Growing Family

So with our family growing, Sam and I finally sat down to make a family blog. So here goes.

Sam and I were happily married in the Seattle Temple on March 21, 2008 for time and all eternity. While we had a rough first two years of uncertainty, fear, doubt, and a few good times, we can happily say that we are glad to have gone through all of that to get to this point in our life together where we get to be parents.

Sam graduated from Western Washington University on March 20, 2010, and our 11 toed niece was born on the 21st, our second anniversary.

On April 8th of this year, yes my 21st birthday, we found out we were expecting. I cried for probably 3 hours after first finding out. Sam's first words were, "Holy crap. Are you okay?" And in all honesty, I wasn't. It was such a shock to my system. I texted my oldest sister Michelle because she was the only one, I felt, that I could really talk to about this. The first thing she told me was "This is a good thing. I promise." She really helped me feel much better, and then going to Total Confidence Martial Arts (TCMA) for the Lean and Fit class was the best thing for me to do. However when I got back home that night I was still in shock and I, in my sane wisdom decided that the next day to double check the results with another at-home test. Again it was positive. So away to Planned Parenthood we go to get the official documentation so that I can get insurance for my prenatal care.

The next day Sam and I had decided already to go celebrate my birthday at the Mountlake Terrace Cinebarre. Mmmmmmm fried pickles. SO delicious. Anyways, on our way down, we stopped by the Perez's and Jim and Jony were both home. I showed them the official documentation. They're both really excited for us. And it was really nice to have support from them. I think Jim's just excited about having a grandkid so close.

It took the rest of that weekend for Sam and I to really get a grip on this whole thing. And by Sunday, Sam was ready to explode. He texted, "Holy Crap! I made a baby!" to just about every contact. And everyone was very supportive and extremely excited about everything. My family was surprisingly supportive, which was a relief. Sam's brother, Brendan, and sister, Amy, are also very excited about being a first time uncle and aunt. Mary, Sam's mother also seems very excited. I can't quite get a read on his dad Kim, though. He's a pretty hard guy to read anyways. I'm sure he'll be excited when the kid finally shows up anyways.

The biggest surprise from telling everyone came from my mother when I told her. Now for anyone who knows my mom, she's not exactly all there. And like most people that way, refuses to believe there is a problem. I tried my hardest to help my mom help herself, and tried convincing her that it was in her best interest for herself and her family. And after talking to her about needing space between her and my family, mom decided to walk out of my life for good. She doesn't even want the painting she paid me $240 for. I don't think I cried so hard so fast before. But honestly, I should be used to it. And as my darling friend Chelsea puts it, "You're a strong person, and your mom needs you far more that you need her, and she's going to realize that someday."

We had our first doctor visit on the 13th of May. The baby was kickboxing in the womb! How awesome is that! So far I'm healthy and so is the baby. Today we had our dating ultrasound. The baby was again being hysterical. They were using the placenta as a pillow and the umbilical cord as a punching bag. Then they tried to get to sleep, and turned away from us waving his arm as if to say, "I'm tried to sleep, stop making sound waves at me." Either that or "Okay, I gave you a show no scram." Already has a sense of humor about the whole thing. But really they have been treating me really well. After switching from the prenatal vitamins to the Flinstone's I've been feeling pretty good. Today was the first day that I really felt like spewing everywhere. The heartburn has been a small annoyance, but a nice glass of cold milk usually takes care of that.

Baby Hancock is officially due December 8th, 2010. Sam is ridiculously giddy. He has a really hard time not whipping out the ultrasound pictures at every chance he gets.