I know the plans...

Since I've found out we're having a little one, I've been overwhelmed. I don't know if I can't speak for Jordon or not, but I'm sure I can when I say that I was flooded with thoughts of "is this really the right time?" "Can we really do this?" "What will I do about my job?" The list of questions I had goes on and on. The only answer that I've found and the only answer that's made me feel certain that we'll be okay is from Jeremiah 29. (One of my favorite passages...)

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans to prosper you and not harm you, to give you hope and a future.'" (verse 11)

I had prayed that God would bless us with a little one in His own time and knew He'd only do this when He knew we were ready. I guess I didn't realize that we were apparently ready. I sure didn't/don't feel ready, but then again what if everyone waited to get married or have children when they felt ready. In this short few weeks, I've come to understand that sometimes God does things to help you understand who you are and to make you learn to trust Him completely.

Do I worry about the next 7 months and beyond? What parent doesn't. I worry about my job and being able to find something on day shift so that I can be at home with my family at night (like a "normal" person). I've prayed for the past few weeks that God will lead me to wherever He sees that I need to be. I just have to be patient and keep praying and listening for direction.

10 weeks, 2 days

While the morning sickness and general "feeling like crap" has gotten better, it still rears it's ugly head a couple times a week. I can't completely tell if it's the new prenatal vitamin or if it's just that I'm getting further along and my body's getting more used to the hormones. Either way, I'm so glad that I have more good days than bad days now. I've been meaning to do "belly shots" to mark growth from week to week, but of course I keep forgetting (can't figure out how I forget this). Next appointment is April 30th...maybe we'll get to hear a heartbeat again. :)

Our Big Announcement

Yes, as you can see, our blog has changed a bit from "The Atkinsons" to "Baby Atkinson." It's true...we're having a baby in November and I'm going to try to post blogs and updates as well as ultrasound pics and what-nots. We're really excited and just trying to let everything sink in...and I'm trying to get over this morning, or "24/7 sickness," mess that I'm dealing with. Hopefully once I'm feeling better there will be more posts.

Until then, our first appointment was today. Everything looked great; we got to see the little peanut and hear his/her heartbeat (at 173 bpm!); nurse said that he/she is about 3/4 inch in length and growing like a weed at this point. More or less I was just relieved to see that everything was going well at this point. She said everything was measuring along with the due date so as of today I'm 8 weeks 6 days! (Only a few more weeks of 24/7 sickness, hopefully!) Now if I can just gain about 3 more pounds I'll be back to ;my pre-pregnancy weight that took a hard hit when I got the nasty stomach virus early last month and then a couple weeks later started with morning sickness. My feelings about food change every 5 minutes, but my diet is still limited unless I'm having a super good day and feel like I can eat something other than mashed potatoes. :(

Next appointment is later this month for our 12 weeks. We'll scan and post ultrasound pics soon! :)