When May of 2006 rolled around Walter had taken me to a Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons game in Detroit. Before we went to the game he had taken me to Bravo, once again, and I ordered lasagna. If you have never eaten there before the lasagna was one of the best meals on the menu. I scarfed down the whole thing and became a little sick right before we were ready to leave. We got in the car and I had told Walter that I was not feeling well. I leaned me seat back and in a matter of a minute I was out cold, sleeping.
I woke up and to my surprise I had slept the whole way to the game plus I was feeling better and ended up having a great time at the game. We actually sat next to a representative for Michigan University. He mentioned to us who he was and said if we ever needed tickets to a game to email him. We ended up exchanging email address and later ended up getting 4 tickets to the Ohio State vs. Michigan football game that season. (Had to throw that in there because we ended up getting those tickets for face value, $50).
On the way home Walter made a joke about me being pregnant and I just laughed and blew it off. When we got home that night I started feeling bad again and began to think to myself that I may be pregnant. I wanted to know if what I was feeling was morning sickness or just feeling bad so I went to the store and bought a pregnancy test. I took it as soon as I got home and when I looked down at the test it showed I was pregnant. My heart dropped to my feet and I was filled with so many emotions. I was excited, nervous, happy, and all of that turned to fear. Was I going to feel this way the whole pregnancy or would it go away? I immediately called Walter to tell him but he didn't answer so I called my twin, the next best person to tell. She was so excited when I shared the news with her. She just could not believe that I was pregnant so soon. I later texted Walter to tell him that I was pregnant and I got an ear full when he got home. He was asking me why did I text him the news, why did I tell my sister before him, and why did I not wait until he got home to take the test. All those were good questions but I just could not wait to find out and tell the news to my sister.
I had always heard newly-wed couples say that it took them quite a while to get pregnant once they started trying. I never thought it would catch me off guard like it did.
Once the news had settled in I began to do so much research on the internet on finding a doctor, my due date, and what the developing baby looked like during the early stages of pregnancy. I also began to spread the news to more family that I was pregnant and Walters mother was so excited to hear we were going to have a baby.
I figured out a few days later that I was already close to ten weeks pregnant. My due date was January 18,2007 and that was also my father's birthday. I decided to go to the doctor that my twin had gone to when she was pregnant with Raelynn, her first daughter. I found out that he was a busy man and when I would go to my appointments they receptionist would tell me that he was in a delivery and would not be back for a few hours. I eventually got fed up with that and decided to switch doctors when I was 21 weeks pregnant. The new doctors were great. I loved the office, the doctors, and the caring atmosphere they provided each time I went to my appointments. They made me feel excited about my pregnancy and had great bed-side manners.
At 22 weeks pregnant I had my first ultrasound. We were going to find out that day what we were having. Girl or Boy. Walter met me there along with my twin sister. Walter's mother had been having dreams that we were having a boy. In one particular dream she had actually seen a little boy running around playing at the park and knew it could only be her grandson. Walter told me that if his mother had dreamt it, it was likely to be a vision of the future. We all were totally sold on the dream and were convinced it was going to be a boy, sure enough it was.
Migraines
Along with being pregnant came migraines for me. I had never had a migraine before until I was pregnant with my son. I would lay on the couch and hold my head. I had to close all the blinds, turn off the TV and wait for it to go away. I did not want to take any thing because pregnant women are advised to stay away from medicines unless prescribed by your doctor. The pain got so bad that I eventually started taking Tylenol and it would only ease the pain. I went through these migraines for about 8 weeks and by 24 weeks they had vanished. They never returned.
The rest of my pregnancy was great. I gained more weight than I would have liked but I always knew that with the knowledge I had from personal training I could lose the weight and get back into shape with no problems.
Agreeing on a name
Walter and I had a decision to make that every parent has to make and that is finding a name you both agree on.Walter has taken on his fathers name and we had talked about naming our son after him, as well. We really did not think that the name would fit our son and we said that the name, Walter, is a strong adult name and not used very much today. We had discussed many names for a boy but kept disagreeing. He liked this and I like that.
One afternoon Walter called me from work and said he had thought of a name. He told me he looked it up on the internet to find the meaning of the name and really liked it. I asked him to just tell me the name and he said do you like Kael? I loved it. He said we would spell it with a K instead of a C. Kael meant mighty warrior. We finally agreed on a name and we chose James as his middle name. James was Walters middle name and his father's middle name. I loved it!!
I woke up and to my surprise I had slept the whole way to the game plus I was feeling better and ended up having a great time at the game. We actually sat next to a representative for Michigan University. He mentioned to us who he was and said if we ever needed tickets to a game to email him. We ended up exchanging email address and later ended up getting 4 tickets to the Ohio State vs. Michigan football game that season. (Had to throw that in there because we ended up getting those tickets for face value, $50).
On the way home Walter made a joke about me being pregnant and I just laughed and blew it off. When we got home that night I started feeling bad again and began to think to myself that I may be pregnant. I wanted to know if what I was feeling was morning sickness or just feeling bad so I went to the store and bought a pregnancy test. I took it as soon as I got home and when I looked down at the test it showed I was pregnant. My heart dropped to my feet and I was filled with so many emotions. I was excited, nervous, happy, and all of that turned to fear. Was I going to feel this way the whole pregnancy or would it go away? I immediately called Walter to tell him but he didn't answer so I called my twin, the next best person to tell. She was so excited when I shared the news with her. She just could not believe that I was pregnant so soon. I later texted Walter to tell him that I was pregnant and I got an ear full when he got home. He was asking me why did I text him the news, why did I tell my sister before him, and why did I not wait until he got home to take the test. All those were good questions but I just could not wait to find out and tell the news to my sister.
I had always heard newly-wed couples say that it took them quite a while to get pregnant once they started trying. I never thought it would catch me off guard like it did.
Once the news had settled in I began to do so much research on the internet on finding a doctor, my due date, and what the developing baby looked like during the early stages of pregnancy. I also began to spread the news to more family that I was pregnant and Walters mother was so excited to hear we were going to have a baby.
I figured out a few days later that I was already close to ten weeks pregnant. My due date was January 18,2007 and that was also my father's birthday. I decided to go to the doctor that my twin had gone to when she was pregnant with Raelynn, her first daughter. I found out that he was a busy man and when I would go to my appointments they receptionist would tell me that he was in a delivery and would not be back for a few hours. I eventually got fed up with that and decided to switch doctors when I was 21 weeks pregnant. The new doctors were great. I loved the office, the doctors, and the caring atmosphere they provided each time I went to my appointments. They made me feel excited about my pregnancy and had great bed-side manners.
At 22 weeks pregnant I had my first ultrasound. We were going to find out that day what we were having. Girl or Boy. Walter met me there along with my twin sister. Walter's mother had been having dreams that we were having a boy. In one particular dream she had actually seen a little boy running around playing at the park and knew it could only be her grandson. Walter told me that if his mother had dreamt it, it was likely to be a vision of the future. We all were totally sold on the dream and were convinced it was going to be a boy, sure enough it was.
Migraines
Along with being pregnant came migraines for me. I had never had a migraine before until I was pregnant with my son. I would lay on the couch and hold my head. I had to close all the blinds, turn off the TV and wait for it to go away. I did not want to take any thing because pregnant women are advised to stay away from medicines unless prescribed by your doctor. The pain got so bad that I eventually started taking Tylenol and it would only ease the pain. I went through these migraines for about 8 weeks and by 24 weeks they had vanished. They never returned.
The rest of my pregnancy was great. I gained more weight than I would have liked but I always knew that with the knowledge I had from personal training I could lose the weight and get back into shape with no problems.
Agreeing on a name
Walter and I had a decision to make that every parent has to make and that is finding a name you both agree on.Walter has taken on his fathers name and we had talked about naming our son after him, as well. We really did not think that the name would fit our son and we said that the name, Walter, is a strong adult name and not used very much today. We had discussed many names for a boy but kept disagreeing. He liked this and I like that.
One afternoon Walter called me from work and said he had thought of a name. He told me he looked it up on the internet to find the meaning of the name and really liked it. I asked him to just tell me the name and he said do you like Kael? I loved it. He said we would spell it with a K instead of a C. Kael meant mighty warrior. We finally agreed on a name and we chose James as his middle name. James was Walters middle name and his father's middle name. I loved it!!
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