being pregnant... when you sigh and say "Man I really need to get that laundry done, and these floors mopped..." your husband jumps to! :) Gosh I love him.

Last night I fell asleep right before American Idol came on at 7:00p.m. and slept all night. The night before I fell asleep right after 8:00. I just have NO energy!

Erik and I have decided to start walking every night so that I can get some excercise. We started last night, but it was getting dark so we only did half a mile. I am doing yoga tonight for the first time ever... YIKES!

There's a bun in my oven!

On Sunday February 17th Erik and I found out that we are expecting!

Here's how I found out:
I had been feeling really sick lately, but had summed it up to a cold. I just couldn't seem to get enough sleep! Saturday Hayli was eating french fries with ketchup, and I hate ketchup. I could smell it so strongly and the smell just stayed with me the rest of the day. That night Erik and I ordered pizza, and I could barely get it down. It just didn't sound good, so I gave him the rest of mine. Sunday morning I woke up around 6:00 and I just couldn't shake the feeling that I needed to take a pregnancy test even though I hadn't missed my cycle yet. So I rolled out of bed, really annoyed with myself for missing more sleep, because I just knew there was no way it would be positive. So I peed on the stick and just went on with my morning routine. I was brushing my teeth when I looked down and saw a bright blue plus sign. I nearly passed out! I was sooo excited. I went in and told Erik and he just couldn't stop smiling either. We are just thrilled to begin this chapter in our lives. This is the greatest blessing God has ever given us.

I am guessing that I am only 3-4 weeks along, though the pregnancy guides say I am more likely to be 5 weeks. I guess we'll see! My first doctor's appointment is March 5. I am pretty nervous to get it behind me. I really don't do doctors, hospitals, needles, white gowns, or anything of the sort! I guess that will be something I get over soon.... hopefully!

We just can't believe this is finally us. We've seen all of our friends and family begin their families and have just been so happy for them, but couldn't wait until it was our turn. We'll our time is here, and we're enjoying every minute of it.