Our Family is Growing!!!

 So we have a little bit of exciting news...OUR FAMILY IS GROWING!!

Nathan and I took an at home pregnancy test a few weeks ago but sometimes you don't really even need the stick to let you know that 'cause your body does a pretty good job at that, haha!  We have our first doctors appointment on July 29th.  I'll be 9 1/2 weeks along!

 I woke up the morning and was excited and nervous to take the test.   Nathan kept telling me "you know your pregnant Lizz." Haha, he was right!  I've been really lucky so far because I haven't been very sick.  I've thrown up once on the 4th of July...almost in Ruth Knapp's van as she gave us a ride to the parade.  I had to hurry and quickly jump out of the car at the stop light.  I was embarrassed but at least I didn't hurl IN her car.  I finished that job on our walk to where the family was sitting...yuck!  I hate throwing up!  Other than that I have felt great.  A little nauseous sometimes but if I eat a little something it goes away.  

 Here's Mr. Future Dad on the phone with his parents.  He had told them that he needed to take and pass a calculus test in order to take the summer course.  His family was all going to Tahoe the next week.  If he didn't pass he couldn't take the class but we'd get to go to Tahoe...either way was an up for us. Nathan started out by telling them about this test he needed to take and then said "and Liz took her test this morning and did really well on it."  They didn't know I was suppose to take any test so they were curious about what test that was... "yea...her pregnancy test."  Mom squealed, Dad cried!  They're going to be Grandma and Grandpa now!!  My parents were ecstatic too!  Tears of joy on all sides as we celebrated the good news all together-it's all about family, isn't it?!

We went over to Becca and LeGrand's to celebrate Adelyn's 8th birthday and for her present we told her that she was going to have a new little cousin.  The shocked look on the kids faces was so fun and they all started squealing and jumping to give us hugs!  When we came home we found a basket of fruit and note on our side doorstep...

 The basket came with oranges, apples, peaches and bananas (all my favorite).  We couldn't, for the life of us, figure out who had dropped off this sweet treat...Who knew we were expecting?!  We have told hardly anyone...late the next day it dawned on me that it must be my sweet Grandma Larsen. And that's exactly who it was :)

We are so excited about being pregnant!!  Its exciting and scary, thrilling and nerve racking, you don't feel prepared but looking forward to the challenge, wondering if this is really happening and grateful that it will take 9 months for this little one to make its debut!

WE ARE GOING TO BE A MOM AND DAD!!!!!!!

HOORAY!!