Starting the G Family

After well over a year, we were surprised to learn that Jake had knocked me up on our drive cross country back in August 2011. What a shock! Who knew, that the stress of a move and driving thousands of miles would result in something so wonderful?!

The same day we arrived at Fort Richardson, AK, August 25, 2011, we were surprised by this:

Wow! We were both initially a little hesitant to really believe that this was it but about three weeks later we saw this:

We heard a beautiful heartbeat and measured five days ahead. Little overachiever! The nurse agreed with my insistence that we keep the May 1, 2012 due date. Over the next couple of weeks we had two more ultrasounds to make sure this little peanut was growing correctly. Everything looked great and you can imagine how happy we both were and are!

Many weeks later, when I was 18 weeks pregnant, we saw this:

At that appointment we were also told the super exciting but not wholly unexpected news that we are expecting a little baby girl! I have to say, I was expecting it. Considering the MANY girls born on my side of the family, Jake didn't stand a chance with his wish for a boy!

Two and a half weeks after we found out that we're having a girl, Jake left for his deployment to Afghanistan. BabyG cooperated and made sure her daddy felt her kicking her momma real hard before he left.

I am now 24 weeks and 2 days pregnant and am enjoying my ever expanding belly. Jake gets daily belly pictures sent to his email and I'll post one here tomorrow. I just need to make sure to actually dress in more than sweats and a tshirt for a change!