Oh Baby!!

I'm not good at starting stories. Gosh, how do I start this one? Clever? Straight to the point? Whatever. Lindsay is the only person who reads my blog (if I ever post), so I guess I'll just type and see what happens.

My good friend Lisa had her second child in August. I went to visit her at the hospital and as soon as I held that baby I was immediately hit with baby fever. And I mean bad. I came home, talked it over with Bobby, cried, prayed...and we finally decided that we would let God decide when we should have a child. So, I stopped taking the BC. September came and went...no baby. October came and went...again no baby. So it's November.

I'm at work last Monday morning and one of my co-workers asks me the question most newlyweds get almost every other day..."When are you guys having a baby?" And of course I reply, "Who knows, could be pregnant right now." After much discussion about how I'm technically only something like 3 days late, the girls convince me to do a pregnancy test. And voile...POSITIVE! Of course I'm still overwhelmingly skeptical at this point. No way am I preggo. Haven't been pregnant in 10 years, there must be some mistake. Pregnant after only 2 months without BC?

Wednesday I went to see my FP doc so I could get a referral to the OBGYN I want to see. And of course I ask them to do another test. To quote the med assistant "Definitely positive". Wow! Ok, now I have a doctor's confirmation. I'm psyched!! Bobby and I set up a dinner with my parents and his to share the good news.

Not gonna lie. I was so terrified to tell my parents. Why wouldn't they be thrilled? Guess it was just my anxiety and remembering how the last positive pregnancy test went over ;) I'm married, I'm educated, I'm responsible...oh and I'm 30! There is never a "perfect" time to have a baby, and if you wait for that "perfect" time, you may miss the chance. Last night, Sunday, we took our parents out to dinner. We got a couple cute "baby" frames and wrong "Baby Tatroe due July 2011" on the insert. There was crying, laughter, hugs, and a lot of 'I knew it' said. Thrilled. Oh what a relief.

Today I am 5 weeks and 5 days. Creepy baby ticker that I stole from Lindsay says I have 240 days left. Ugh. Actually I have 233 days left...repeat Csections rock, 39 weeks baby!

Well, I think this post has made up for not posting anything real for a year? Maybe longer? Whatever. I'm going to try hard so that I can chronicle this pregnancy...God knows how my memory is lacking.