The start....

So I finally decided to start some kind of blog....

the way my mind goes, and the way my mind forgets, i thought it'd be a great idea.

today.... Baby King hit the 11 weeks and 6 days mark.

1 more week and 1 day until the 2nd trimester begins.

we found out about our little bundle of joy on December 3rd, just a day before leaving town for our wedding.

Jason and I connected last fall, near an old pizza joint in Lakewood.

It had been a long week at work.... Monika (my best friend), Michelle (younger sister), and our friend Cesar all met up for dinner at The Yardhouse in Irvine.

Michelle, being her sleepy self, headed home after dinner, while Monika, Cesar and I decided our night was not yet ending.

I phoned an old friend, Dustin, in Lakewood, to see what he was up to and if he wanted to meet up with us that night.

So it was to the "old neck of the woods" we headed....

immediately walking into this place, i spotted Jason, standing over by some barstools by himself.

i grabbed Monika's arm and headed straight for the bathroom, heart pounding, butterflies in my stomach....

it had been years since i had seen him....

but i'd remembered him just the same!!!

i locked the bathroom door behind me and took one look in the mirror....

pulled out my make up bag to freshen up my makeup...

and adjusted my hair....

and fixed my jacket....

WHY?! tonight, of all nights, the one night i didn't care how i looked, and here he was....

there he was....

JASON KING....

holy smokes!!!!

we walked back out there, Monika and i, and played it cool....

talked to his friends who recognized me....

caught up with them for a bit, all the while my eyes peeled to jason.

he saw me staring.

i know he did.

i asked his friend, "is that jason? jason king?"

he said, "yep!"

i said. "oh my gosh! i was in love with him for FOUR years!!!!"

jason stared a whole lot, but never said a word.

his friend had told me they were headed elsewhere.

by this time, it was about 115 am.

i knew the night was coming to a close REAL quick.

i asked where they were headed, and told monika and cesar that's where we were headed too....

they left, and as we were getting ready to leave, in comes jason....

oh my gosh! oh my gosh!!

he came right up to me....

and said, "hi i'm jason," putting his hand out to shake mine.

I said, "yeah, i know exactly who you are. i had the hugest crush on you for about 4 years!"

he smiled and said, "can i call you sometime?"

we exchanged numbers that friday night....

he called at about 3 am to make sure we had all made it home safely.

we had.

he asked if he could call me the next day when i got off of work.

i told him i'd be off by 6, so he could call after that.

he said, "between 6 and 7."

the next night, 645 rolled around and my phone rang....

i didn't think he'd really call, but there he was.....

mr. king....

we talked and texted that night....

into sunday....

into monday....

and finally on monday he asks "can i come hang out with you tonight?"

i was completely thrown back....

taylor and i had plans to go grocery shopping and make dinner....

i told him our plans and told him he could join us if he'd like.

sure enough, over he came.....

i walked outside to meet him and he pulled me close.

"can i get some sugar?"

SERIOUSLY jason?! ha!

i was SO scared, and being that i don't just KISS people, i squeezed my lips together as tight as i could and gave him a "butthole" kiss. (that's what he calls it now) hahahaha!

we went grocery shopping, came home. hung out. had a great time, all of us together.

he was amazing!!!!

it was after 1 am and i had no idea when he had planned on leaving, but he looked comfortable on the couch.... not in any kind of hurry to leave.

i asked him when he had to be at work, when he asked if he could stay the night....

WOW!!!! WHAT NERVE!!!!

i told him he could, as long as he had zero expectations from me.... i was SO nervous to have him at my house, asking to stay over.

i was taken back a bit, and almost disgusted that he'd asked, but gave him the benefit of the doubt, being that he had to be at work in the next 2 hours....

we were lying there, talking, and laughing, with space between us, and he didn't cross over onto my side, not even once!!

i LOVED that!

we laughed until i cried.

i had to sit on the edge of the bed a couple times because the cramps were so painful....

i cuddled up next to him and fell asleep....

tuesday came and we texted all day....

he asked what our plans were for dinner..... ended up coming back.

he, tiki and i went to ruby's for dinner....

it was awesome.

such a good time with him....

he came back wednesday, thursday, friday....

he never left....

by october 14th, we had set our wedding date of september 26, 2009....

that was it for me....

100% confident, in my heart and no doubt in my mind, jason was it for me....

that september 26th date seemed so far away.... soon it became december 6th 2008 once we knew we didn't want a big wedding.....

we decided on vegas.

cheap, fun, immediate family only.

jason was ready to do it now.

so we did.

we set the plans and were headed to vegas....

at the end of october, we'd already decided we wanted children.

he was amazing with taylor and our parenting styles were perfect together.

i'm definitely the warden, and he's definitely the softy....

whatever, it works!!!!

he's fun. he's energetic. he builds the self esteem, and has patience unlike any other human being i've ever seen. he never takes his bad days out on taylor, and i knew.... i just knew.... he would be the man i would spend the rest of my days with.... HE would be the father of any babies of mine. =)

we began trying in november.... hoping to be pregnant by his birthday....

a day before we left for vegas, which was december 3rd, i wasn't feeling like myself.... i wasn't late to start, but should have been starting at any time....

i bought 2 tests, drank a few bottles of water, and headed to the dr.... (tests in purse).

while waiting at dr. aish's office, i took a test..... about a minute or so later, immediately PREGNANT! i literally giggled out loud, took a deep breath and wanted to believe it so badly!!!

i peed about 4 more times, but hadn't taken the 2nd test.

by the time i was finally called to the back, and they had me pee, it was clear as water....

their test was negative....

they'd had me go for bloodwork and said they'd call me in a few days....

i came home, took the other test that night. it said PREGNANT also. jason went and bought another 2 pack. that night before bed, i took a test and the next morning i took the 4th one....

we now had 4 PREGNANT readings.... i was definitely pregnant!!!!

there was so much excitement. we called my mom right away and told her the news. she was shocked at first, but excited within a few short moments!!!!

that weekend in vegas (friday night), we'd told his family.

a little taken back, they expressed their happiness as well.

we now had a baby King on the way....

our first prenatal visit with dr chu was on january 6th. we were (by dates) 9 weeks and 2 days.... we asked her if we could hear the heartbeat. she was a bit hesitant as she said it was so early.... didnt want us to be alarmed if we couldnt hear it. we agreed and she tried. first try, there it was.... our baby's heartbeat.... 170's and strong as can be....

our first ultrasound for dates was the following wednesday, january 13th at 315.... size and dates, baby King is actually 9 weeks and 6 days, and the due date has been pushed back from august 8th to august 13th.... baby was VERY active, kicking up a storm, all fingers were visible on both hands.... we got a disc of images to take home with us. auntie sissy and taylor were there....

it was perfect!!!! i was bummed jason was swamped at work in pasadena and couldn't make it, just because i knew how much he would have enjoyed it, but next time i'm sure he'll make it.

i got for my first cervical length on Feb 4th, and must go every 2 weeks after that for the remainder of my pregnancy. i'm at a higher risk of a shortened cervix, which could lead to early birth or a later miscarriage in the 2nd trimester....

keeping our fingers crossed, praying that everything remains the same, and nothing changes until it's time to bring this baby into the world, happy and healthy!

we will keep you posted on here as my belly grows!!!!