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This post is so that I can remember what it was like and how we felt....

Well, we were going to wait to tell people but Eric was too excited so practically everyone knows now anyway. I sure hope we don't miscarry....
Yes, Eric and I are expecting our first baby the end of August this year. It was our New Years surprise. We decided in November that we weren't going to prevent anymore thinking it would take us 6 months to a year to get pregnant since we were pretty bad at preventing earlier in our marriage and we didn't get pregnant. Yeah. I stopped taking my pills about a week in (P.S. Apparently you are supposed to finish your pack first) and I messed up my cycle a bit so I wasn't really sure when I should take a test. I took one test December 17th and it was negative. So I waited and waited for my "monthly visit" and it didn't come. So we went and bought a double pack after our date the night of December 30th. We stopped at Eric's parents house to pick up a few things and he stayed to shovel the drive way for his mom since his dad was out of town. I had to go home and take the test though because I really had to go and I wanted to take it at home.
So I got home, and I rushed to the potty, while reading the directions (it's more complicated than you'd think). I put the cap on and set it on the counter in the bathroom to watch. (Lily knocked it on the floor and I freaked out because the directions say to keep is flat. She likes to knock everything on the floor...) It's supposed to take 1 minute to show two lines if you are pregnant. Yeah. It took like 20 seconds tops.
I was in the bathroom and I started to freak out. I was saying "oh boy. oh wow. oh jeez. oh boy boy oh boy." After feeling like I was going to hyperventilate I went and sat on the couch and waited for Eric. I didn't have to wait too long thankfully.
He came in and says "So??" I asked him to come sit next to me on the couch and he says "it's negative isn't it?" I showed it to him and he was very happy. He told me later that while he was really excited about the baby, he was also relieved that he "works."
I started to cry and freak out. All I could think of was that line in Juno. "That ain't no etch-a-sketch. This is one doodle that can't be undid." I guess I was just hit will how HUGE and life changing this is. Eric was good and he held me and told me it would be ok.
We went to Walmart the next day and wandered around in the baby section. I cried at every tiny thing. Literally.
We are both feeling much more excited about it and I'm not so scared. I have lots of support and Eric is being fantastic about everything.

We found out when I was 6 weeks and now we are 8 weeks. We have our first doctor's appointment tomorrow. They said I wouldn't see the doctor but they are going to take my blood and do lots of tests. I hope everything is ok.
Eric and I are praying for a healthy baby. We are reading the book "Pregnancy: Week by Week" so I'm not so scared about what is happening inside me. Currently, our baby is the size of a pinto bean. Next week it will be the size of a medium green olive. (I read ahead. :) ) I really can't wait till we find out what it is so I can buy tiny clothes and blankets. I hope it's blonde like it's Daddy.
I've already started to gain some weight (boo) but I'm thankful that I haven't been really sick.
We have come up with a boy and girl name we like but we reserve the right to change our minds and I don't want any negative comments about the names. It's not your baby okay? If it's a girl, she will be named after my mom's mom; Mabel Mae (Probably just called Mae or Baby Mae). A funny woman with a lot of faith who enjoyed serving and music. I feel a special attachment to her even though she died when I was 4.
If it's a boy, he'll be named Alexander Clay. Alexander Keele was Eric's Great Great Great (I think?) Grandfather. There is a memorial in Payson that tells how he defended a well against Indians and ended up being killed. (I will get the story straight and try that again). Clay is Eric's father's middle name. Eric doesn't really like Alex as much so for short we will probably call him Xander (pronounced Zander).

We are excited to find out if it's Xander or Mae but we won't know for a while. In the mean time, I'm trying to excersize and eat well. Thank you to those who have been excited for me. Your support means a lot to us.