My turn :)

So, here's my first post on the blog. I'm very excited to find the sex of the baby on Monday! I hope you're voting if you have an opinion. I've cast mine, but of course will be happy either way. We'll be posting pictures of the ultrasound when we have them. Also, Katie and I have already picked out names for both a boy and a girl, but I'm curious if anyone has any ideas (aside from Wrigley Fields or Clark Addison). Please post any ideas you might have for the little ones names. If we get some good ones, we might even tell you the names we've picked.

The First Entry...

Well, I think everyone knows by now, but if not...We're Pregnant! The baby is due February 23rd. We will find out on October 1st if it is a boy or a girl...very excited for that. I will post Ultrasound pictures after we find out.
How We Found Out
It was June 23rd and I had been feeling a little strange for about a week and I was late. With the miscarriage just a few months earlier, my doctor had told me things might be off for a little while...but I figured it was better to know than to wonder. So I took a test. Immediately the second line (the one that says "you're pregnant") showed up. We were ecstatic, but at the same time petrified. It had only been two months since my miscarriage and the doctor told us to wait at least three. There were all sorts of emotions that came with the discovery of this pregnancy, but the overwhelming feeling was one of great joy that we had another chance so soon.
How We Told
Despite the fact that it was INCREDIBLY difficult...we didn't want to go shouting from the mountain top right away. The next day was my dad's birthday and I made him a birthday card that came from his grandchild...it took him a minute to figure out what I was saying, but him and my mom were very excited. Bruce called his parents that day and shared the good news, but asked that they keep it from the rest of his family. We were still undecided on whether or not we were telling siblings at that point. We had a doctors appointment on July 5th and were thinking about waiting til then. But...that didn't exactly happen. I ended up telling Ken and Star sooner because we were planning on going white water rafting during our trip to NC and I had to cancel that. We ended up telling Bruce's brothers on 4th of July because we were down there and it was so much better to tell in person. But we kept the secret from most of our friends and family until I made it past 12 weeks. I was very proud of myself; since we all know I am not the greatest at keeping secrets!
Now
So, for anyone who may just be finding out via this blog, I apologize profusely, but with all the secrecy it did get a little difficult to keep track of who knows and who doesn't. I believe we have informed everyone, but I am sure there are a few we missed. We are very excited and looking forward to February. I will be 18 weeks on Saturday. It is hard to believe I am almost half way there. At this point I am really starting to show; which is exciting considering up until recently it just looked like I had been eating too many donuts! :)


Future
My plan is to use this blog to keep all of our wonderful friends and family spread throughout the world posted as our family grows. I will use the blog to share photos and stories with all of you! I am just learning about the features of blogger...as I just created the site today so my posts MAY get more advanced as my knowledge progresses.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!