Hello Herman :)

It's been 3.5 weeks since I first discovered that I was pregnant. It has been a whirlwind of emotions, exhaustion and hormones :).

I was truthfully really scared to blog or even talk to much about it - I don't really want to jinx anything, but after a few weeks I'm really hoping that Herman is here to stay. "Herman" is the nickname my family has given the little one until we know if it's a "her" or a "man".

On Oct 10 I was helping Amy D. out with some wedding preparations. Towards the end of the night I felt dizzy and nauseated and even ended up vomiting. I didn't mention anything to the girls there. As soon as I was home I tore up my room for the pregnancy tests that Donna had given me. I took one and it was a positive - unbelieveable... I called Matt over and he was so excited. Over the next few days, I ended up taking 7 total tests just to make sure, and of course nothing every changed - all Big Fat Positives.

On Oct 24 we had our first appointment with the Midwives of Swedish Covenant. Until this moment - everything felt surreal. Until the moment that I heard my baby's heartb

eat. I was overwhelmed with emotions and tears. That sound was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.

After that appointment the midwife decided that she thought Herman was a little small for how far along we initially thought, so we scheduled a dating ultrasound. I brought Matt and my parents and here we found out that I was 7 weeks and 1 day along - with a due date of June 14 (not June 4 as we initially thought).

I am excited and anxious to be a good mom to my baby. I'm so blessed to have so many people already loving and thinking about my little one and have no doubts that s/he will come into this world surrounded by more love than I could ever have hoped for.

Little Herman: I promise that I'll do everything I can to be a good mommy - through this pregnancy and after. Even though you make me exhausted and nauseated, you are worth every symptom and your Dad and I promise to love you more and more every day.