Finding Out We’re Pregnant

“I just woke up one morning with a questionable feeling like… I should take a pregnancy test.”

Finding out I was pregnant, and I wasn’t expecting the results. It was the weekend and I was expecting mother nature to be knocking at my door. I had all the usual pre-menstrual symptoms. Tired, cramps, discharge, and even tender breasts. TMI – probably but hey, I know I’m not the only one. My hormones were putting me a little on edge that week but that’s my norm!

I just woke up one morning with a questionable feeling like… I should take a pregnancy test. So I did. I had one extra one laying around. I have been struggling with irregularity for a while now and to just be on the safe side, I’d take a test here and there.

I do my duty of gracefully peeing on a stick. Lay it on the counter to process and jumped in the shower. I used the CLEAR BLUE digital test that literally spells out if you’re pregnant or not. Pretty clear cut with little misinterpretation. I get out of the shower after pondering the “what-ifs” of being pregnant. Take my time drying off and wrapping up my hair when I finally decided to walk over to that little white stick.

I read to myself the word that was screaming at me… Pregnant.

So you may ask, what did I do next? I wrapped up my wet hair, changed my clothes and told Collin I was heading out to the store. Pretty common for me on a weekend, as I use it to fill my time. 

New to my page? Collin is my boyfriend of almost three years at this point. We have lived together almost two of those three and we have always seen a future together. Babies, house, marriage…the usual. To read more about Collin and I’s history of meeting and ending up at this point, CLICK HERE (coming soon)!

So back into the the story. I made up my mind to go to Target, buy a few more tests to verify I was pregnant then if it’s actually true, put together a little Dad gift for Collin.

I was feeling numb. Not really anything and I certainly didn’t feel pregnant. So naturally I was questioning the test.

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Seriously? Positive? Interesting.
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Oh my gosh! I’m going to have a baby!! I get to be a mom!
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Don’t get your hopes up. It could be a false positive.
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OMG, I was just drinking the other night. What if I did something to the baby?!
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Uhhh right in the middle of moving to San Diego… I’ll be what? Almost 8 months pregnant? I’ll have to change doctors right before giving birth!
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I just want to hold this baby already. The cutest little baby rump and…what am I saying. This could be wrong.
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Right in the middle of a pandemic?
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What is Collin going to think? He wants to be a dad, he’ll be excited right?
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Two more tests. Self check out. Throw in a bottle of water just in case. B-line straight to the restrooms. Drink some water, wait a few minutes and let it flow. 

First test: (+)

Second test: (+)

I felt like crying. Happy tears, scared tears, anxiety starting to take over. I wrapped it up, left the restroom and went on the hunt for a “Dad Gift”. Target literally has everything!

Snagged a Dad Joke mug, Dad Joke cards. Of course, a bottle of whiskey. Just in case. Gift bag, wrapping paper and couldn’t find a card that said “SURPRISE! YOU’RE GOING TO BE A DAD!”

I had to tell him ASAP becauses there was no way I could keep this to myself. My head was racing with such a mixture of thoughts I needed someone to share this with. So I wrapped the gift in the car, threw in all the positive pregnancy tests and set it on the coffee table when I got home, waiting for him to notice it.

I knew he would because it was a gift and his birthday was right around the corner. He had no clue. He pulls out the dad joke things, then the tests.

“No way! Seriously? We are having a baby?!”

He responded with the biggest smile on his face and I couldn’t have asked for a better reaction from him. It was so sweet, welcoming and needed.

Then I just started to cry. I was relieved. I was scared. I was excited and I was really hoping I didn’t eat or drink anything that messed up my sweet baby who is trying to grow and thrive. 

Collin and I spent the rest of the day exploring the city. Going for walks and just discussing what our future was going to look like. I would mention all things that needed to be done and how we should be preparing. Stressing about creating a perfect life for our baby, while Collin would ground me, calm me and bring me back to the happy moment of us becoming parents. We soaked it all in. Our surroundings and the news.

We always knew we wanted to have a family together. We planned to move to San Diego, get engaged, married, buy a house then children. The typical sequence of life. It seems the universe had other plans for us and we are okay with that. 

Actually, We’re more than okay with that. No matter how unexpected this was, we are over the moon with excitement as we go on this new adventure together.