I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made...

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. -Psalm 139: 13 - 14

(1st ultrasound at 12 weeks)

Baby Branch is on the way...  I am filled with so many emotions. I found out on March 6th that I was pregnant, after I spur of the moment took a pregnancy test late on a Monday night. We had already found out we were moving, and Sean had already started living in Columbia during the week, and coming home on the weekends. Why I chose to take the test the day after he leaves to go out of town is beyond me. I fumbled through the bathroom looking to see if I had a test in there, and sure enough, I did. I did the normal, and waited for the results... Almost immediately it popped up positive. I was shocked! 

I stared at it for what seems like forever, and then couldn't decide what to do. I had it all planned that whenever I found out I was pregnant I would put this whole surprise together to tell Sean the news. Now if anyone knows me, then you know I am like a kid on Christmas, and can't stand not to share exciting news. I would be seeing Sean on Thursday, and how in the world was I going to wait 3 whole days to tell him? I called my best friend Carrie in NYC and thought if I told her first, atleast I had told someone, and I could keep it a secret until Thursday. Sure enough, no such luck, because after many failed attempts at reaching Carrie, her " no cell phone service" in her apartment did me in, and I couldn't hold it in any longer. I called Sean and told him I was getting ready to send him a picture on his phone and to call me after he got the picture. I sent the picture above and waited for his call. He didn't call! He says it was only 45 seconds, but I was about to bust, so I called him back instead. "Did you see it, did you see it??" "Do you know what that is??" For a moment I think he was in shock, and then his voice turned to pure excitement. He couldn't believe it either and was so thrilled. We shared a few minutes of "Oh my gosh, can you believe this?" before carrying on with a triple dose of excitement!

Carrie soon called back and I shared the news with her... I told her my plan was to tell her in hopes of keeping it a secret from Sean until I saw him, but told her that was a total bust when she didn't answer. Ha! 

The next morning, just as any girl would do (right?), I took 2 more tests just to be sure what I was seeing was true. Sure enough, there they were, shining in all their positive glory...

I headed to work the next morning, bubbling over with joy and still so in shock from our news. Not long after arriving at work, my sweet husband sent these... I loved the mix of pink and blue! Smart man ;)

And so starts my pregnancy journey... I will recap the past 11 or so weeks (I didn't find out I was preg until 6 weeks along and I am at 17 weeks), so I can have all these memories for me and my family of how this journey felt and all my emotions. 

xo Kilbi