The Face Says It All

November 24, 2011: This weekend Eric & I went to Mom & Dad’s to spend Thanksgiving weekend with them and also to tell them our exciting news.  We had planned to tell them when we got home, but unfortunately Dad was already in bed by the time we got there.  So, the next morning (Thanksgiving morning), we got up and had to wait until Dad got back from hunting to share the news.  Then we waited some more until both Mom & Dad where in the same room.  Eventually though, the time came and I gave them our “gift” to open (a frame of Grandma & Grandpa’s Little Turkeys, including a picture illustrated “Baby Migrin Coming Summer, 2012”).  Mom opened the gift and got to read the news first.  Her face pretty much said everything after that..

The First Trimester: 13 Weeks of Progress

Week 4:  10.26.11-Today I got a positive pregnancy test result while Eric took Emma for a walk.  I told him that night in bed using iMessage.
Week 5:  10.26.11-11.07.11-We are so happy and excited, but scared that the 6th week is approaching again.  I also shared the news with Laura this week.
Week 6:  11.14.11-Week 6.  Everything is still good.
Week 7:  11.21-24.11-This week we shared the exciting news with Mom & Dad on Thanksgiving morning.
Week 8:  11.28.11-We thought this was week 9 until we had our 1st appoinment & our due date was pushed back 5 days, so now it’s week 8.
Week 9: 12.02.11-Today we had our first appointment.  We got to see Bono for the 1st time and hear his/her heart beat!  After the appointment we headed to Illinois and shared the big news with Aaron & Erika!
Week 10: 12.10.11-10 Weeks!
Week 11: 12.18.11-11 Weeks!
Week 12:  12.23-25.11-This week we celebrated 12 weeks and got to share the exciting news with Eric’s family on Christmas.
Week 13: 01.03.12-Week 13!  I finished up my 1st Trimester recovering from the flu.  It was awful!  On the good side, I also got to share the news with Val & Jamie.  Good times.

Holy Crap!

Ok, so I know that probably isn't the best title, but today I totally had a Holy Crap moment.  It is not like I forgot that there is a baby growing inside me, but at one point today I was in the midst of working & not really thinking about that fact when I looked down and saw my growing belly.  "Holy Crap" I thought, there is a kid in there!  We have been waiting and waiting for years for this time in our life to come, but now that it is here, it seems so surreal.  It is a good thing that my belly is getting bigger, because now that I am not feeling nauseous all the time I think I would forget I was pregnant if it wasn't the growing bulge of my midsection and the fact that I can no longer wear my normal pants.  I have to say though that as a person that has always carried my weight in the lower half, it is strange to have a belly bulge and I have a hard time fathoming the fact that it is only going to get bigger from here!

01.03.12 - 13 Weeks

01.07.12 - 14 Weeks...what a difference 4 days makes!

01.15.12 - 15 Weeks

01.22.12 - 16 Weeks

So Happy

October 26, 2011:  Today, after a week or two of symptoms, I took a pregnancy test out of hopeful curiousity and it came up positive!  I was so excited and wanted to tell Eric in a creative way, so I decided to wait until bedtime and then send him an iMessage text. He almost always plays with his iPod before going to sleep, so I thought this would be easy, but for some reason this night he was intent on sleeping.  I ended up having to watch a very long uTube video so that he would get impatient enough to get his own iPod back out to waste some time.  Eventually that worked and I was able to give him the exciting news...even if he is a bit sassy.

A Little Bit of Catch-Up

Since our life isn't quite exciting enough to blog daily, I will take the time I have (until there is something more interesting to share) to catch you up with a bit of the past, starting with Micah's 2nd Birthday.

"December 31, 2011: Today was not only New Year's Eve, but it was also Micah's 2nd Birthday!  It is so hard to believe that he is already 2.  Where did the time go?  To celebrate, we joined our family and Erika's family at her parents' house for dinner, presents and cake.  Micah was quite excited about his gifts (especially the John Deere tractor from Mom & Dad), but my favorite part of the night was definitely during dessert.  Micah blew out the 2 candles of his cute cake (by Erika) and said, "eat it?".  I thought he was talking about the cake, but then as we were enjoying our slices of cake, we looked at Micah who had a disgusted look on his face and was busy picking pieces of the #2 candle from his mouth.  What a goof!  Gotta love him!"

The Adventures of Emma

While we have been doing a whole lot of nothing, we have also been entertained by the ongoing adventures of Emma.  The first being her introduction to broccoli.  She was excited when it fell on the floor and we didn't take it from her, but watching her figure out what to do next with it was pretty hilarious!  She walked around with it in her mouth like it was a ticking bomb and then put it on the floor and batted it around the kitchen for a while.  Finally, she cautiously began to pull it apart and eat it, and surprisingly (well not so much since she's our little garbage disposal), she ate the entire thing!

The next adventure was when I got an email from Eric at work telling me not to be alarmed if I got home before him and saw a bloody/scabby pup.  Apparently, while Eric was home for lunch, Emma was on the back porch and launched herself off it in typical maniac fashion to chase a squirrel in the backyard.  Unfortunately, she wiped out on her land on the sidewalk and took a patch of hair off the bottom of her mouth, and gave herself a bloody fat lip (which a few days later is still puffy).  I'd say she won't do THAT again...but we all know she will.

Finally, last night after Eric & I dined at Red Robin (yum), he grabbed a balloon to bring home for Emma.  It has been a while since we've done this for her, because she loves them and goes a bit crazy, but we decided that we'd treat her tonight, and after doing this several times in the past, we finally got a bit of the craziness on video this time.

Not So Great At This Already

So, I am not much of a blogger, but hopefully I will be able to catch up now that the holidays are over.  The changes in our lives continue on from 2011 into 2012.  As pretty much everyone who would read this knows...we are expecting our first child!  After years of trying and praying, the time has come and I am now 15 weeks along.  I cannot even begin to imagine how this will change the rhythm that we've created over the past 10 years, but I can't wait for it!  So far, there hasn't been much change in me other than my eating habits (which have greatly improved) and my bedtime, which is now at about 9pm.  My tummy is starting to grow and my pants are starting to shrink (that must be it, right?).  I am also having the weirdest dreams, which for a Klingenmaier says quite a bit! :)

Our bundle of joy (aka Bono) at 10 weeks.  Taken 12.2.11

In other news the month of January has been fairly uneventful for us so far.  We spent New Year's Day with my family having a "Klingenmaier Christmas", and have spent the 2 weeks since then doing nothing other than working, relaxing and organizing...I fear that for someone as OCD as me, "nesting" my have started a bit sooner than normal...but there is now no dust under my furniture, and my closets are tidy! :)