SURPRISE!!!

Our secret is finally out! After 3 weeks of trying to keep it hush hush, the time has come for the world to know that we are pregnant!! We are sooooo excited about our teeny tiny Anthony baby (I think he/she is the size of a blueberry right now!!) I'm at about 8 weeks, and I honestly cannot believe it! I can't wait for our first official doctor's appointment where we'll get to actually SEE the baby...I'm hoping that will make this more "real." It's too weird to be pregnant just because 4 pregnancy tests tell you that you are...I need for someone to look and make sure!! :)

For those of you who need to "catch up" on our baby timeline so far, here's a condensed version...well, as condensed as I can get!

July 26th- I took 2 tests while Travis was golfing for BJ's birthday...both said "pregnant!" I wrapped up some "I love daddy" and "I love mommy" onesies that I went out and bought along with the pregnancy tests to give to Travis when he came home....he was SHOCKED and SO excited to be a daddy!!! My brother was staying at our house, so we re-wrapped the same gift and gave it to him...he didn't want to touch the pregnancy tests...haha...but was very excited other than that. About 30 minutes later, my parents came to pick us up to go to Cara and Andy's wedding, so we re-wrapped the same gift again and gave it to them. The first thing my dad said was "I thought we were going to medical school..." haha...we still are dad!! After the wedding, (I need to post pictures from the wedding!!) we...of course...re-wrapped the gift and took it over to the Anthony's house. I think they were sort of expecting it since Travis told them to stay up because we had something for them, but it was still a fun surprise! We called Erika and Dylan to tell them the news as well. Last but not least, we had to tell our Vegas people! We figured it would be pretty obvious that I wasn't drinking the entire time in Las Vegas, so we wanted to tell them! Everyone was very excited!!!

(at Cara and Andy's wedding the day that we found out the news!)

We really wanted to keep our little surprise a secret until August 17th, because my family was having a big party to celebrate summer birthdays, anniversaries, Jayci going to kindergarten, Johnny playing baseball at UMHB, Haley and Austin's engagement, etc....and we wanted to announce our big news at the party! We knew it would be hard, but we were up for the challenge!!

July 28th- I went to Scott and White to take an "official" pregnancy test. I had to wait ALL day for the results...which of course, were positive

July 29th- Travis and I went back to Scott and White to talk with the financial aid counselor...they want to make sure you can pay for this before they actually set up your appointments...as if you can make the baby go away otherwise! We found out how thankful we are to have health insurance...

July 31st- Travis and I went to Scott and White again for our little talk with the OB nurse about what I can do and what I should stay away from and what to expect during pregnancy. She was so sweet and very helpful. We found out that the baby's due date is about April 2nd, and our first appointment will be August 29th...so far away!!!

August 1st- we were off to Vegas...my body was not real excited about all of the walking, and this trip was the beginning of my very mild "morning sickness." This could have just been because I was overdoing it, but we still had an AWESOME time!!! I was extremely nervous about being in all of the smokey casinos, but I tried to get some fresh air as much as possible...poor baby...(or beanie as Travis has named him/her)

August 17th- Our big family party! It was so fun! The whole family circled up to bless the food, and just before we all started grabbing our plates, I showed them the cake that we brought that said "We're Pregnant!" There were lots of cheers and tears and it was a great moment!!! I was so happy that we had waited for this celebration. (Another fun thing that happened at the party was that Haley asked Brittany and I to be bridesmaids in her wedding and she asked Jordan ot be her maid of honor!! YAY! I'm so happy for her and can't wait for her big day!!!! )

That night we also told our bible study group our big news. :)

It's usually pretty interesting squeezing everyone into my grandparent's living room- but we always do it no matter how many people we have! :)

(We passed down the veil that my grandmother, my mom and I all wore in our weddings.)

August 18th- my first day back to work...I knew I had to tell my teacher "peeps", but I didn't know what exactly to do!! I ended up wrapping up a onsie with a note pinned to it that said "I'm pregnant!" (I had done this for a few of our friends as well) When we broke for breakfast, I gave the gift to Tiffany and said that it was for everyone- she froze when she saw it and everyone was cheering and hugging and it was great!!

(This was the onsie surprise that Hope and Jeffrey & Chana and Dan opened!)

So... that's our timeline so far. Next Friday is the big day for our appointment, so keep us in your prayers for everything to look good!