Hello. This post is being written in December but most likely won't be posted until February. So if it sounds outdated that is why.
Two Monday's ago (Dec 9) I had a massage appointment booked. I always take a pregnancy test before I go just in case because if I am she isn't suppose to go as deep in my lower back. Anyways, I took one not expecting anything to be there because well we just didn't put too much energy into trying this month because of a vacation we were on. I came back at the 4 minute mark and there it was, a second line. I was shocked. I didn't even react. I just stood there and stared at it and then figured that it was my eyes playing tricks on me, or because it was so light it was an evaporation line or something. I tried to explain it away not allowing myself to get my hopes up. So I did what any normal person would do. I took another test. Again a second line showed up. Still not allowing myself to believe what I was seeing I called my specialist who set up a blood test for that afternoon. I went to my massage appointment and told her "There's a possibility I might be pregnant". She was so happy for me, I still in shock said, it's not for sure yet.
The next day I got the call from the specialists office and they told me that in fact I have the pregnancy hormone in my body but would like to do another blood test in a few days to make sure the number is going up because at this point the number is really low. She said it could be because I was very very early along. So on Thursday I went for a blood test as soon as they opened so I could get the results that afternoon. When the nurse called she said that they like to see the number reach between a 60-100 by that time and that my number had reached 141. So things were on track but they still wanted to recheck it on Monday. So again, first thing Monday morning I went and got my blood drawn (I seriously had a bruise on my elbow from where I kept getting poked) and that afternoon they still hadn't called. So I called them, I was just so curious if everything was progressing, if everything is real? There was no answer so I left a message. After 3:30 went by and they hadn't called back yet I chalked it up to having to wait until Tuesday to find out (they close at 3:30). At 4 the phone rang. It was them. When I answered the phone the nurse told me that everything was looking great and that my number was now in the 800's so we could go ahead and book an ultrasound. Woot!! So we booked it for Jan 6 at 9am. I can hardly wait. It would have been scheduled for next week but because of the holiday season they are closed so I will have to wait a little longer.
I was still shocked that it was real. How is it that you pray pray pray pray for something and wish for it with all your might and then it happens and you just can't believe it! On the Friday of B's work party we dropped Kiwi off at B's parents' house. When we returned to pick him up he was sleeping and B's mom was talking to B's dad on FaceTime. We had discussed in the car that we would tell them only if B's dad was already talking to B's mom when we got there because we wanted to tell them together. When we walked in and saw that they in fact were talking to each other we had the green light to tell them. Brenton explained to them that part of their Christmas present was going to be delayed and wouldn't arrive until August. B's dad got it right away. It was funny to watch B's mom work it out and then she looked at me and asked, "really?" and I nodded and she jumped up and gave us both a hug.
A few days later I was talking to my mom on the phone and she flat out asked me if I was. I told her we were still in the waiting process (this was happening during all the blood test fiasco so I wasn't ready to tell anyone yet until I got the green light from the nurse). So I called her after dinner one evening and I asked Kiwi to say a few words that he had learned. "Mama, Baby, Tummy". My mom asked, "Are you trying to tell me something Kiwi" (expect she used his name not Kiwi) and I told her yes he is. She was very happy and excited and said, "I just knew it!" (Which I've never understood why people say that, it's kind of weird).
A couple days, after that I was talking to my sister. Ok I talk to her almost daily but this particular time B was home while I was talking to her and that's what I was waiting for. We were talking about how they might be coming to visit us in August and then she and B were bantering about her kids and where they're going to say. Then B said, "Well I don't know if we're able to take care of 4 kids at that time". My sister was like, 4 kids??? And you could see her counting out who all there was and she was like, who's the 4th kid?? We waited and then it clicked. It was so much fun to watch her reaction. Her hubby said something along the lines on how he got it right away and she was like, "you knew already? How long have you known? And he replied "I just found out at the same time you did, I just got it faster" Anyways we all had a good laugh and my niece immediately asked me if it was a boy or a girl. Which of course I didn't have an answer to.
At this point we have yet to tell my brother and any of B's siblings. We will most likely tell them on Christmas and boxing day. I am so very happy and excited and I pray that this baby sticks and grows healthy and strong. I so badly want to be able to give Kiwi the gift of a sibling!
We told B's brother T and his wife on Skype on Christmas eve. They were unfortunately not able to make the trip out due to medical issues so we wanted to tell them. I can't remember exactly how B told them but he tried to sneak the info into the conversation. They said they had a sense that they would be getting this news from us.
The next day B and I arrived late for Christmas dinner. When we arrived it was basically time to sit down and so we took Kiwi's sweater off. Under his sweater he was wearing a onesie that said, "Big Brother (in training)" At first nobody noticed it. Then one of B's brothers asked, "Is that a new shirt?" and we said "yep" and he asked, "is it true?" and we said, "yep" and he said, "cool" and then time went on a little bit more before the others caught on and once the girls noticed than the cheering and hugs started. It was a fun and happy moment!
The following day was Christmas with my side of the family. When B was praying for the meal he said, "and let all 8 of us have a wonderful evening celebrating". After he was finished my dad started counting. He was confused as he was only counting 7. I recounted the number of people at the table and said, I count 8. My dad was like, are you trying to tell us something? And I was like, "yep" and he smiled. My sister in law was confused as to why were counting people at the table in the first place. We explained to her what had just happened and then she was like, oh my! haha. It was funny. Again it was said that the news was almost anticipated and expected.
This just confuses me, how could everyone know it was coming when I didn't think it was? I seriously thought that November was a month not worth counting and considered a wasted month. What do I know?!
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