A Little Window.

So we went to the doctor again this Friday for a Downs Syndrome test. It took a while to measure what they needed to measure on the back of Baby Leach's neck because apparently I had a contraction and the baby's head was "stuck" for the first part of the sonogram. We didn't mind though, once we found out the baby was okay, because we enjoyed watching him/her squirm around. We actually had to push on my belly to get the baby to come out of their little nest!

He/She sure did put on a show for us! We counted ten fingers, ten toes and two arms and two legs. I love getting sonograms because it is so neat to see how much the baby has grown in two short weeks! The one picture that's really blown up, you can see five fingers that the baby is hoding really close to his/her face. I feel like each sonogram is a little window into the baby's home and we get to peek in just for a little bit every few weeks. It was sad when this one was over because it will be several weeks before our next one!

You know what sounds good.....

So unbeknownst to me, pregnancy cravings are very real. I kind of thought pregnant women just used it as an excuse to get their husbands to wait on them hand and foot, and kind of to just eat whatever they want.... but NO! It is a very VERY real thing. Here's how I know...

On Saturday night, we went to a wedding shower for Joanna's sister out in Granbury. It was beautiful driving out there (other than the Baylor game on the radio) and the house we went to was on a cattle ranch!! It was just finished in May and it's just a different world to live like that. The shower in the master bathroom had like 20 shower heads, and guess who's idea it was to turn them on? Of COURSE Jeff wants to see what it looks like when all the shower heads are on. Luckily he didn't get soaking wet!

Anyways, back to my story. I hadn't been feeling very well that day, and for dinner they had catered BBQ Briscuit and Sausage. For some reason, I just knew that I couldn't eat that.... so I just stuck with the sourdough bread and lots of fruit. (Oh, and they had PICKLES!) So when we were leaving at 9:15, I was a little bit hungry, to say the least. So Jeff, being the kind-hearted husband he is, said "What sounds good?" Oh, husbands of prego wives... NEVER EVER ask that question. Jeff learned the hard way!!

So I started thinking to myself, "Self-What sounds good?"

"You know what sounds good, babe? A hot pretzel! With Cheese!"

"Becky- where are we going to get a hot pretzel?"

Silence.

So Jeff called all the sports bars and movie theaters we could think of by our house. No pretzels. Where to get a pretzel?

"Becky, I think we're going to have to find you something else. What ELSE sounds good?"

"Nothing else sounds good. That's pretty much the only thing I can even think about eating right now." I really had never been more serious about eating anything ever before!!!

So, as we were driving down I-30 towards Dallas, I see these bright lights off to the right that I could swear were from a "Main Event" building. So I begged Jeff to pull over and see if they had pretzels. It turned out that the "Main Event" was really a ghetto movie theater!!! Nonetheless, they definitely had pretzels. So Jeff went into the theater, without buying a movie ticket and bought me a pretzel and hot cheese. It tasted SO good. Too bad for me though, after three or four bites I got really sick. It did taste good though!! :)

I haven't had another desire for a pretzel since. I'll keep you posted though!

The Little Heartbeat

Today we went to Dr. Bristow's office to verify that the pregnancy was "viable". This is what we've been waiting for for FOUR long weeks! To see the heartbeat. Jeff and I walked into the little room and luckily they had a little chair in there just for Jeff. I thought he was about to faint when he saw the "Stirrups".

Without going into the gory details, a small black thing popped up on the screen. I was panicked because I initially thought that I was supposed to hear something or see something and I didn't. Then ever so suddenly, we see a very small blinking light on the screen. That was the heart beating!!! at 8 weeks pregnant, we can see the heartbeat, can you believe it? I was so overwhelmed at that point! I cannot believe that anyone can think that this is anything less than a miracle. We even saw a little bit of an arm and a little bit of a leg, (although I might not be able to point that out to you now!)

So it was a great day and a great visit! Everyone at the office was wonderful and so excited for our little heartbeat! Now it's off to find an obstetrician!!

Honey, I'm Pregnant.

I found out I was pregnant on a Saturday morning when I just "felt like" taking a test-telling myself it was "just for fun". Jeff was in a test at school all day long and my sister was about to pick me up to go down to Waco for the morning and help her move in. So, I sprinkled my magic on the little stick (which is the most wonderful experience, I might add) and not just one line, but TWO came up!! I was in shock! So, what did I do? I took anoher one. I drank a whole bottle of water in five minutes in order to get what I needed to take another test! Low and Behold- it was positive too! About that time, my sister pulls up! Of course I couldn't tell her before I told Jeff- so what was I going to do for six hours?!?!

We made it down to Waco and back without a word of me being pregnant! While we were down there at Spice though, I got a Baylor "Onesie" (new vocab for us) and had it wrapped up to surprise Jeff with. Now some of you may ask, "how did your sister not suspect something?" I had a brilliant plan- I told her it was for Hillary! I don't think she suspected a thing!!

When I got back from Waco, I immediately handed Jeff the box to open. He first thought it was a little dog shirt and was thinking "AWESOME!" and then he realized what it was. So naturally, he just threw it back in the box and said, "What are we going to use this for?" and he almost got up and walked away, when he looked at me and I had tears in my eyes!! Then you could see the A-Ha moment that he was having!!!

After a tender moment, we headed back out to the drug store to get the Digital pregnancy tests just to "verify" the two tests that had two lines. We wanted it to SAY that we were pregnant. While at Walgreen's, Jeff was definitely telling everyone (and everything) that he was going to be a dad! When we got to the checkout counter and it rang up as $32, Jeff looked at me, and said... "That's like six tests in there, right?" He knew nothing! Somebody out there is making a lot of money off of playing the emotions of women who think they're pregnant. They will pay anything to read the actual words "PREGNANT" or "NOT PREGNANT". I mean really. Can a test like that really cost that much to make???

So sure enough- those turned out positive too!!! As Dr. Bristow put it- If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck- it probably IS a duck! So there you have it!! We're going to be parents!!!!!

After taking a year off, we've decided to start blogging again....

Hope you enjoy your glimpse into the Leach Life.

-Jeff and Beck

Quote of the Day:

"If your faith hasn't changed you, it probably hasn't saved you." - James Macdonald

Random Fun...

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