39 weeks

In fall 2010 Daniel and I quit taking precautions, we knew God would plan the best timing for us to start a family. I won't lie, each month was like a little disappointment, but because we weren't specifically trying, I shouldn't have felt that way. One evening after work Daniel and I headed to Mishawaka to meet up with my mom and sister, along with the other girls from her wedding party. We went to David's Bridal to get our bridesmaid dresses. Christy said to Daniel and I that evening, that she had been counting on the calendar and if we got pregnant that night, we'd have a baby just before her wedding. Little did we know, at that time, we were about a week pregnant then. It was nearly four weeks later, after returning from a work conference, I realized there was a chance we might be pregnant, and I took a test. Knowing it was still very early in the pregnancy we scheduled an appointment and Daniel went with me. Confirmed. We would be parents, due June 1st, 2012. First things first, neither of us wanted to know the gender. We also agreed that we wanted to wait until Christmas, we'd be sixteen weeks then, to tell our family and friends. This would be well beyond the "safe time" and an awesome surprise to share around the holidays. Like clockwork, the morning sickness started. Why do they call it morning sickness when it can be any time of the day? My nausea was so bad, the doctor put me on medication they often give cancer patients during treatment. Feeling so sick and tired all the time, made it really hard to not tell coworkers and those who see me everyday, about our growing family. When it got closer to Christmas, Daniel and I discussed how we wanted to reveal to our family. Using our last name as a play on words we shared with our family that we were "Getting a New Carr" and gave every family member a plastic key from a child's toy key ring. As expected, everyone was very excited and we shared our ultrasound picture from Christmas Eve. The whole pregnancy was anything but enjoyable. Having had a rough history giving blood/receiving iv's the doctor visits, tests, and labor were difficult, but with Daniel and support from family and friends I made it through. May 27th we welcomed Cadence Elaine into our family. At this point in my life, I believe Cadence will be our only child unless we are able to adopt in the future. -Mama Maggie