Monday, December 29, 2014

Baby Mathews

In case you've been under a rock lately or haven't seen any of our parents around town, WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!!! We had planned to wait until May buuuuuuuuuuut if you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans, right?


How we found out...


I called in to work on November 11th because I had spent the whole night calling dinosaurs in the toilet.... I NEVER call in to work & I NEVER throw up. I blamed it on the pancakes I had for breakfast at work the day before. Of course my phone was continuously going off with texts from the girls at work asking if I was pregnant. Heck no, I'm not pregnant!!!! We're waiting until May, remember? There were already 3 girls at work who were pregnant...Kelsey, Bridget & Holland (read Holland's story HERE) & there were bets on who would be next. NEWSFLASH: DO NOT DRINK THE WATER IN THE MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT! Even the doctors joke about that newsflash. Anyways, I got a little nervous & took a pregnancy test....negative. Holland quickly reminded me that the first one she took was negative, too, and it just might be too soon to detect. Hunter's sister, Amanda, also said the same thing. I decided that I'd take one Thanksgiving morning before work....that would be something to be thankful for, right? I got up Thursday morning, November 27th & turned the shower water on. While I was waiting for the water to get warm, I took the test. The first line turned pink & I thought to myself, 'I don't think that line was that close to the middle of the little window last time.' Then the second line very clearly turned pink. I said, "Oh my God. HUNTER!!!!! Come here!!!!!!!!" Hunter, being the grumpy pants that he is in the mornings, said "Ugh! Tara! What?????" He later told me he thought I was waking him up because my hair had clogged the shower drain....again. I was standing by the sink, crying....excited, shocked, nervous, but mostly scared to absolute death. He stomped in & I said, "I'm pregnant..." he looked like he had seen a ghost & said "Oh God...yay, pretty!!!...congratulations!" CONGRATULATIONS??? As if it's not his child, too?? He saw me crying & figured he better say something positive & I guess 'congratulations' was the first thing that came to mind!! That makes me laugh so hard now!! Obviously I didn't have time to wash my hair at this point & I kept catching myself staring into space while I was trying to put my makeup on. Finding out before work was not a good idea. I couldn't focus on ANYTHING that day...and that's scary in my line of work!!

The cat is out of the bag...


Hunter wanted me to wait until Christmas to tell our parents....a whole month....YEAH RIGHT. Thanksgiving night, we drove to Maplesville & told my Mama & Randy. We told Daddy & Melanie on Saturday and we told Hunter's parents on Sunday. We told Mama by writing 'Baby Mathews August 2015' on a piece of paper in a bowl...she thought we were drawing names for Christmas. She let out a scary scream when she read it! We wrapped up tiny shoes & gave them to Daddy. For Hunter's parents, we wrapped up a tiny baseball glove. Hunter's daddy always coached Hunter in little league ball. They were all tickled to death! Daddy called me 4 times that next Monday to talk about baby names! Our doctor appointment wasn't until December 16th & we didn't want to tell everyone until we got an OK from Dr. Lawhon so we only told close friends & family.

Days go by...


On December 3rd, we had a little scare so I went back to the doctor & they figured out that my progesterone levels were really low. Thirteen, to be exact. They put me on oral progesterone 200mg twice a day & I'll continue taking that until I'm 12 weeks. On the 11th, I went back for my progesterone redraw levels & everything was perfect! On December 16th, we went to our first OB appointment. Hunter looked extremely uncomfortable  a bit scared sitting in the waiting room & probably couldn't have gotten out of there soon enough! Before we saw Dr. Lawhon, they did an ultrasound & we got to see our sweet baby for the first time! Our Due date is August 2, 2015! We also introduced Baby Mathews to social media! 


Today, December 29th, we got to see our baby for the second time AND we got to hear his/her tiny little heart beating! A whopping 172 beats per minute! He/she has grown so much in 2 short weeks!


Baby Mathews got his/her first present from Hunter's parents for Christmas. A gorgeous white knitted blanket & a little lamb. My Mama got him/her a bible for Christmas. Piper, Saige's best dog friend, got him/her a box of goodies!!


Everything is good! I haven't had much morning sickness, thankfully. However, I could sleep all day, every day. On more than one occasion, I have come home from work & gone to bed without even eating dinner. I STAY tired! If I get still, I'm down for the count. As a matter of fact, it's a pure miracle that it's 9:16 & I'm still awake! I crave orange juice....like a gallon or two a week! I can't get enough of fruit, especially tangerines! Lately I've been wanting McDonald's fries but I'm trying to get rid of that craving. I get up at least once during the night to use the bathroom & that is annoying! Hunter & I both have been reading, not that any book could prepare us for the roller coaster we are about to jump on! 


My book

Hunter's book

We go back to the doctor January 19th. By then I'll be 12 weeks! Time is already flying by! I've been meaning to do the chalkboard timeline week by week so maybe by 12 weeks, I'll have a board & chalk & can start! We will see you in 3 weeks! Happy New Year!