Well, I guess I can officially write on here and say that I'm pregnant! Yes, it's true. The church I work for doesn't know yet, but I am planning on telling the church kids tomorrow night during our "Wonderful Wednesday" event. From there, their parents will know and pass the info along. I told the administrative assistant today, so hopefully the word will spread without me having to put much effort into it. I'm not one to want to be the center of attention, and for some reason, having morning sickness just doesn't incline me to tap people on the shoulder and say, "Hey! I'm pregnant! Look at me!"
Anyway, we first discovered the possibility of me being pregnant on Josh's birthday (Friday, June 26th). He asked me to take a pregnancy test. I took the test, got in the shower, and had completely forgotten about it until I saw it there on the sink. Josh had been taking a nap, so I woke him and had him read it. He thought I was joking with him. He proceeded to jump out of bed, put his shoes on, and head to Walgreens to get another pregnancy test. He didn't trust the 2 lines, so he went and bought 2 digital tests that simply display the words "pregnant" or "not pregnant." Those were enough to convince him.
We called our parents, needing to share the news but not wanting the whole world to know. We planned on going to the doctor's office to get a blood test that following Monday, and would pass the information along to everyone else after that. Friday, although it was Josh's birthday, was also the day of Beth and Jay's wedding rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. It was so hard not to just blurt out the words "I'm pregnant" when I saw Beth and Caroline. I worked on my poker face the whole drive up to Birmingham. I had to wait until after the wedding...I just had to.
Luckily, my pathetic excuse for a poker face was not compromised, and I was able to keep it a secret until after Beth and Jay were whisked away in their limo.
Monday, we did go get a blood test, and the waiting was excruciating. They called me back, drew my blood, told me the test would take 15 minutes, and asked me if I wanted to wait for the results. Uh, Duh! I returned to the waiting room and sat with Josh. I thought he was going to jump out of his skin. He couldn't sit still. He was so fidgety. They finally called me back again 30 minutes later, which seemed like a lifetime! The test was positive! We called the rest of our family members and our parents again to verify the news. After Monday, I was still in shock. Besides my family, I hadn't really told anyone. I just didn't know how to tell anyone. Well, after being nauseous for most of the weekend, the reality of the pregnancy has finally set in, and I am letting everyone know. So go ahead and share the news with everyone else...it's okay now.
I guess this newlywed blog will also be a pregnancy blog...I will try to keep the graphic morning sickness stories to a minimum.
Love to you all!
Congrats!!
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