We went away on our "first" family vacation. We went to the Outer Banks, a place called Corolla, NC. We rented a beach house with some friends and had a blast. Benjamin was especially excited about the sand, beach and pool. He learned how to swim (with floaties) and had an absolute ball jumping into the pool with his floaties on.
This house was on the beach and you had to drive on the beach to get there. It took some getting used to - vehicles driving on the beach between you and the water...or even driving behind you. It wasn't exactly "relaxing" since I had to be constantly on the lookout for where Benjamin was at any given moment.
Toward the end of the vacation, we got some startling, but very welcome news. The blue plus sign on the home pregnancy test (2 weeks of PMS symptoms will make anyone want to pee on the stick!). Of course, I still had a week to go before getting home and being able to have the blood work done to confirm. But after getting home, and having the blood test done, it was still positive. WOOT!
Today, we had our first ultrasound and proof positive, without a doubt, there is a baby in there. .41 cm long with the tiniest heart frantically beating away. Benjamin is going to be a big brother! I am approx. 6 weeks and 2 days along with a due date of February 2, 2009.
