the never ending question

For all the times people asked us, I think they finally gave up. The one time our friend Tina at church didn’t ask was the Sunday after we found out. The one time Lisa Dorr, a sort of adopted mother for me, didn’t ask, it was the time we’d planned to visit with the intention of telling. And I think just about everyone who asked us within the first two years of our marriage “when?”- they must have given up around our third anniversary. And it’s just the time that we weren’t asked that we were ready to tell- and now to announce- we are expecting our first child. That’s right, folks, Rachel is pregnant!!

Due date- November 9. It was originally set for Oct 31 when she went to confirm the pregnancy test- but after our visit to the doctor on Wednesday (April 16), that was changed. We thought she was 11 ½ weeks along and that we should hear the heartbeat of the baby, but the midwife was unable to find it for us to hear. She said that she could tell where it was cuz she does that all the time, but she couldn’t tell us what to be listening for. That and a couple other concerns had her sending us for an ultrasound- just to make sure everything was ok. So, we got to SEE the baby instead. Which was much better! And with that, they said that based on what they saw, Rachel was more like 10 weeks than 11 ½, so that accounted for the concerns- because the difference of a week and a half at this stage is a big difference.

I’ll (we’ll) try and keep all our family and friends up to date on all the proceedings and such- everything’s still relatively early. I blog on blogger, facebook and myspace, so you can always check any of the three. That’s all for now- just the big announcement! And the visit to the doctor’s office this week.