May 12, 2008: I swear I have never had cramps like this in my life. I can't stand up straight as I walk to my car. Once I get there I sit for a good 10 minutes until the pain subsides enough that I think I can drive myself home. An hour later the pain is gone. Little did I know that this was the beginning of something that would change my life forever.
June 12: I have been feeling really weird for the last week. Strangely bloated and periodically nauseous. I don't get sick like this, what is wrong with me? I know that I have had a higher than normal stress level lately but this is getting out of control. I feel like I have gained 5 pounds in the past few weeks. I need to get exercising and loose this weight. I want to feel good again.
June 15: I should have started my period by now. I asked Glenn to help me remember when the last time was that I had my period and we can't seem to remember. I know that I haven't had is since those terrible cramps. I need to check when that was. I think I will take a pregnancy test in the morning just to be sure.
June 16: The test came back negative. I checked my calendar and determined that the day of those awful cramps was May 12. What could be wrong with me? I searched on the web to find out what such cramps could be a symptom for. The only thing that I could find is implantation. That can mean only one thing: I have to be pregnant. And.......I still haven't started my period. We went out with friends for Glenn's birthday and I was feeling terribly nauceous. I just wanted to throw up as I would feel better. An hour or so later I was doing fine. I will try another test in the morning.
June 17, Glenn's birthday, 6:30am: I shake him gently to wake him up, 'Honey, I took another test. This one's not negative.' He rolls over and asks me if I am OK. I nod. He replies, 'Happy Birthday to me.'
We walk around in shock for the balance of the day.
We are having a baby.
WE are having a baby.
WE are having a BABY!
WE ARE HAVING A BABY! On my gosh! How did this happen?
By the end of the day, after the shock has worn off, Glenn is ready to admit that this is his best birthday yet!
And Yes, we are excited! We are going to be a family!!!!! WOW
June 19: I found a doctor! Our first appointment is July 9. And we get an ultrasound! That will make everything so much more permanent. I just keep thinking that this is going to turn out to be some sort of joke. But with each day it becomes more permanent.
May God bless this baby and the change it will bring to our lives! Thanks for the suprise :)
