1st Peek!

We had our first doctor's appointment today, and it turned out to be less exciting than we expected. Right as the doctor was supposed to come in, he came in to tell us he had to leave right away to go deliver a baby. Needless to say, we understood and the visit was cut short. He wants us to come back in a couple weeks for our first "real" ultrasound and to see him again so that is set for May 21st. Looking forward to that day!

Since I have been feeling so well, I have been convinced lately that this was all too good to be true and therefore was looking for proof that indeed there was a life being created every moment of my days. Aunt Alyssa was able to squeeze us in for our first sneak peek of this Little One at the end of her day today and we were able to get a few snapshots to post. And according to that ultrasound, estimated day of arrival is December 21, 2012, pretty close to what we were thinking too!

Not a whole lot to see, but seeing Baby's heartbeat for the first time was something we will never forget. Seeing Daddy's face light up was pretty cool! I think I had somewhat convinced him that this was all indeed to good to be true, too! Heart rate on May 7th was 144. According to wives tales a heart rate greater than 140 is a girl...we will see! I texted Grandpa Lennie with the news to see what he thought of it since he has seen a lot of these, and his response was "Time for a boy." I think we all know he is a little biased. :)
This past weekend was full of excitement, and more family and friends know about you now than we had planned on. We were also able to officially tell all of our immediate families, and here is the letter that we gave to each of the grandparents:

I do not have a face to see, or put inside a frame

I don’t have soft cheeks to kiss, I don’t yet have a name.

You can’t yet hold my tiny hands, nor whisper in my ear

It’s still too soon to sing a song, or cuddle me so near.

 

But all will change come December; that’s when they say I’m due

I am your new Grandson or Granddaughter;

And I can’t wait to meet you!

 

And all I ask between now and then is your patience while I grow.

I promise I’ll be worth the wait;

Because of all the love we’ll know!

So what I have to give you now is a wish to you from me.

I cannot wait to be a part of this wonderful family!

And, because there is only a first baby in this family once, I wanted to share some of the reactions of our families when we shared the news. Of course everyone was very excited, but some notable moments to share:

The day after we told Grandpa and Grandma Matthes we both got a text from Grandma Ila saying that she had had a smile on her face all day because she was just so excited. Grandpa too was excited, but I think the visions of all of the honey-do's in their house flashed through his mind with the news of a 3rd grandbaby within 6 months to be on the way. :) While I was riding to golf with Grandpa Lennie on the morning of my graduation party, he listed off all of the things he needed to get before this baby is born: a kids' sized fishing pole, a small shotgun, and he needed to subscribe to a fishing magazine to learn more about it among other things. After having 3 girls, I think he is ready for a grandson. And if this little one is a girl, I sure hope she is more willing to break away from her tea parties and dolls than I was because she might have to be a little hunter whether she likes it or not! Aunt Kilah is already planning to spend her Christmas break with us and I think that is a pretty good plan myself. :)

Baby is now about a half an inch in length, the size of a large raspberry! Also exciting, baby is making spontaneous movements. Looking forward to the day when we can finally feel them! Still feeling great, no sickness and really very little fatigue. Haven't had any cramps for a couple weeks now! I am more tired these past few weeks than I used to be but I attribute that to mental exhaustion from everything that is going on with school and trying to find a job. Whatever the reason, it has been nice to finally be able to fall asleep so fast at night, which is something that I wasn't used to. Daddy thinks it might have something to do with the pregnancy, and he could be right. It really did start to change right about the time we found out about this little miracle so it is possible.

I also had two more interviews this week that went really well. I should know by Monday about the family practice one and had the Aesthetics interview in Omaha last night. I had only been gone for about 40 minutes before they called and wanted to schedule another one, so it looks like I am going back to Omaha tomorrow for another interview! Excited to see what God is doing with all of this, and praying that his will be done wherever that may be. And still trying to stay focused for boards that I take in 4 short days. Hoping we are that much closer to a job so that we can start telling more friends about our new little addition!