4 Weeks 4 Days...We're Having A Baby!!!

Last Thursday morning, I woke up with a sudden urge to pee on a stick.  I was not due to start my period for a couple more days, and I honestly thought I was just being crazy.  I had been fighting off a sickness that started the weekend of my sister in law, Nikki’s, baby shower.  The cold seemed to have gotten worse when I went home to visit for Mother’s day the following weekend.  A week or so later, I still couldn’t kick it and I could not figure out what the problem was.  So this brings me to Wednesday night.  I just felt a little off, and I couldn’t get enough water to drink.  I was not working Thursday, and didn’t get out of bed when Joe was up in the morning getting ready for work.  I couldn’t force myself to get up until about 10… at which point I had my sudden urge to pee on a stick.  I almost talked myself out of it, but decided to go ahead so I could tell myself I was silly and move on with my day.  I took the test… and left the room to go let the dogs out.  When I came back upstairs, much to my surprise, the pregnancy test said POSITIVE!! I was shocked, followed by a moment of disbelief, then absolute excitement!!!  I told the dogs they were going to have a lil brother or sister.  Unfortunately, after a lot of tail wagging they weren’t much to talk to!  Haha.  Then I realized I had no idea when Joe would be coming home from work and I would be harboring this secret all day.  I went to yoga, picked up some Chipotle, and bought another pregnancy test on the way home - just to be sure.  Another big fat positive.  Yes, I really am pregnant!  Seems my body has been a little busy, probably the reason I have had such a hard time getting over this cold.

I texted Joe later that day to find out when he would be heading home, and he said he should be leaving around 7.  FINALLY!!  Then Joe called a bit later telling me there was an emergency and he wouldn’t be leaving work quite yet.  The emergency went quick, but the next phone call from Joe is “Hey, Igoe and I are going to Adriatico's for pizza and a beer.  I’ll be home after that.”  At this point, I was getting anxious.  I needed to tell him, but I had to tell him in person.  At around 9, I texted him to find out when he would be coming home since I needed to go to bed soon.  I really wanted to see him since his parents would be in town by the time I got home from work the next day.  Joe couldn’t figure out why I was being so “needy".  Little did he know I had a huge surprise waiting for him at home.

Joe got home around 10, let the dogs out, and came upstairs.  I left him a little yellow sign that said “Hi Daddy!  I can’t wait to meet you!” with the positive pregnancy tests.  He turned the bathroom light on and completely missed my little surprise.  At this point, I was laying in bed giggling uncontrollably and telling him that he needed to go back into the bathroom.  This only convinced him that he had a huge booger or something.  He finally saw my sign, and once he realized this Daddy sign had absolutely nothing to do with the dogs…he said, “WHAATTTT?!?!”  Joe was so incredibly excited and I was so happy I was able to share the news how I did.

 

We spent the next hour and a half staying up way too late talking about Baby Lude.  We read all about what had been going on in my belly the last few weeks.  Apparently our little poppy seed has been very busy.  Our lives have been forever changed and we couldn’t be happier.  Baby Lude is such a sweet surprise!!

Baby is as Big as a Poppyseed

Can you believe there is a baby in there?!