Telling the familia

The in-laws...
So of course it would kill my hubby not to tell his parents right away that we're expecting their first grandchild. I was leaning more towards to announcing the news on the 12wk mark, where any possibilites of danger (if any) would be less probable. But right after our first u/s (8wks 2d), seeing our little peanut and hearing its heartbeat (the most wonderful sound in the world!) just flushed both of us with excitement so we decided to tell then right away. We gave them the news by showing them the picture of my first u/s where our little peanut measured 1.82cm.

My parents...
Though we are a few hundred miles away from each other, we do speak very often. Since it is common that they both want to talk to me at the same time over speaker phone, I used that for the benefit of the good news. I blurted it out!

My father's reaction was the best. He actually screamed over the phone and when I told my sister she burst into tears!

The in-laws were much more relaxed in their reaction, but still very excited.

1st appointment...

So Dr. H got me in to see my OB/GYN the very next day after the announcement (today).

I was both nervous and happy and then the excitement totally took over and I teared up when I saw my baby for the first time. Hubby and I were so amazed at what the monitor of my first u/s was showing; there was our little baby, the size of a raspberry all curled up measuring 1.82 cm at 8w 2d and an EDD for 9/12/10. We were able to hear the heartbeat too, and it was the most wonderful sound in the world! Baby is growing just fine!

Right after we were done, Dr. R handed me a bag of goodies; magazines, checklists, educational info etc…and informed me more blood work needed to be done. Ahhh did I ever mention how terrified I am of needles? Well, this was the very first time I felt so excited and willing to be poked with needles where-ever it needed be done!

Left Dr. R’s office and straight to the Lab, where 7, yes SEVEN tubes were filled with drawn blood from my beautiful, thick, juicy veins as the tech refered to them. I always get the “you’ll be fine, you have the most beautiful thick veins my darling, it will be quick” Well 7 tubes weren’t filled in a blink of an eye… it felt like forever.

Then off to tell the familia....

And then the wait for the test results…two weeks later.

You're going to be a Daddy!

{January 28th}

I picked up onesies {a blue and a pink} packed them up and right before dinner handed it over to hubby saying …”a gift for you, just because”. We are so used to the “a-lil’-something-just-because” that he didn’t think anything strange of it. We both teared up and hugged for hours.

We're Pregnant!

2010 is going to be a great Year! Baby Scerbo is on the way!

back story...

{January 22nd} I had blood tests done for what I thought was far from what I was diagnosed with. I had no energy for weeks, felt light headed and suffered from indigestion day and night.

{January 28th} A needle poke, a week of wait and a phone call later….and I am ecstatically pregnant with baby #1! I was so ecstatic and still in desbelief when Dr. H called that I still went and peed on a digital stick to dose my OCD.

When it read PREGNANT – I cried, giggled at myself in the mirror, danced around a thousand times and stared at my belly a million-totally psycho, in a good way that is. I then managed to get myself together, straight faced and announced to hubby…”I must go do a little shopping, baby. I'll be back shortly”!

I had to shop for ideas on a way to tell him we're expecting our first child. So off shopping I went.

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