One plus One equals Three!

Well - now that we've told our family, friends, bosses, employees, architect, and builder, I'm all clear to announce it here as well:

Tim and I are having a baby!

Yup - I'm pregnant. Tim and I are going to be parents! My estimated due date is August 3rd.

I tell ya - it's been really hard keeping the secret for this long. We found out November 30th. Although I had a pretty good feeling the night of the 29th after peeing on a stick and seeing a faint second line. So I peed on another stick the morning of the 30th, saw a stronger second line, went to my doctor later that day and after peeing in a cup for them, the lab confirmed the good news. Peeing is something that comes rather easily for me these days. I can do it at the drop of a hat. I'm told this symptom will return in spades in my 3rd trimester.

We told our parents and siblings right away and swore them to secrecy. This will be the first grandchild for my Mom and Dad but they stood fast and said not a word to anyone. Christmas is when we let the rest of the family know, and after that I just couldn't contain myself any longer so New Year's Eve we broke down and told our close friends even though we had fully intended to wait until the proper passing of the first-trimester milestone before announcing to anyone outside the family. Hey - we were excited!

Since then it's just started coming out where-ever/whenever... when I went to get my hair done, I told my hairdresser. When I went to get a facial I told my facial technician. When I went to get Tim a coffee and the coffee lady asked if anything was new and exciting, I told her. I have to admit - I'm having a good time spreading the word ;-)

Here's some more random info.

Tim and Heather's Baby FAQ

Q: When is it due?
A: Estimated due date is August 3rd.

Q: Was this planned?
A: Absolutely. And very carefully I might add. I am a PM.

Q: Are you [ excited | nervous | scared | thrilled | * ]
A: Totally.

Q: Will you find out the gender in advance?
A: Yes.

Q: Is there just one?
A: Yes.

Q: Have you had any morning sickness or weird cravings?
A: Not really. I stopped being able to eat bananas or anything that smells like them, because the smell does make me feel icky. That's new. So no more "banana nut crunch" cereal for me in the morning. Other than that, as long as my stomach isn't completely empty, I feel fine. I was hungry a lot. In the very very early stages I was absolutely ravenous all the time.

Q: Will you be in your new house by the time the baby arrives?
A: Yup. Err... well... we sure hope so. We'll definitely be in by the estimated due date (Right George? Josh? ;-)). But if she or he comes early, well... all bets are off then and things could get very interesting ;-)

Q: Have you picked out names yet?
A: We've started thinking about it. It's much easier of course when you've eliminated one of the genders :-) I've got a whole other blog entry devoted to naming - so check back soon :-)

Q: Will the baby be both Canadian and American?
A: Yes. We'll have to fill out some paperwork for the Canadian citizenship, but yup, he or she will be a dual citizen for life.

Anyway, to contain myself to this point I've been squirreling away draft blog entries. But now that we've let the cat out of the bag, I'll start publishing them. Stay tuned! And in the meantime, check out our first baby pictures:

Little blurry baby spot at 6 weeks
Slightly larger blurry baby spot at 7 weeks
Baby at 11 weeks, 5 days. We were able to see a very distinguishable head, arms, legs, hands and feet! Cute, huh ;-)

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