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December 30, 2012

Back in February 2012 is when Andy and I decided to pull the goalie and see what happens.  We decided "not to try" but to "not prevent" either.  Basically, whatever happens, happens.  I felt that if we were suppose to have a kid, then we would and Andy agreed.  It took quite a few months for my body to get back to normal and then in December was the first time I felt weird and that maybe I could be pregnant.

Buying the Stick
In mid-December I wasn't feeling very good and had symptoms of being pregnant so at 10pm Andy and I went to Walgreen's and I went in to buy a two pack of pregnancy tests.  It was my first time ever doing this and I was a little uncomfortable.  I kind of felt like I was a teenager buying condoms...it was really weird.  Then it didn't help that I was in the most ghetto Walgreen's where I had to press a button for service because the tests are on lock down.  As soon as I hit the button the following came over the loud speaker "customer assistance in family planning, customer assistance in family planning."  Now, if I wasn't already uncomfortable enough, this just made it worse.  I know I was being a baby, but it was really weird.  Well, needless to say in the morning I peed on the stick and three minutes later it told me I was not pregnant.  Ok, not a big deal.  I was neither sad nor happy, just kind of like "whatever".  

Two Weeks Later
So two weeks go by and I did not get my period.  It is now December 26th and the day came and went with no aunt flo in sight.  I wasn't worried, but my mind automatically went to "I'm pregnant" because since February I was NEVER late.  The latest aunt flo ever arrived was the 26th of the month so when that day passed I knew right away.  Plus I was a little nauseous the past week and I wasn't sure if it was IBS issues or not.  I decided to give it a few more days before I peed on the second stick that came in the two pack.  On the morning of December 30th I peed on the stick, put the lid on it, wiped it off and set it on the counter.  I didn't even get the toilet flushed this time before the YES+ appeared on the stick.

Yes, it's the big YES+ sign on the stick.  Whoa!  The box said three minutes and the first time I did this it took three minutes, so where is the rest of my time to sit and think about this?  There was no thinking this time.  The stick didn't event let me flush the toilet...crazy!  I must really be pregnant!  I went back to bed and laid down for a few minutes before I rolled over and said to Andy "Good morning, I'm pregnant."  His response was "Seriously?  Are you messing with me?  Now way!  Really?  Congratulations sweetie."  Then he gave me a kiss.  That was sweet.

My mother-in-law was in the next room so we were being quiet.  Since we couldn't talk about it most of the day I had a lot on my mind. I had so many emotions going through me that I didn't even know what to do.  I was excited, scared, nervous, freaking out and ecstatic.  Will I be a good mom?  Are we ready for this?  Am I sure this is what we really want to do?  Will the baby be healthy?  How will the animals take the baby?  How will I handle labor? Oh my, so many questions and only 9 months to figure this out.

After all that we decided to keep it to ourselves even though his mother was in the next room.  We decided not to say anything until after I see my doctor and even then, we decided to keep it quiet until the three month mark.