Special Delivery from Karen and Paul :)

I thought I had already posted this picture of the pretty flowers Karen and Paul sent to us the day after finding out they will be having a grandchild! It was such a sweet surprise and it came on a day where I needed an extra pick-me-up :)

I am lucky to have such wonderful in-laws (well, you Karen).

Of course, now I can't find the picture of the flowers :( Oh well. I do remember something sticking out of them saying, "You are a star!". I guess it takes a star to sit and watch Jeff slowly turn into the one and only, Paul Pitts.

11 Weeks

Well, I have made it 11 weeks! Only 29 more left to go. . . . . and I am still feeling great. Just this past week I have been getting a bit nauseous at night. Luckily, it doesn't last too long and I am able to sleep :) I have been sleeping extremely sound this week, making it hard for me to wake up before 10! I figured I better enjoy it for another week or so before I have no choice but to wake up at 6!!

Just today I finished making my friend Cass something for her baby's room (she is due in October) :) It only made me even more anxious and excited to find out what our little baby is going to be, so I can begin planning our room! I am going to have so much fun with it. It's going to be a long next couple of months........

One night last week Jeff and I stayed up in bed til 2am brainstorming names for our little girl or boy. Every name we came up with, Jeff would have to use it in a sentence to see how it sounded. He used this sentence quite a bit- "Elizabeth Dawn!! Get in here right now!" I guess he is expecting our little child to be a little sneaky devil. . . . . and if he/she is anything like I was when I was younger, we are in trouble.

How far along? 11 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +2
Maternity clothes? Not yet!
Sleep: I have been sleeping extremely hard this past week; having vivid dreams
Best moment this week: having nothing to do :)
Movement: Not yet!
Food cravings: None; I have no appetite- nothing sounds good (but don't worry, I still eat! I love food too much to miss meals)
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? Still an innie
What I miss: Sleeping through the night without having to get up and pee! And it will only get worse........
What I am looking forward to: Telling Jeff's grandma this weekend, seeing mom next week and our appointment next Friday!
How big is our baby? Right now our baby is just over 1.5 inches long and is about the size of a fig!

Dad's Visit

We have been busy the past few weeks with lots of fun guests!! Ashley came for a day (her visit was cut short because her sister decided to have her baby early!) and then Cassie and Kevin came down for a weekend full of 'dance parties' and soccer games. Dad left today after visiting for a week. We took a day trip to Charleston yesterday to sightsee and Dad proudly wore his shirt that Tasha made for him :) I think he is pretty excited to have a 'real' grandchild instead of another grand-dog (he already has 6 of those)!

From Auntie Tab

Look at these adorable shoes Auntie Tab has already bought our little baby. Boy or girl, this baby is ready to go watch daddy play soccer!

"Look At That Fat Baby!"

Our first official doctor appointment was Wednesday, July 7th and it was confirmed that I was 7 weeks, 6 days pregnant. Therefore, I am just over 8 weeks pregnant and due February 17th (one day after my dad's birthday). The first thing the lady said during our ultrasound was, "Look at that fat baby!", which made me think about my poor mother. She, somehow, had the fattest babies ever. I was the smallest one and I weighed 8 pounds and 9 ounces (I think). Most people would not consider that to be small, but when your other two babies were 9 pounds and some ounces and the other was a 10 pounder, 8 pounds seems rather small. :) Our baby's heartbeat was 183 beats/minute and it's leg and arm buds were there. It was such a great feeling seeing the baby pop up on the screen and hearing the doctor say everything looked great :)

On another good note I am actually feeling pretty good. Luckily I haven't experienced any morning sickness (fingers crossed it stays like that!). The only symptoms I have been experiencing are tiredness and having to go to the bathroom a little bit more. So things are going really well so far :)

Check our some of our baby's first pictures. Look closely at the one with the yolk sac (or soccer ball as some may see it) and there is a dark area which seems to be a Pitts nose in the making............oh boy!

The news...

So I'm at school (and about to pull my hair out) when I get a text message from my wife that cheers me up. She says something about a "mega-cool surprise" so naturally with the World Cup so close I think it is US Soccer related. If not soccer, I can always fall back on the latest and greatest punk rock record collection getting bigger. Either way, it sounds like going home that afternoon would definitely be better than staying at school with a bunch of wild 6 year olds. When I finally get home Liz takes me to the kitchen to show me the "mega-cool surprise" and I couldn't believe my eyes. She points to a new trash can. Yes - a new trash can. It's tough to hide my disappointment and I think I said something along the lines of "Seriously?!!?? Why the #*@!* would I care about a new trash can?!?!?!" If you know my wife then you know her sense of humor so she laughs and said to follow her. We walk to the bathroom which leads me to believe A) We just got a US Soccer shower curtain B) We just got a Ramones bath mat C) I have no idea what we just got and no idea why it's in the bathroom.

It's hard to describe the feeling I had next when she pulls out two pregnancy tests. I was waiting for the punch line to come and it never did. My "Pitts" side of my brain was in full effect and I couldn't believe it and I was slow to put all the pieces together but slowly my "Storey" side started taking over and I realized I was going to be a dad. As much as you try to prepare yourself for that there is nothing like hearing it for the first time. I could tell Liz wasn't joking because I've never seen her smile like that (even though she is smiling 94% of the time). It has been torture for me not being able to tell everybody I see but it looks like we finally can. This will be the greatest adventure either of us has ever had and I can't wait. Boom!

We are pregnant!

After taking three pregnancy test (June 7th), and all of them coming back positive, I decided it wasn't a fluke- I was pregnant! Jeff had just left for school and it was my first official day out of school. I took the test and I saw the two faint red lines. Of course, that wasn't good enough for me. I decided to take a digital one as well. Needless to say, that one had a big fat YES on it! I didn't know whether to go to Jeff's school and tell him or just wait. So I simply wrote him a text saying, "I can't wait for you to get home! I have a mega-cool surprise for you!" I wanted him to think I had gotten him a new record, US soccer gear or something. And it worked. He was totally surprised and happy :)