but, since i was feeling not quite like myself, i decided to take a test. that was a sunday. and just like i had seen many times before, there was only one line. because it had only been month two into our trying, i hadn't got my hopes too high, figuring babies just don't happen that fast and it will happen on god's time. so, i moved on with my day and was hopeful it would happen in the coming months.
that tuesday following, i had the most vivid dream. i was laying in bed, nursing our baby girl. it felt so real and i woke up wanting to relive it, to dream of her more. like i always do, i woke andy up and told him what i had just experienced and how it made my heart feel overjoyed--i was yearning for our baby.
as the week progressed i began to feel a lot of strange discomfort in my stomach. cramping, pulling, aching. it felt like your typical cramps, so again, i figured i was going to get it any day now.
when the cramping got bad, waking me up in my sleep, i was at the point of needing some relief from my usual treatment of cramps, ibuprofen. however, since having that vivid dream on tuesday, i felt a small part of me wanting to double check and get the clear to go ahead and use medication. so at 5 a.m. i rolled out of bed and into the bathroom, grabbing the last test i had under the sink. without even turning the bathroom light on, i proceeded to do my business on the ept. half asleep and no expectations, i grabbed my cell phone to use for light to check the results. my stomach dropped and my eyes welled up the moment i saw that second pink line appear.
i jumped up, without even pulling up my pants, and turned the light on. i walked over to andy asleep in bed and said "baby..." to him with a shaky voice and the test in my hand. he shot straight up and repeated over and over "nuh-uh...nuh-uh...nuh-uh!" yep. we are having a baby!
winslow had been asleep at the end of the bed and as soon as he saw our excitement he jumped up to join in, immediately going straight for the end of the stick he shouldn't. that boy has no boundaries.
it was friday, june 27 at 5 a.m. and we had just received the most exciting news of our lives. how do you even proceed with the rest of your day?! i couldn't even process what was happening, but wanted to never leave that moment, so i asked andy if we could just stay home together all day. of course he had meetings so we couldn't. but that didn't mean i was going to even try to concentrate at work.
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