savannah is a great city. we can pretty much ride our bikes or walk anywhere and it seems like there's always something to do (even though i haven't really partaken yet). it's beautiful here and we are growing to like it. anthony started school a few weeks ago and he's absolutely loving it! he tells me every day that his life couldn't get any better and that's an awesome thing to hear as a wife! he just celebrated his 32nd birthday and i failed miserably in that department this year. i definitely don't get the best wife award this year, but i plan on making it up in the future for sure!
which leads me to why i've been such a slacker lately... as most of you know, we are PREGNANT!!! no, i'm not kidding... no, it wasn't planned (well, by us at least!)... yes, we're scared... and yes, we're excited!! i'm about 9 weeks along and we are due on november 12. it's taken a while to sink in, but today we had an ultrasound and actually got to see the baby! it was amazing. we didn't really know what to expect going in there so we were blown away when we actually saw the heart pumping away! the ultrasound tech said that the heartrate is 160 and that was good, so we're trusting that everything is on track and healthy thus far! sorry for keeping such an awful secret from those of you who just found out, but we were trying to stay realistic. technically, we're not really in the clear for another 3 weeks, but we couldn't contain ourselves any longer! so, not to use this as an excuse, but... well... ok, i'm kind of using that as an excuse. i've had absolutely no desire to do much of anything beyond sitting on the couch, eating, sleeping and peeing lately. i'm actually not too fond of eating anymore these days because it's turned into a chore for me. i never really crave anything, but i'm always starving, so i'm constantly left in a dilema. i'm sure my whining isn't helping in the husband department, but i'm trying to keep it to a minimum! i'm so tired all the time and find myself 'accidently' falling asleep in the middle of the day until i'm rudely awoken (is that even a word) by my phone or someone on ichat who needs something from me at the church! i then find myself in a mild panic wondering how long i had been asleep and how much chaos i had caused from doing so. thus far, many have been pretty understanding, so thank you to those of you i've been slacking on... your patience is much appreciated!
just today we posted on facebook that we are going to be parents and the outpouring response of excitement is so overwhelming for us! i can say it a thousand times over and over, but i can never really express how blessed i am by the amazing friends and family that God has placed in our lives. the love just continues to pour out and even though this is a scary process for us (considering our current status), God continues to put the most amazing words into people's mouths for us to hear. and believe me... they are HEARD! we know that we have such an amazing support system and this baby is so loved already... i can't even imagine when he/she is actually here in our arms!
the only thing we can ask for right now is your continued prayers and support. this journey is going to be a little different for us because i am technically considered high risk because of my epilepsy. the meds that i'm on seem to be the least harmful of them all, but there are still risks of some birth defects, so they will be watching us a little more closely than normal. this also means that i won't be able to have the baby with a midwife and in a birth center like i had dreamed. it's just too risky for them. so, i am still on a quest to find a birth plan that i'm comfortable with and i know that God has His hand in it all! i just want everything to happen as naturally as it possibly can. again, thank you for your prayers and your support... we are truly blessed!
so, stay tuned as we will be updating you on our journey... hopefully more often than not :)
here are some pictures of our little peanut (with some captions from ant):
