How I told Josh he's going to be a DADDY!

So as the earlier post explained, I found out for sure I was pregnant Tuesday morning. I've always had this plan of cooking baby back ribs, baby lima beans, baby corn, etc for Josh to tell him I was pregnant. (Cute right?) BUT...Josh had a work dinner Tuesday night. Uggg. I decided to play it by ear. I would wait to see how hard it was to keep the secret from him. If I could wait, I'd cook for him Wednesday night. If I couldn't wait - I'd just tell him when he got home.

So I kept my mouth shut that morning. And allllllllllll day at work - longest day of my life!!! And then had to sit at home all evening by myself, waiting on Josh to get home. (PS - it's felt SO weird to be at work that first day I knew I was pregnant. I'd be walking down the hallway in our office, thinking in my head, "Hi there Susan- guess what, I'm PREGNANT!" "Oh hey Bob, yep - I'm PREGGERS!" "What's up Lara. Nothing much here...just that I'm PREGNANT!" Of course I didn't dare say any of this out loud!) :)

Well...DUH - of course I decided not to wait. Plus the more I thought about it, I kind of wanted to video him when I told him so I could remember the moment forever. :)

So when he FINALLY got home, I told him I was tired and wanted to go to bed. We were laying there, playing on our phones (I know - it's terrible we both do that right before bed) and I told him I wanted to take his pic -just joking/playing around like we do sometimes. But instead of having my phone set to take a pic, I set the phone to take a video. And instead of telling Josh to "Say cheese" I told him to "Say, 'I'm going to be a daddy!'"

Y'all - his reaction was PRICELESS. Maybe the best moment of my life so far. Even more exciting than when I got engaged.

He was cheesing pretty hard at first (since he thought I was joking around taking his picture). But after he heard what I said, his smile dropped. His eyes got big and he said, "What?" I said, "I'm pregnant!" He sat up, and started to smile and you could tell he was getting really excited. He said, "Are you serious?!" And that's when I cut off the camera cuz I was shaking and getting ridiculously excited too. :)

We hugged, cried, prayed and probably stayed up another hour just cuddling and talking and dreaming about our baby.

Such a sweet memory. One that I'll cherish the rest of my life.

God,
Thank you for my amazing husband. He's going to be a great daddy. And I love how much he already loves this baby!
Amen

Dear Baby

Another post I wrote the day I found out I was pregnant. :)

1/24/2012


Dear Baby,

Today is the day I found out about you. I still can't believe I'm pregnant!! I've been dreaming about this time in my life forever and now it's here. Finally! I'm going to have a sweet little baby of my own to hold and cuddle and love. My mind's been racing all day. Will you be a boy or a girl? Who will you look like? Will you love electronics and video games like Josh? Will you love cooking like me? Will you be creative? Will you be athletic? I know you'll be smart. :) I hope you don't have ADD like me. I hope you aren't as shy as both me and your daddy.

Your daddy. Wow - it's so awesome to call him that. Josh is going to be a daddy. He's going to be an amazing daddy. I was so scared we wouldn't be able to have children. That he wouldn't have a chance to be a daddy. Let me tell you, Baby D. You're getting the best daddy in the world. Josh is so sweet, kind and honest. He's playful and lots of fun. And he's so good with kids. You really lucked out having him for a dad.

As for me, I hope I'm a great mom. I'm creative and fun and caring. But I have my faults. I guess every parent worries that they'll scar their children. But I want you to know - I promise I'll do my best. I promise to take care of you and to love you and to try to make sure you have everything you want in life.

I hope you laugh all the time. I hope you're goofy. I hope you smile lots. I hope you learn.

I can't wait to see you on an ultrasound. I can't wait to hear your heartbeat. I can't wait to feel you kick.

Right now, you're just a second tiny pink line on a pregnancy test. But soon, you'll be a little baby. MY little baby!!!

Love,
*Mom*

Guess Who's Pregnant!!!!!!!!!!

At 7:23am on Jan 24th I took a positive pregnancy test. Here's the post I wrote while laying in bed savoring in that very special moment. :)

I'm pregnant!!!! Oh my goodness-I'm soooo excited!! I actually took a test yesterday when I got home from work and saw the faintest blue line ever. I didn't let myself get too excited though-maybe I was imagining that line. But this morning there's no doubt-that's def a second line in the window!! I'm going to be a mommy!! And Josh is going to be a daddy!! I'm sooo happy!!!

God-THANK you for this blessing!!! You are amazing!!!

 

Surprise!

Update

So other than the Italy posts, I've been really slacking on the blogging. Work's been super busy, church has been keeping us busy, and life in general has been crazy!

Here's a quick update:

1. I started taking violin lessons. :) I played in the orchestra in middle school and high school and I was pretty good by the time I graduated. Since then, I've played a little here and there just for fun. And I've really missed it. So I did some Google-ing and found a place near my work that offers lessons to people of all ages. And I signed up! I've had 2 lessons so far (they're once a week on Thursdays) and I'm loving it! I've been pretty good about practicing on my own too. Yay me! Hope I keep it up!!

2. Josh's brother, Jordan, found out he's going to be deployed to Afghanistan on Feb 16th. We went up this past weekend to spend time with him and the rest of Josh's family before he leaves. We'll all miss him while he's gone. I know God will keep him safe while he's there. But if anyone out in blogger world is reading this, please keep Jordan in your prayers. I'm also praying for Josh, his mom, dad, sister and brother. I know they'll be having a hard time while Jordan's gone.

3. Work has been SO BUSY. I know I haven't really blogged about work recently. That's because it's been going really well. In fact...and it is so weird for me to be saying this...I actually LOVE my job now. And if you've read my early blog posts, you know that I've got a lot of..."baggage" that goes along with my career. But I've been in this position for over 2 years now, and I really like it. The people in my department are great - they respect me and support me. And I just feel so much more confident in myself and in my work. I've been debating going back and deleting some of my old posts about work. But part of me wants to keep them to show what I've been through and how I got to where I am now. I can't decide...

4. My friend Kara is pregnant and due at the end of the month! We had a shower for her - it was a blast! I need to post some pics soon. Can't wait to hold that little baby!

5. My niece had her 7th birthday. Can't believe she's already 7!!

6. My friend Erin is back home. This one's a long story that I want to devote more time to with another blog post. So I won't go into it here. But I'm glad she's home! We've been spending lots of time together!

So yeah, I've been pretty busy. And I know it's not going to slow down any time soon. But I'm loving life!!




God,
Thank you for all your amazing blessings! Thanks for friends, for new experiences, for family and for a a job I enjoy. Please be with Jordan while he's over seas. Keep him safe. Please bring comfort to the family and help ease their worries. Please be with my friend Kara as she finishes out her pregnancy. I pray she has a safe and easy delivery!

You are so good to me. All of this is your name.
Amen.

Viva Italia - Day 6 and Day 7

*All Viva Italia blog entries are re-written from the journal I took with me on our awesome vacation to Italy.*

10/26/2011

RAIN!!! Booooooooooo!! We had to take an expensive cab to catch the bus for our Amalfi Drive tour (no shuttle that early). Then it rained for most of the tour and we got soaked. But – the views were amazing and we took the most stunning pictures during this part of our trip. We also had a nice lunch with a couple from the UK. (They talked a lot about 9/11 and the royal wedding. And they totally used the phrase “fortnight” – it was awesome!)



Madonna holding her child



Fresh squeeze Amalfi orange juice – yum yum yum!!



It took all my will power not to stand next to this and mimic the statue in the middle at the bottom. :)




Do you see me? :)



Look at the size of them meringues!!





My Toms! I wore these the entire trip - so comfy!!



Mmmmm

The Sleeping Giant - do you see him?

By the end of the tour, we were pretty miserable – cold, wet, tired, and sad that it rained and the tour was cut short. :( When we got back to the hotel we changed and warmed up and then realized the next tram back down to the town wasn’t until 8:45! (A cleaver ploy to get you to eat dinner at their hotel restaurant.) Since we didn’t want to spend that much money again, we decided to order room service and stay in. And what a great idea that was! Josh had a hamburger – it was actually really tasty! And I had a sandwich. We shared some fries. Filling and one of the most affordable meals we had. AND we didn’t have to go back out in the rain. We also shared some of the limoncello we’d bough. A nice night in!

  

"Room service! You want me fluff your pillow?" Name that movie! :)

10/27/2011



Morning in Sorrento!

 The next morning we traveled to Pompeii. This time on the local train, there was an ENTIRE band playing and begging for money – complete with an accordion player! :)

We didn’t have a guided tour of Pompeii, which was a bad decision. We had no clue what we were looking at most of the time and the city is HUGE and it’s easy to get lost. But we still had a good time. I’ve always been fascinated with Pompeii ever since I watch a movie during elementary school about it, so it was awesome to finally see it in person!

Peek-a-boo!

Creepy!

Who knew they had a vineyard in Pompeii?

We ate lunch at a place near Pompeii – Josh had pasta carbonara and I had a grilled sandwich with prosciutto, mozzarella and tomato. I also go a cappuccino – very tasty!

 

Goofy face, but the sandwich looks awesome. Mmm!



Josh's 1/2 eaten carbonara.



We went back to Sorrento and shopped around all afternoon. Then did a quick trip back up to the hotel to change for dinner.

We tried to have dinner at a place recommended by the hotel, but we couldn’t find it! So we ended up at a fancy place with an Italian guitar player walking around. We didn’t get any wine (too expensive) but the guy singing and playing the guitar was fun. Josh even tipped him and asked him if he’d take a picture with me. I was sooooooooo embarrassed!

For dinner, Josh had pasta carbonara AGAIN (guess I know what I need to learn to make when we get home) and I had a pasta dish with red sauce, tomatoes, moz, eggplant and basil. It had a long Italian name and I took a stab at saying it when I ordered. The waiter totally laughed at me. Oh well. :)
 

I look so awkward....

The bus back to the hotel didn’t pick up until 11pm, so we walked and walked and walked. We stopped and bought a bottle of wine to drink in the hotel, but we realized we didn’t have a corkscrew! The wine was 3 euros and the corkscrew we finally found was 4 euros…so we didn’t end up drinking wine that night. :) We did make one more stop at a crepe place and we split a nutella crepe – mmm! We didn’t get to bed until midnight that night, even though we had to get up at 6am the next morning for our wine tour in Tuscany.