love redefined

a 13 week bump after a big boost from some spaghetti and meatballs!

So... I have a secret.  A big secret, that for weeks, I have been dying to shout from the top of my lungs.  I have guarded this secret because of the loss I experienced last year (I wrote about that here)... but it's time.  Time to tell the world my good news!  
Matt and I are PREGNANT!  
We are overjoyed and endlessly grateful.  So grateful.  God is so good and His plan is perfect.

It's crazy.  My little babe is only a mere 13.5 weeks old but already I love him/her so much.  Love has been redefined for both Matt and I.  Not only have I turned in to a pile of mush (and my hubs thought I cried a lot before pregnancy - ha!), but my heart has grown exponentially.  And it won't stop.  I mean first, the positive pregnancy test.  That one was funny because well, we weren't technically trying again, and well, we didn't think it was possible.  Once again, God smiles and reminds me "All things are possible through Him."  Heart grows.  Then the first little ultra sound when the babe was just a tiny spec on a black and white screen, but wait - that spec has a heartbeat!  A real, live, beating heart.  Heart expands some more.  And then we get another sweet ultra sound where the spec turns into something that looks like a baby!  Our baby.  Heart almost explodes and tear ducts close to running dry.  With each day comes more love and more gratitude for this tiny life I am cookin up inside me.  And oh the day that I meet those precious baby eyes.  Can't.  Even.  Imagine.

13.5 week bump headed to my appointment yesterday

So there it is, secret's out!  And I am so glad it is.  I love sharing my life on here and am truly thankful for the love and support ya'll have given me.

Now for some preggy details!

How far along?

13.5 weeks

Due date?  

We've gotten July 29 and August 1.  My doctor told me to "pick one." Haha.  So naturally I picked July 29 because Kate insisted that we be due in the same month.  (you know, Kate Middleton? yea, we are planning play dates already....)

Feeling?

Great, now!  A little nausea in the beginning but nothing compared to what I read about.

Belly yet?

I wouldn't call it a belly.  More like a beer drinking kinda pooch, but hey I'll take it!  More evidence that my sweet one is growing fast!

Want to follow along as my bump grows?  Instagram will probably be my mode of delivery so follow along if you like!

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the cutest little monkey hat from my sissy to baby.

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