The Day Our Lives Changed--SEPTEMBER 24

So! Dan and I have been trying to get pregnant since November of last year. I was very excited about this new time in our life, Dan was too, but he was also very scared. Throughout the past 10 months, we have had many suspected pregnancies, but unfortunately the month always ended the same way. :(

This past month we found out that Jessica was pregnant! While this was very exciting, I felt that it also brought attention to the fact that I wasnt pregnant. It did for me at least. I was very teary and sad this month. Dan did his best to comfort and encourage me. He told me things like, "It's gonna happen soon, I think you and Jess are going to pregant at the same time." Marcie had also been very vocal about her desire for 2 June bugs. She kept telling me that this was going to be the month that it was going to happen. Hearing all of this was of course encouraging, but also exhausting. The stress and pressure I put on myself to get pregnant was already pretty heavy. I just casted it all to the side and continued on day by day, KNOWING that this WAS NOT the month.

So a couple days after we found out that Jess was pregnant, Dan hit me with a shocker. He said that he had a dream that I was pregnant. I was tickled by this thought, because he has never said that or felt that before. He also told me that he was finally ready and ok with it. He had just told God, in the month prior, that he would be ok with me getting pregnant. These were all exciting things to here, and the first things that got me thinking and hoping.

Later on that week, I started having a stuffy nose for no reason, with sneezing. ACTUALLY a pregnancy symptom, weird I know. Coming into the following week, I started havung menstrual cramping, and knew that my period was about to start within the next 2-3 days. In fact, I told Marcie and Dan that. 3 days went by, no period. I was having the cramping still, and was extra hungry. I looked at my previous months charting and realized that my period wasnt "due" for another week!! I couldnt believe that I was already having symptoms of it, when it was that far away!!! I was REALLY EXCITED at the possibility that this could be "the month".

The last week waiting for my period to start was really a struggle. I wanted to test so bad, but I knew that the tests are not always accurate before your period is due. AND they are expensive! So I decided to wait it out. THURSDAY, SEPT 24 finally came. There was no visit from Aunt Flo and no signs that she was coming. I had been having horrible insomnia and heartburn, so I decided I could wait no more. Dan and I bought tests that day and tested that evening.

THEY WERE POSITIVE!!!!!! Can you believe it?

I took one, and it immediately turned positive. Dan was in shock and told me I HAD to take another one. I drank as much water as I possibly could, so I could maybe have enough to test once more before meeting Marcie and Larry for dinner. That one was POSITIVE too!!!! It took me about 5 minutes, and then I started bawling. I cant believe it finally happened! I know God's timing is perfect, but the wait has been terrible!!

So we made the rounds and called some family to tell them the news! We dont want to share too soon, we want to be cautious. So we are going to try to wait until the second trimester to share with the world. I could just wait no longer to start this, so here it is!

WE ARE EXPECTING!! How amazing is that? How amazing is God? I stand in awe of Him.

Please be praying for our little family, as of today, I am 2 days shy of 6 weeks. :D