It's Our Little Gummy Bear

It is official! We are going to have a little baby, who currently looks like a gummy bear (so says my doctor), but hopefully will grow out of that...but if s/he doesn't, we will still love him/her as our own.

Currently, I am 9 weeks and 5 days, which puts me due on April 29, 2009. There is very little dispute on this date, since I know exactly when I got knocked-up: August 6, 2008 at exactly 10:45 A.M. This is the beauty of modern-day technology. (Don't worry...I'm not giving you our ... schedule. We got pregnant by IUI). We already have stellar names picked out, which we refuse to tell anyone because I know everyone will love them and steal them, since baby-making is the regular past-time in my ward. And we aren't going to find out if s/he's a she or a he until the big day in April. Just to drive everyone nuts, including my mother and my mother-in-law. I haven't been sick at all, just really tired, and I am not a nice person when I don't eat. Just ask my A3 class, whom I yelled at for turning in their assignments. On time. In the right basket. On the due date. Yeah. Big-time B#%@^. But just feed me, and I am the nicest person in the world!

We went to the doctor for our very first appointment today. It was very exciting. I was starting to get scared that there wasn't anything in there because I haven't had many symptoms or anything. It's unreal, when you've waited as long as we have, to actually believe that there is really a little person floating around inside me. And s/he was floating, boy. That kid was kicking and punching and waving. S/he looked kind of like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when Charlie and Grandpa Joe drink the soda and it makes them float and they have to belch to get down. We were so excited and happy and just so glad that it's finally true.

However, I will be breaking the tradition of the floating fetus. Even though my fetus was floating...but Joe can't stand it, and honestly, I get a little creeped out by the thing. I did buy a shirt that says, "The Hottest Fetus Ever," because I thought it was hilarious. And my fetus is probably the hottest ever. Even though it looks like a floating, kicking, gummy bear.

I would just like to say thanks to everyone out there who was rooting for us. I know there were a lot of prayers sent our way, and I know our names were on many a temple roll. And I know everyone has been very concerned, and we are so grateful to know so many wonderful people and have so many great friends that care about us. And I would like to thank the academy, and of course, my manager.