On Sunday March 27th, we drove home from the Worcs race in Lake Havasu. I've never been car sick before but felt extremely sick on our way home. I knew it was time to take a test or go to the doctor.......
Over the weekend I had stomach cramps and back pain but didn't think too much of it since I've been having them for a few weeks. Jonny kept telling me that I need to go to the doctor, but I refused. I was just hoping we'd get a positive test that would prove that's what was wrong with me. Every negative test made me question going to see a doctor, but I had a "gut" feeling to wait a bit longer and keep trying. The week before my face turned bright red and was such a dry/oily mess that make up didn't stand a chance at helping. I figured it was just my body getting used to not being on the pill anymore. Now these symptoms seem perfectly clear, but the negative tests were driving me insane.
When we got home I took two boxes of pregnancy test... four tests total. The positive line was barely showing up, but I swore I could see it. I called Jonny in to verify and pulled out 5 negative tests I had kept (at least they came in handy :). They were good for comparing though! Jonny could even see the faint line. I couldn't sleep since we didn't know what a barely there line meant. I pulled out my Nook and started flipping through the book
What to Expect Before Your Expecting. I thought I had read something about faint lines but didn't remember what. Sure enough it said that even a faint line is a positive line. The line shows up when HCG is detected, and you have to be pregnant for your body to produce HCG. I handed the book over to Jonny so he could read it too. We sat speechless for a few moments with huge grins on our faces. We decided that I would take a Clear Blue test in the morning (it spells out "pregnant" or "not pregnant"- pretty fool proof). I woke up at 4am to pee (even my bladder knew the test was positive before I did). I decided not to waste a "good pee" and took the test. Jonny heard me opening the test and laughed about how I couldn't wait. I put the test on the counter to let it register and waited in bed for a while. After five minutes I picked up the test and there it was, a big fat positive! PREGNANT! Jonny and I were thrilled! I was even happier all these crazy symptoms weren't just in my head :)
The next day I called the doctor to make our first appointment. They said we could come in at the end of April or beginning of May. I was shocked we had to wait so long! We made our first appointment for April 25th. They said there isn't anything they can see before then and unless something is wrong, there is no reason to come in.
The hardest part has been not telling our parents! We plan to tell them the day after Mother's Day with a ultrasound picture. We will be Skyp-ing Jonny's parents and going to see mine for dinner in Prescott. We've been trying to get Jonny's parents to come visit so we can tell everyone together in person, but haven't been successful. We've almost slipped the secret a few times while talking to them. My mom has also noticed my "stomach muscle" getting bigger and poked at it last time she was here. I wanted to tell her to stop poking her grand-baby, but decided it will be worth the wait to tell them in a more special way. Only 2 more weeks! We can do this!
The last few weeks have been exciting and nerve racking. Expecting the best and trying to prepare our feelings for the worst, just in case. We can't wait to hear our baby's heart beat tomorrow and hopefully hear things are going well. According to a website we are using, our estimated due date is December 6th! I'm excited to hear when Dr.Binnion thinks we're due. As of today we are 7 weeks and 6 days along. We have along way to go, but we are so excited and ready for everything pregnancy has to throw at us. I'm sure Jonny will be happy to get away for race weekends when the mood swings start kicking in :)
