So just a couple of weeks ago, my life changed forever. I had a sneaking suspicion, but I honestly thought I was on a wing and a prayer. My period never came. Every time I went to the bathroom, I checked and rechecked. I googled the symptoms. I prayed. Then I told Michael, "I'm 99% positive I'm NOT pregnant." Ha! We will see if he ever trusts me again.
Luckily, I had a doctor appointment scheduled. So we did a pregnancy test. She sends me back out to the waiting room for a while, and calls me back. She hands me a pregnancy test with NO expression on her face. I don't know what it says!! So I ask. I'm pregnant.
Many of you know that I was married to my high school sweetheart, and we never got pregnant. Michael and I (while living in two different cities, 45 minutes apart, seeing each other only on weekends) have been trying since January. Thank you, God. Initially we decide not to tell a soul- except for my work partner. She's a "blue" if you've ever done the colors inventory and would notice me changing.
I ask the doctor about exercise and he tells me...low impact, no running, no exerting yourself until you're out of breath. Ummmm, hey doc. You ever met boot camp?!
The next morning, my closest guy friend calls and says out of nowhere, "if you were 4 weeks pregnant, would you tell me?" I am FREAKING out. A few days later, Annette says something about a surprise shower. I go to bunco and it's all talk of babies and daycare. The next night my friend, Lili, facebooks me to ask if I'm still trying to get pregnant. WOW.
So we plan the release. Michael schedules dinner with his family. I tell my family I found a cool game on Pinterest that they will love. I put it together and mail them to my dad and stepmom, my mom and Paps, aunt, and 2 sets of grandparents. In order to play the game, they must have required players present. So my aunt had to play with my third set of grandparents.
Okay, so my dad (after forcing him to check his mail) calls me back.
Him: Hellooo?
Me: Hi! Did you get mail?
Him: I got this green paper that says you're pregnant.
Me: Yep.
Him: Are you lying? Are you having a baby? Are you pregant? Really? (He turns to my stepmom) It isn't a joke. She's pregnant, she's having a baby.
I make mom and Paps go straight to her house after work. They don't get the envelope?! Haha, Postal Service. The envelopes made it to Lafayette 2/3, one made it to Monon and you mess my moms up?!? Ugh. So I tell her to put me on speakerphone and announce the news. Apparently I'm a real jokester because she didn't believe me either. Paps made this sound that I knew he believed.
My colleagues and I were having a blast. Our trip from Montgomery felt like it took 5 minutes instead of an hour and a half. We called my siblings and others. I started sending some friends and family text messages of a bun in the oven. I did, however, try to be sure everyone got to tell at least one other person. My mom got her siblings, Dad got El, Paps got siblings, etc.
Then came family dinner with Michael's family. We walk in and I ask them to play a game. Michaels mom reads the poem and gets halfway through when his aunt yells,"Y'all are getting married in October." His mom says, "No Judy- they're having a BABY!" So fun.
I'm still telling people individually. My awesome cousin has prepared my Facebook cover photo announcement.
So my blog will change directions for the next seven months. Surely other pregnant people have some stuff they wonder and/or y'all can give me advice. Don't worry, Craig, I'm still going to get you in a blog :)
I want to continue to exercise- it's important for my health, but also my spirit of being with my family. Right now I've been walking, but hopefully 5 am crew will claim me still.
Of course, I still check for my period every time I go potty. Then I thank The Lord for blessing me. I hope you will keep us in prayer. I'm so excited and need every prayer we can get.
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