Ten years ago....

Ten years ago I was getting ready for a date.  I wore my favorite jeans, black boots, and a gold sparkly turtleneck sweater.  I was off to an Italian restaurant in OKC and the Blazer's Hockey game.  Who was the lucky fella?  Guy, of course :).

We have had many, many dates since then.  My favorite evenings, though, are the ones spent at home.  Guy will inevitably do something to make me laugh and we never seem to stop once that starts.  I am one lucky gal!

Tonight we are headed to the Grotto, an Italian restaurant (I think?) in Highland Village.  I can't wait to celebrate! 

First Doctor Appointment

We went to the first doctor's appointment this week (October 19th)!  I took a 1/2 day off of work so that Guy and I could have a fun day of lunch, nap, and the appointment.  Our first stop was into the Sonographer's room and it was so fun to see the differences in how baby Mayo had grown.  Everything looked perfect and we heard a very strong (and fast) heartbeat.  According to the Sonographer, I was seven weeks and 2 days - so that pushed our due date to June 5th. 

Our next stop was to visit and have a check-up with the Nurse Practioner.  Everyone in the office was SO nice and knowledgable.  I was also able to get a prescription for nausea medication, which is a MIRACLE DRUG.  I have only taken it a couple of times when I have felt beyond terrible, and it helped out so much.

The last stop was for blood work, which is never pleasant.  I always envision that it's going to be so much worse than it really is.

Our next appointment is November 22nd.  We will have an ultrasound which will help determine if there are any chrommosomal abnormalities (down syndrome) or heart defects.  At my age, the sonographer said this is very rare.  She also said that she will be able to make a pretty good guess as to the sex of the baby!  I am SO excited and hopeful that she will be able to give us a good idea.  The shopper in me really needs to know if I am looking for blue or pink....ha!

Great Weekend

Last weekend was the big weekend that we had both been waiting for..... we finally got to tell our families that I was pregnant!  We had been talking, and talking, AND talking about how we should tell them - exactly how and what to say.  We were both going crazy with anticipation!

We got in town Friday night.  Gary and Guyla were volunteering at the rowing regatta downtown and didn't get home until late.  I tried really hard to stay up late, but I only lasted until 8:30 before it was bedtime! 

We woke up bright and early to head to Bricktown for the Race for the Cure.  We met up with Steph and told her that we should take a sister pic before our first race together.  Just before Guy snapped the picture I said, "On the count of three say Missy's Pregnant!"  SO MUCH FUN!  Steph had the best reaction - a combination of laughing, crying, and shock.  She will be an awesome Auntie! 

We did a combo walk/run and had a good time being downtown and participating in the race.  The people watching is always good at a race.  Afterwards, we went to the regatta and watched Gary and Guyla in action. 

That evening we had dinner plans with Gary, Guyla, Alex, and Jessica to celebrate Gary's birthday.  Right before dinner we asked Gary and Guyla to take a picture with us.  We made Guyla cry with the news!  At first she thought we were joking - I might be suspicious if Guy was my son too.  Ha!  He's always pulling tricks.  Dinner was really delicious.  We went to Stella's downtown and had a really nice evening.  Alex and Jessica are getting married in April, so we had lots to celebrate.

The next morning we met Cori for breakfast.  She is closing in on the final weeks of her pregnancy and looks amazing.  I hope I can look that good!  When we told Cori, she suggested a quick ultrasound scan.  I was so nervous, since I hadn't even gone to my first doctor's appointment yet!  It was amazing  - everything looked great and Baby Mayo was measuring 6 weeks 3 days (as of Sunday the 10th).  We even faintly heard the heartbeat.  It was such a relief that everything looked healthy!

Later that evening we were finally able to tell my family.  When I said "On the count of three say Missy's Pregnant" it was DEAD SILENT!  Ha!  I had to tell them that I was serious.  We definitely caught them off guard.  We then went to one of Guy and I's favorite restaurants, Charleston's, to celebrate my dad's birthday.  We were also able to tell Nanny and my parents' close friends George and Lynn.

It was a wonderful weekend!  We loved being able to share our good news with so many people.

Wonderful news

On Wednesday, September 22nd we found out some wonderful news...... I am pregnant! The tests (yes, I took 2) showed such a faint 2nd line that I took a digital test the next day. Yep, it was confirmed! A few days later we stopped by to see our friends Kevin, Emily, and their adorable daughter Teagan. They are also expecting (which is soooooo fun), so Emily was talking about pregnancy cravings. I casually mentioned that I was having them too - their faces were priceless! It took a bit for it to sink in, and then Emily started going crazy with excitement. She was running around cheering for us. So funny! We are lucky to have such supportive and caring friends. AND, Emily and I are super excited to be prego together. Afterwards we went to Pei Wei for lunch to help satisfy my current cravings for Vietnamese Chicken Salad Rolls. Guy was a trooper - we had eaten there for dinner the night before. So, including leftovers, that is a total of 4 straight meals of Pei Wei.

I'm actually thinking about Chicken Salad Rolls right now. Mmmm...Mmmmm!

Our exciting news is still sinking in. We have moments where we just look at each other and smile - knowing that we are both thinking the same thing. WOW. Our lives are really going to change - for the better.