1st Trimester

Some days pregnancy FLIES by and others are an ETERNITY! But, the first trimester certainly went quickly--probably because we kept our news in for so long! Here's our Chalkboard Tracker Collage for the 1st Trimester:

And of course, I wanted to keep track of my bump--I decided to do every other week, and we didn't start until 10 weeks. Here's my [short and sweet] 1st Trimester Bump Watch Collage:

Announcing our news

We've waited so long for this moment and it is so surreal that we finally got to announce and experience the joy of saying "We're having a baby!" I'm so overwhelmed with thankfulness, just even in writing and remembering the fun of announcing our news.

I wanted to make it special for each group of people we told, and of course, I couldn't be satisfied with doing the same thing for everyone!

Those we could we told in person [surprising with balloons, ultrasound pics, and gifts!], others in phone calls [screaming with excitement]. 

For our extended family we sent this out in an email:

And for my students and co-workers, I created and did this Reading Strategies Review (I mean, I AM a reading teacher, after all!)

We were overwhelmed with love and support and other's joy for us. God is so good, and we are loved by so many!