Baby Thaxton!

Blake and I have some big news to announce… We have a baby on the way!!! We could not be more excited to finally share this news with everyone! I am 12 weeks (and 3 days now) and my due date is June 16. So here is the full story. I have been off of birth control since the summer in preparation for trying to get pregnant when Blake found a job. Well… the baby decided to come a little sooner than we thought!! I was a little late, so I took one pregnancy test and it was negative. A week and a half later... the pregnancy test was positive! I took that second test on my birthday… who could ask for a better birthday present than that!! I was thrilled, and Blake was shocked! When Blake first saw the test, he said- “What?!” He really couldn’t believe it!! He couldn’t believe it so much that I had to take 3 tests at home. Haha! So then we set up our first appointment with the OB Dr. He confirmed that we were definitely pregnant, which somehow made it more real just for someone else to say it to you. We also had an appointment last week (November 28… Blake’s birthday). We got to hear the heartbeat for the first time!! It was incredible! I kind of laughed with nervous excitement when they first found the heartbeat! It was such an incredible feeling knowing and hearing the baby inside of me. Wow! Those words still sounds so crazy to me! I have wanted to be a mom ever since I can remember, so it is a very surreal feeling to me that it is actually happening right now. I could not be more excited to carry this child and finally become a Mommy in June! :)

Let me back up a little. After we initially found out we were expecting, we wanted to tell our families immediately. We found out on a Wednesday, and went down to Mobile that next weekend to tell my parents. For my birthday, I got a new camera (Canon Rebel XS). So when we got to my parents’ house, I told them I took some pictures with my new camera and wanted them to see. This is the picture that I showed them:

They both looked at it for a second and then realized what the sign said. Then they both said- WHAT?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Mom said she was quitting her job... haha! I think they were both pretty shocked, but also very very excited!! Then we screamed and hugged and just had a great night with them. We got it on video, thanks to Blake! My parents couldn't figure out why he was holding my camera up and not taking pictures. haha! They figured it out soon...

On the Sunday after we told my parents, we headed back to Auburn to catch Blake's parents and tell them before they left town. We went to lunch with them and then went over to Grandmother and Grandaddy's house. I bought the AU baby shirt with an arrow pointing down at my belly the day I found out I was pregnant. So I wore that shirt with a sweatshirt over it. We were the first one's in the house and when everyone got in, I told them I wanted to tell them something. I took off my sweatshirt and showed them my shirt! Angela, my mother-in-law, ran across the room and gave me a big hug!! I was so excited to get to tell them and for them to share in our excitement! Here is the video of them finding out:

I have seen a lot of cute blogs with a weekly post during pregnancy... so I am going to try to start doing that. I can't promise I will post it every week, but I really want to so that I can keep up with all the memories along the way. So here is the Week 12 post!!

12 Weeks

How far along? 12 weeks (and 3 days... but who is counting! Haha!)
Total weight gain: Maybe a few pounds... not much yet
Maternity clothes? Still in all my normal jeans, although they are getting tighter and tighter around the waist!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I usually just wake up one time to use the restroom, so I am still sleeping pretty well!
Best moment this week: Getting to hear the heartbeat for the first time... it was such an amazing moment!! And we got to hear it on Blake’s birthday!
Miss Anything? Nothing I can think of.
Movement: No… that usually comes about 18-20 weeks
Food cravings: I did buy pickles at the store yesterday… haha! I can usually tell you what food doesn’t sound good, but not too many cravings yet.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Smells really seem to bother me, but they just make me queasy. I haven’t thrown up at all… thank goodness!!
Gender prediction: I am thinking a boy right now… We will find out at the end of January!! Can’t wait for that day!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Fatigue- hope that goes away soon! I am also hungry… a lot! And when I get hungry, I have to have food RIGHT then! The problem is that a lot of food doesn’t sound good, so it is a challenge to find something good to eat and quickly. My eczema is also my worst enemy these days… Crazy hormones make it so much worse! Haha!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!! It is so incredible knowing there is a new life and my baby’s heart beating inside of me… how could that not make me happy?
Looking forward to: Not having to keep any more secrets!!! It has been so hard keeping this secret in for this long so I can’t wait to be able to talk about it openly now!