The Daily Hailey

Brady, Dekker, and I are completely thrilled to tell everyone our good news. We are expecting a baby!! I could post for hours today, but I won’t. I feel as though the last 11 weeks (thats how far along I am, if you’re interested) will take several posts to catch up on. Today will be short and informative, I hope.

First off, I apologize for the last couple of months. Just try blogging everyday with a HUGE secret you can’t talk about!! The posts have been boring and pessimistic. When I was pregnant with Dekker, my symptom was my belly. Seriously, I was invincible otherwise. This time around, I have been horribly nauseous, dizzy, headachey, fatigued, sore, crampy, itchy, and unfortunately, my anxiety from last year has translated into my pregnancy. I’ve struggled pretty hard to keep my head up, but God is good! We are so relieved to be able to share our news with friends and our church, knowing there is power when there is prayer in numbers!

For specifics, for those who want to know, I am 11 weeks and 1 day pregnant. My weeks turn over on Saturdays. Baby is the size of a large plum 🙂 I am due on September 21st, exactly one month after Dekker turns 2. Although if I’m honest, I’m really rooting for an early delivery, considering the size of my last child. Everything looks perfect so far. My bloodwork was great except vitamin D, but seriously, who in Saskatchewan has perfect vitamin D levels in winter?! My physical went well, everything is normal. God even blessed us with getting to hear our childs heart beat. Apparently its quite unheard of to listen to baby’s heart beat before 11 or 12 weeks, but we got a solid 179 bpm at 10 weeks 5 days. I say again, God is so good!

That is all I have the energy for tonight. After finally satisfying my Pizza Hut craving tonight, I am sooo full and just want a bath, a diclectin (for help with sleep) and a long night. Good night all! Thank you for your love and support and excitement that I’m seeing all over Facebook. My family appreciates it so much!