The beginning of our story...

Well, I'm not quite sure how to start this or where to begin. Let me start of by telling you our story. Keith and I met in fourth grade shortly after he moved to Weimar. He loves to joke around and tell me that I broke his heart when I moved to Katy in 5th grade and he never heard from me again. Due to some sad and some incredibly awkward circumstances, we managed to remeet each other after nearly 14 years. We had spoken sporadically via the internet but never been able to actually hang out. Our first date we went to an Astros game and from then on I knew we were going to have an amazing relationship, bumpy, but amazing!

Keith and I found out Sunday that we were pregnant. I say "we" simply because this pregnancy is about the both of us. On Monday, we went to a clinic to get a "notification of pregnancy" so I could begin my prenatal care. Apparently it is rather difficult getting into a clinic let aone finding a doctor who is able to begin your care. Monday was very emotional for me as I was figuring out exactly how tough it was going to be to get in somewhere.

After we finished the test and went over the beginning steps with the pregnancy counselor, I found out that I was approximately 4 - 5 weeks along. Now the way I was feeling in the past month makes sense. The complete exhaustion I seem to experience at the end of the day is something I'm having to get used to, as well as the waking up three times a night. I've never been much of an early riser, which most of you probably know. In the past week, I've managed to wake up around 7:45 everyday for the past week. Hopefully I'm able to keep this up for a while. I feel more productive just toodling around every morning.

Now that we've told everyone the news, it seems like I'm able to relax a bit more and begin to thouroughly enjoy our blessing. I'm becoming more excited which I'm sure will continue to grow until we welcome our sweet child into this world. Keith appears to be equally excited, if not more. I know that he's going to make a great father and am so proud of him for how he has already taken on such an amazing amount of responsibility. I am looking forward to every day that this child grows until he/she is ready to meet us.

I want to make sure that I keep everyone updated on how things are going, and this seems to be the best way since we have family spread all over the country. Keep us in your prayers and feel free to check in here and leave comments or advice. They will always be greatly appreciated. Hopefully, I'll be able to get Keith to put some of his own input on here every once in a while! :)