Our Big News

Thank you for visiting our blog. Not too sure if this will be an exciting blog for you but, we have so many friends and family that do not get to talk to us on a daily basis so, I thought that this would be a great way to update everyone on what has been going on with Seth and me.

On Dec. 7, 2009, we learned that we were going to be parents for the first time. We were so excited and nervous at the same time. Don't get me wrong, we wanted to be parents, I guess I just never thought that it would happen. I went to the doctor on Dec. 9, 2009, and it was confirmed. We got our first ultrasound and it was just a picture of a dot. And if you know anything about my husband, you know that our baby's first nickname was "Dottie." We kept it a secret for such a long time because it was nearing Christmas and we thought what a great present for our parents. I then had to go to the doctor every two weeks. The baby's nickname changed from "Blobby", to "Buddy", then "JJ" (that stands for Jumping Jack or Jumping Jill). He called it this because when I ultrsound on my 12th week, the baby jumped really high because I guess it was startled. It was so amazing seeing this dot actually have legs and arms now. I don't see how anyone can not believe in God when they see something this amazing.

We finally got to tell our families on Christmas Eve. What a relief! It was so HARD to hold it in. They were and still are excited. My mom and dad already have three grandchildren, but for Seth's mom, dad, and stepdad this is the first grandchild...can we say spoiled? Anyway, Seth and I feel truly blessed that God has given us the incredible opportunity to be parents. I just hope that we can be half the parents that Seth and I were so blessed with.