Doctor, Doctor give me the news...

In the wee hours of Halloween we found out that we were expecting the most unexpected- a little bumpkin! After years of coming to terms with the idea that I may not be able to conceive this news was the most unexpected surprise. It took us a while to get our minds & hearts around such big news since we were in the midst of planning our wedding. Such a big change in plans. It turns out that more than just an engagement happened atop Mount Rainier, making our little ones entrance into the bright big world near June 26th, 2010.

Bumpkin @ 6 weeks 4 days

Once we received the confirmation at a walk-in clinic that we were indeed pregnant we wanted to know how far along we were since my cycle has never been regular. We were fortunate to find a free clinic that gave us yet another pregnancy test before scheduling an internal ultrasound (thank goodness due to my condition I have lots of experience with this procedure). So on November 4th we discovered that we were 6 weeks 4 days into the pregnancy, rather than approximately 10 weeks which my cycle history suggested.

Bumpkin @ 9 weeks 4 days

What a difference 3 weeks makes! The growth of this wee one is amazing and so is its dance moves! In the above photo you can see the umbilical cord, its little arm/leg nubs, and a head that's comically larger than its round belly!

Yesterday, December 10th, we had our first appointment with our doctor that will see us through this pregnancy. After a physical exam we got to hear bumpkin's heart beat for the first time! A healthy washing machine sound filled the exam room. Everything looks "normal" which is the first time in my life that the sound of this word was music to my ears.