By now you may have already heard (first hand or from family and friends) that Lesley and I are expecting our first child! We couldn’t be more thrilled and so far everything is proceeding great although it really depends who you ask; the one who gets to drink beer and coffee or the one with the morning sickness and soon-to-be expanding belly? We thought it would be fun to keep a diary of Lesley’s pregnancy including photos of the beautiful mother-to-be and ultrasounds of the little peanut so family and friends can keep track of the progress. To make things easy to follow, we will break-up the timeline into separate posts.
The photo below was taken August 22, 2008 B.C (before conception). It’s actually one of two follicles the Dr. found in one of Lesley’s ovaries. Anyone who knows us also knows we have been trying to have a baby for a while. On August 22nd, we made an appointment with a fertility clinic where we would be deciding whether to begin a cycle of treatments. Because of past experiences, we asked the Dr. if she could take an ultrasound of Lesley’s ovaries to “check things out.” Sure enough, the Dr. found two follicles and informed us the larger follicle of the two could potentially release an egg any day.
Fast forward two weeks to the time when we would have had to decide whether we would be visiting the fertility Dr. again. Lesley and I got up early on Saturday, September 6th to get ready for a weekend in Collingwood. I was making coffee when I heard Lesley coming down the stairs. If it weren’t for the fact she just got up early, I wouldn’t have thought anything of it; however, there she was in front of me with what looked like a pregnancy strip. Sure enough, there were two lines! It was an incredible moment and the greatest feeling ever. Below is a photo of the strips.
We planned on keeping it secret until my family was in town for Rosh Hashanna but like all secrets this big, they are impossible to keep. We managed to be up in Collingwood all weekend with Lesley’s dad without saying a word. When we returned on Sunday I asked Lesley to take another pregnancy test to confirm what we already knew. Of course, it was positive! Next, we convinced my parents to log on to Skype so we could show them the upgrades we made in the kitchen. After speaking to them for a bit, I held the strip up to the web cam. To this day we wished we recorded their reaction; it was so emotional. We then waited for Lesley’s dad to get home from Collingwood and drove over to her parent’s house to give them the news in person. They were both very excited for us and we couldn’t be happier to deliver the wonderful news.
