We Felt The Baby Kick!!

Lance and I have finally made it safe to the States and even though we enjoyed our time in Korea and had some really good times there, we are now both happy to have left Asia!

It is exciting to be in the United States and I find myself a little overwhelmed by the overload of shops and restaurants. Everything at anytime as much as you want! Big, Bigger, Biggest! Lance and I are both looking forward to spending some time with our families and enjoy having a little more time with each other right now! The people here in the South are sincerely friendly and I already like being here! The last couple days God has protected us as we almost got into accidents caused by careless driving on the other side.

January the 4th was a very special day that I will probably recall for the rest of my life. We felt the baby move!! I think I had felt it before but was never quite sure if what I was feeling was actually the baby moving. But, this day it was very obvious and strong when the baby moved! Seems like we have a very active little one on the way. (= Lance was also able to feel the movements when he put his hand on my belly and became really excited about it.

I am 5 months pregnant now and cannot believe how fast time is passing! My belly is growing, but when I wear a sweatshirt no one can really tell I am pregnant. Guess that is good! Lots of love to everyone who reads that and may God keep you healthy and protect you.

Our Gift Is Still Wrapped...

for 4 more months! This past Wednesday, 23 Dec, Lana had an ultrasound at Osan Air Base up near Seoul and thankfully I was able to take a day off of work to be with her for the exciting appointment! It was so amazing to see our little Baby at 19 weeks on the computer screen, especially when he/she moved...we're really looking forward to holding him/her in May! Praise God everything is developing normally and is in the right place! At this point, the Baby is approximately 6 inches (15.25 cm) long and weights half a pound (.23 kg). We could easily see the 4-chambered heart, ears, nose, mouth, legs, arms and spinal column as you can see in the pictures below. We had told the doctor we didn't want to know the gender of the Baby, but at the end he handed us an envelope with the gender written on a piece of paper...to he honest, I was ready to give in and open it, but Lana tore the envelope up and threw it in the trash before I could get my hands on it! =) Thanks for being strong Lana!

- Lance

Like Lance said it was truly amazing to see our child on the screen and to see how our little peanut has changed since the last appointment. (-; The whole time I could not stop thinking about the greatness of God for creating this new life inside of me. Seriously people, what a miracle! It just startles me how this little body can develop so perfectly inside of me without me even noticing anything. One of the big things they checked for at the appointment was if the spinal cord has developed correctly (i.e if it is a smooth line and nothing is sticking out). It was a big relief to see that everything was growing right.

Having seen our Baby makes me feel even closer and the motherly feelings are already growing strong. While we were there the Baby had its mouth open and moved it's tongue around. For some reason I thought that was the cutest thing I had ever seen. I was so happy that Lance was able to share those special moments with me. He has been so nice the whole time and I have absolutely no doubt that he will be a great father to our child. We did not want the Doctor to stop the ultrasound since it has been the best "movie" that we have ever seen on a screen.

- Lana

It's An Avocado Now!!

...at least that is what the baby book says! (-: Yesterday I successfully entered into my fourth month of pregnancy, which is supposed to be one of the best month out of all 9! My skin is supposed to be "radiant" and all over I should feel great...I actually do!

Lance and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Guam (click here for the details). A tiny little island in Micronesia and we enjoyed it to the fullest. My skin might even be a little radiant from the sun that we got there. Korea welcomed us back with it's first snow this morning and it's freezing cold air. With the cold weather here I will be able to cover up my belly which is slowly starting to show! Lance and I still want to wait to find out whether we're going to have a boy or a girl, but the names are no longer secret and we want to share them with all of you.

Girl: Lillian Kate Ferguson

Boy: Liam Sean Ferguson

What do you think? Yeah?! We like it too!! That's all for now! Stay posted! (-;

Safely Through The 1st Trimester

First of all I want to mention I am feeling fine again and want to thank the people who prayed for me. I still have to take some antibiotics, but feel 100% restored.

I heard the heartbeat again when I went back for a checkup and must say it is the most wonderful sound this world has to offer. It is so reassuring to hear and I marvel over the miracle that takes place inside of me. Our baby which is now the size of a Tangerine =) already has finger and toenails and if it is a girl the ovaries are already producing millions of eggs....so potentially I carry our future grandchildren inside me! Now, isn't that quiet something?!

We have only about 7 more weeks of breathing Korean air left and are looking forward to move on in our journey. It will be great to see both sides of the family before we move to the southeast USA. We have one last vacation planned with before the baby arrives which will take us to the island of Guam over Thanksgiving.

This past weekend we had the chance to meet up with our dear friends Chris and Kristina we met in Aviano. They have adopted two sibblings from the Ukraine just 4 months ago and it was great to see them as a family in Korea where they are now stationed. It was a blessing and we are so thankful for all the friends in our life. We hope this blog finds you all doing well and enjoying the Life that God has given you.

Psalm 139 (click here)

First Sounds Of A Heartbeat

Today Lana and I heard our Baby's heartbeat today for the first time! Lana is just over 11 weeks now, and the nurse said it was a strong beat. It's amazing to think our 1.5 inch Baby has a 4 chambered heart beating rapidly as it continues to grow inside Lana's womb! As soon as we heard the beat, Lana and I looked at each other with a big smile on our faces. It's another step along the way towards parenthood and makes it all seem more real. Sadly, the reason we were in the doctor's office is because Lana hasn't been felling well the past week..not morning sickness, but due to a urinary track turned kidney infection. Please pray for her as you read this. Thankfully she's starting to feel better, so not to worry.

Above is a picture of our little "peanut" at six weeks, already had a 4 chambered heart at this point! Sometime later in December Lana will have another ultrasound and we'll post another picture then. Enjoy!

How It All Started

I knew I was pregnant before the test was able to give me the right result. Or should I say I had a feeling. A really big feeling, because I bought the test. Even though I knew that it would be really early (i.e almost impossible for it to show me the correct result) I was doing the pregnancy test hoping that it would be positive! Lance did so too and we both were a little disappointed when I came out of the bathroom and shook my head.

The test was negative, but the early symptoms of a pregnancy did not stop however... We travelled to the Island of Jeju the following weekend and had a wonderful time together. Then we came back to Kunsan and I could NOT wait any longer to take another test! The next day I was meeting my German friend Vicky for lunch in the BX while Lance was busy at work. We had some Taco Bell taquitos...but that is a little off the point. The point is that I did not even want to finish my lunch...I could not wait to get that test in the commissary. And had Vicky not stopped me by saying, "lets finish eating first" I would have dropped that taquito and ran. That is for sure.

Once I got the test in my hand the idea of driving back to the dorm room seemed outlandish to me (it would have been an extra 5 minutes). I wanted to do the test right then. This time I knew already that in order to have a positive result I would need that cross to show up. Vicky waited in front of the doors while I went trough the probably most exciting minute of my life. Once I saw the result I literally went speechless and as if I wanted a proof of what I had seen I showed Vicky without saying anything. When she figured out what it meant she went from saying it's a cross to shouting it's a cross!! I was so excited! There I stood in the commissary restroom hugging Vicky saying "I am pregnant" over and over again!!! In that moment another woman stepped out of one of the stalls which we believed we had for ourselves. She probably had a good time listening to us.

I could not wait to tell Lance the news. Since I knew he was working in the office that day I walked right in. When he saw me he gave me one of his lovely smiles and said "Hey Babe". I said, "I need to talk to you for a second, do you have time?" He asked "Sure. what happened?" It was such a beautiful moment to tell my husband that he would be a father! Lance teared up a little and had the happiest expression on his face before he gave me a big hug. It is truly a great blessing for a child to have two parents that love each other and are filled with joy by the thought of becoming parents. Lance and I could not have been more happy when we found out. The perfect timing. Gods timing.

I am about ten weeks pregnant now and every morning when I wake up I am happy to have our child growing inside of me! We'll keep you updated as the weeks go by!

Our First Family Post

Since Lana is now pregnant, we decided to start a blog about our family. We're both VERY excited and looking forward to having a new family member in May 2010! Stay tuned for many new and exciting events as our baby grows!