More Updates...

I'm finally posting a picture of me with the prego belly. However, this was taken at about 19 weeks and I'm now 23 weeks so I'm a little bigger than the picture. We don't have the internet at our house so it is hard to update as frequently as I would like. I'm also putting the most recent profile picture of our beautiful baby girl. It is amazing to think that she is inside of me. Crazy!

I have been able to feel her moving around for a while now and it never gets old. This week we have been able to see my stomach move on the outside too. I love watching Joe's face when he sees it move. He gets the biggest grin on his face. She already has him wrapped around her little finger! We only have about 16 weeks left. Time Flies!!! We don't really have anything we need for her yet besides a few outfits my sister has bought (she'll be one spoiled little girl thanks to Jenna!) and some onesies we bought. If anyone knows any places to get a good deal on car seats and strollers, or any other baby stuff let us know! We are so excited for May!!! Can't wait to see our cute little baby girl!

Baby Girl Update

We went to the Ultrasound appointment on the 12th and got to see our beautiful baby girl. She has very long legs and some pretty big lips. Every time we see her we are reminded of what a miracle this whole process is. The technology that we have to see that little thing that is always kicking me and moving around is just amazing! The ultrasound went great until we got a phone call from our doctor and got some not too great news. The doctor informed us that her right kidney is larger than it should be and that he was sending us to a specialist in St. George. We went down to the specialist and we find out that our baby girl has what they call Ureterovesical Junction Obstruction. Basically, this is where the tube from her kidney to her bladder is blocked and everything that should be leaving her right kidney is just staying in it causing it to get bigger and bigger. There isn't anything we can do for her until she is born. The doctor said with as early as we are, she will probably lose her right kidney leaving her with one working kidney the rest of her life. Surgery after she is born is a big possibility. This means, we probably won't be delivering in Cedar City. We will have to go down to St. George where they have the right facilities to help our baby girl. Her left kidney is working great and we are just praying that it continues to work so we can keep her in the womb as long as we can. We weren't going to blog about this but decided we'd rather everyone read exactly what is going on than have it be passed through grapevines. Please keep her in your prayers. We love you all and miss you!

How we told...

We told the Fait family in this cute way. It took everyone a while to see that Joe had Boy? on his shirt. Mine was a little more hidden. After they did notice, we let it drag on for like 2 minutes and then we showed them what was underneath. It was so fun. Everyone was huddled around and it was so exciting! Everyone thought it was a boy so they were all very surprised when it was a girl!!! (Lynds, thanks for the pics!)

We told my parents, Taylor, and Jenna in a not so fun way. They asked us if we knew and I cracked. I just couldn't stop smiling, I pretty much blew it. We didn't tell them right away. We made them watch the DVD of the ultrasound to find out. Jenna and my mom were especially excited that it was a girl. I'm pretty sure Taylor wanted a boy. But everyone is excited. Especially us! We can't wait to see her!

The Verdict is in....

It's a GIRL!!! We are going to have a baby girl in May. We are so excited. We are also quite shocked because we thought for sure it was a boy. We are so excited to welcome her into our little family. We would post pictures, but we didn't get any. The reason for that is, she is still sitting extremely low. The doctor couldn't really do any of the measurements he needed to because of how low she is. Everything is alright. The doctor said they just sit where they are comfortable and not to worry. However, my stomach is getting bigger and she isn't taking advantage of it. lol The good thing about her being so low is I can feel her a lot! It's kind of funny how that little nudge all of the time is so comforting to know she's there. We have another doctor's appointment scheduled for the 12th of January and hopefully we will get some answers and pictures at that ultrasound. Watch for more posts coming soon....

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We're Expecting!!!

Joe and I are so excited to tell everyone that we are 12 weeks pregnant! We expect Baby Fait to enter the world May 21st. It is such a special time to have a baby because we have lots of birthdays in May. My dad's birthday is May 21st so it would be really special to have his first grandchild born on his birthday. I'm feeling pretty good. I've been nauseous quite a bit, but luckily haven't been too sick. I'm pretty sure my nausea was caused by the extra progesterone hormone that the doctor had me taking. Fortunately, I'm done taking those horrible things! I'm definitely excited to be out of the first trimester in a few weeks! The pictures above were taken at ten weeks. At this appointment we got to hear the heartbeat again. It was such an amazing experience. If you notice the measurements of the baby, according to books, it is actually quite large for it's age. Just another sign it is definitely our child!

Fait Update!

Sorry it has been so long since I've posted anything! This semester has been absolutely nuts! I'm student teaching and working. Joe is going to school full-time and working full-time. We don't usually see each other til about 10 p.m. It has been so hard! But we are definitely seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I am wrapping up my first placement. I have been in a 2nd grade class and I have learned so much. Especially about myself as a teacher. It has been awesome! I will definitely miss the kids. They are great! So sweet. I have one more week in 2nd grade and then I go to 4th grade. I am so excited to 4th grade! It will be nice to teach kids that are more independent! I will finish the 4th grade placement the week before Thanksgiving and then I'm done! Yay! Joe has this semester, and then the spring semester and he is done. We will both walk in May! What the heck are we going to do??? It will be way weird not going to school! But it will be so nice to see more of each other! We hope everyone is doing well! We miss everyone and love you all lots!