a little bit about little bit

at the risk of sounding like a bad parent, i noticed that by this time in the pregnancy with mason, we'd posted multiple times. the new baby, affectionately termed "little bit" might feel a little bit left out when s/he reads the baby book years from now. the truth is, we're thrilled to be adding to our family, but i'd be lying if i said we weren't caught completely off-guard by the news!

in fact, little bit has dropped a few surprises on us already...

around my birthday (in may) is when i first thought "hmm... something seems weird here." i was absolutely exhausted, starving all the time, and had a couple of episodes of queasiness. the last time i bought a pregnancy test was january 2008 and thankfully they have a long shelf life! one lone stick remained tucked away in a bathroom cabinet for more than 3 years and was still a few months away from expiration. three minutes later, my suspicions were confirmed and brad and i both sat on the couch with our mouths wide open in shock. we were one week away from closing on the new house, beginning renovations, and moving. not exactly a stress-free time!

by my calculations, we discovered the pregnancy early, so i called the doctor to schedule the 8-week appointment. they were booked on week 8, but could see me the 9th week. close enough.

on june 14 we went in for the confirmation appointment and expected to see our little peanut and hear that awe-inspiring heartbeat. we might not have "planned" little bit, but we still had plenty of time to get ready for his/her arrival in early 2012.

the doctor came in and we began the ultrasound. "umm, we need to revisit this due date," she said.

"what do you mean?," i asked as i looked toward the image on the screen.

stop the press.

our little peanut wasn't a little peanut at all. little bit was quite developed and was a whole darn baby! complete with arms, legs, spine, brain matter and was even sucking a thumb. what the????

yes, little bit was full of surprises. not only were we having a baby, we were having one about a month and a half earlier than i thought!

i absolutely felt like the poster child for poor pre-natal care. little bit is lucky that mommy is straight-laced and boring. and i'd like to apologize for that glass of wine on may 6. and the diet coke on may 7. i'm pretty sure those were my only grievances.

the delivery is tentatively scheduled for dec. 6, but i'm sure little bit will let us know if that's the date s/he has in mind. clearly little bit's parents aren't calling any of the shots around here.