We woke up early Saturday morning ready to the dentist and then off for a full day date- I was so excited for the day- I had been planning it for awhile now and I just knew brian was going to love it! I gave him his clue card for the themed day (it was a Cars theme) and he was finishing getting ready, when I decided to just take 1 more pregnancy test....
We had always said we would like to be married for a year and then start having babies, but we had been leaving it up to Gods timing now for about 8 months, so by this time I was pretty used to the routine of taking the test only to see a negative sign a few moments later.
Fully expecting the same result (I had just taken a test a few days earlier which should have been accurate by the timing, and it was negative) , I put the test on the counter- Brian found out what I was doing by this point- and we both watched- and within moments there was a POSITIVE SIGN!! (the line is so faint its hard to see in the picture, but that is a positive sign, promise!) I was so shocked I was speechless. Brian was estatic! I wanted to take one more test before I let myself fully believe this was actually happening, so we took another test- same result just as fast- and now we were jumping up and down with joy!!! We were pregnant!!!!
We wanted to shout it out to the world, but before we did, we wanted confirmation from a doctor. So we called and cancelled the dentist appt, cancelled the date- and drove to the first urgent care facility we could find open. They were so nice to us- I took the test and we waited in the room full of anticipation. The doctor came in a little while later with a huge smile on his face and said CONGRATULATIONS!!!! It was one of the happiest moments for us- we just looked at each other full of joy and excitement!
The doctor did some calculations and came up with an expected due date of Oct 31st- we were going to have a Halloween baby! While we don't like that holiday, at least it was all about the color ORANGE :) That would mean we were already 5 1/2 weeks along!!! (the due date would change shortly, but for now we thought it was oct 31st )
Once we got confirmation we wanted to spread the news to family!!! We didn't have much time to plan how we were going to tell everyone, I always thought I wanted to come up with a really cool and special way to spread the news, but in the moment we were way too excited to stop and do anything!
We went to my moms house acting like we were on a video date (that would totally sound like something I would plan, so it worked!) We were able to tell my mom and catch the whole thing on video! At first she didn't believe us, we had kinda made jokes in the past, so she thought we were just kidding, but she quickly caught on that we were for real this time. She was soooo excited for us!
Next, we stopped by the hospital to tell my dad- they knew right away what we were going to tell them- they said we just had a "glow". While my dads wife was recovering in the hospital bed, my dad took us down for lunch. The entire way to the cafeteria he told EVERY single person we passed that I was pregnant. It was so sweet to see how genuinely excited he was for us. By the time we left that hospital, no lie- everyone on our floor knew the good news!
We stopped by our best friends house- the Belknaps- and did the video scavenger hunt trick with them too. Made a phone call to the Bolners (they weren't in town for us to make a house visit)- but Darci knew before I could even say a word. That lady amazes me! Our "brother" Andrew came over to hang out that night and we let him in on the excitement too.
The next day we already had plans to see Brians side of the family- so Sunday was all about spreading the news in the Stillwater/Cushing area. I am chugging water these days, and so he dropped hints about that, and his parents quickly caught on. Then he called his sister and referred to her as Aunt Shannon and she knew right away.
We wanted to stop by and tell the Weavers in person since they are such a big part of our lives, but timing didn't work out, so we called them on the way home to tell them the big news!
Our original plan was to tell my brothers in a special way, but that day wasn't until the end of March and we couldn't wait that long- my oldest brother surprised us with breakfast and we thought that was just he perfect time to tell him, and then called my other brother. They have been ready for us to start having babies for awhile, so they were so happy for us!
We had talked about waiting until after the first trimester to post the good news on Facebook, based on the advice that everyone always says-- but we couldn't wait that long, we were so excited we were ready to shout it from the mountain tops! We aren't private people- we're pretty transparent- and no matter what was going to happen, good or bad, we wanted as many people praying for us and the baby as possible. So we posted it to share with everyone!
Whew! A whirlwind of telling family and friends, but oh my gosh, it was so much fun sharing our excitement with everyone who loves us. Its amazing how your life can change in a day- in just a single moment! Thank you Lord for this blessing and miracle!!!
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