Here is a little bit about me before we get started:
I am 26 years old and have been married to my sweet husband for over 3 years. We welcomed our little boy in April 2009. We can't believe he is almost 2!
After my son was born, I used Mirena as my birth control. There were many aspects about Mirena that I didn't like, but I pressed on and dealt with it. Finally, in mid-January, I had it removed. My husband and I both knew that we'd like to try to conceive again sometime this year and boy did it happen FAST!
We knew that the chance of getting pregnant was always there, but we didn't expect it to happen so soon! It took us about 6-7 months to conceive our son, so we thought that conceiving our second baby may take as long.
Nonetheless, we are SUPER DUPER thrilled!
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Now for the details!
I had taken several tests over the last 2 weeks but the last two blue dye test were very iffy. I swore I saw a VERY faint line, but I had to hold it to the light to see it and it looked gray in color. I spent many hours researching the CVS brand tests and was sad to read that many women had experienced the same faint lines, but were in fact not pregnant. At that point, I sort of let it go.
The same night, I asked my husband to bring home some milk on his way home from work the next morning (he is a police officer.) I told him that if he didn't have time, that was ok and I would run out the next day to get milk and more tests :)
I woke up the next morning, on Friday, February 25th, to find a digital test sitting on the toilet seat. Hahaha. He knows my routine a little too well!
I didn't think I could squeeze out any urine, so I waited about 10 minutes and then couldn't stand it anymore. I took the test in the guest bathroom while my son had his milk and cereal while watching cartoons. I of course stared at the test while the light blinked and then realized that I would drive myself crazy if I kept that up. I finally put the test on the bar and sat on the barstool facing the opposite direction so that I wouldn't be tempted to look. I did end up looking a few times and then finally, I turned around and saw it.
I gasped and felt my heart racing even faster than it was before.
I walked, calmly to the bedroom where my husband was sleeping and attempted to wake him up. I finally shook him enough to make him open his eyes. He realized that I had the test and said, "Aw, I don't want to see a negative." I responded, "I'm afraid that's not what you're going to see. For real." He said back to me, "Give me the test" with such sarcasm! He read it and said, "Oh my God! Baby?!" He reached out to hug me and we sat in silence for a moment, then laughed. My heart was racing a mile a minute! I knew he needed to go back to sleep and I left so that I could go hang out with my son. I continued on with my day, cleaning, playing and organizing the house. The thought of the new life I was carrying never left my mind for a second and hasn't since.
I'm still in shock and haven't fully wrapped my mind around all of this. Some may think it's strange to feel so shocked, especially since I already have one child, but every pregnancy is different. This pregnancy is already beginning with different circumstances than my first. I worked a very stressful, full-time job with my first and now I am a stay-at-home mommy. I was pregnant during most of the cold months with my first and now I SO look forward to being pregnant during the spring and summer and then delivering just before the Holidays. I can't wait to just slip on a cute dress and go! I also had a gut feeling that my first was a boy (of course, I was right) and my gut tells me this time that we will have a girl. I know I could be wrong, but that is what I'm feeling right now.
I am so excited about my first Dr's appointment! It has not been scheduled yet, however. I have to first go in and confirm the pregnancy with a urine test and then they will call me to make an appointment. I will say that I am SCARED to death of having twins. Twins run on both sides of our family and I don't know what we'd do if that happened!
Right now, my symptoms are:
Mildly sore boobs
Mild cramping every now and then
Frequent urination
Fatigue although not as much as with my first. I think my body is adjusted to the exhaustion of having a toddler!
Dizziness upon standing
Bloating
I've eaten two tomato sandwiches today if that means anything at all!
So, there you have it! I hope to blog everyday so that I can have these memories to look back on. Thanks for looking!
