Some BIG news that will change our lives!

{This post will be REALLY long. I do promise it is worth your time!}

Well family and friends, we have some news to share. Please see this image:

That's right. We are pregnant and due sometime in March/April 2013!!!

Whew, I cannot even begin to tell you how good it feels to have this news out in the open and shared with everyone. It was been so, very hard to keep it to ourselves! Now that everyone knows, I expect nothing but good stories, happy experiences and encouragement from people...because, really-I need it! Stephen needs it too I am sure, but I say me because I am the one actually growing the baby and I am the one who feels like fainting/throwing up/both at the same time when I think about the actual birth. Can I please just go to bed and wake up with a pink, squishy, healthy baby? That would be great. K, thanks!

I thought I would share some information about us finding out that we were expecting. It was a complete shock to say the least! It was a Monday evening and I had just gotten home from a hair appointment. I had been feeling weird for a week or so prior, but I knew I was getting over a cold and thought that was just the problem. We had had a pretty busy schedule for weeks and I was sick, so in my mind my body was trying to recover-thus, needing lots of extra sleep. Oh was I wrong!

Some things had happen other than needing hours of extra sleep that I never even paid attention to, like the fact that I had to have guacamole on Sunday so badly that I thought I might die without it. I am not dramatic at all, y'all know that. We left church at the first opportunity and raced over to our favorite Mexican place where I ordered guacamole with my diet coke. Did I realize this was a craving then? No way!

Anyways, on Monday afternoon before I left to head to the salon I asked Stephen if he would stop and pick up some digital pregnancy tests for me since I hadn't been feeling well, was tired and my cycle was late. I think I even told him that I didn't know why I was testing since we knew it would be negative-like they always were. I got my hair cut and complained about being tired and run down when she asked how I was doing. Sound like pregnancy symptoms? They do to me now too but why didn't I realize that then?!

After the appointment I went home, cuddled Louie, said hi to Stephen and ran inside to change into comfy clothes and pee on a stick. Y'all. I peed, then set it on the counter and went to the bedroom to change. Oh and I washed my hands in there too-promise. I came back and looked at the stick and almost fainted right there on the bathroom floor. In black and white staring back at me was the test that said "pregnant". I could not believe it! Immediately I grabbed it and ran outside to show Stephen who was cutting the grass. Please picture me in the front yard waving around a pregnancy test. Keep that mental image in your head for when you need a laugh or two! :)

Stephen stopped mowing and looked at the test. He looked up at me with a smile on his face and asked "is this a joke?". Ha! This was FOR REAL!

At first my emotions were ALL over the place. One second I was incredibly happy and the other I was totally scared and freaked out. Thoughts that crossed my mind were things like, am I old enough to be responsible for a baby? When did we grow up? What will my parents think? Do I actually have to labor? Ohmygosh I am going to have a baby! ...I mean seriously, ALL OVER THE PLACE.

It took a few days for me to stop freaking out and just embrace the positive. I am a high risk pregnancy, but you know what? God already knows this child. He has already made Stephen and I parents. I am humbled by this opportunity he has given us and know that we will strive to be the best, Godly parents we can be to this little miracle.

Know what else? We have an incredible medical team working with us and I know that we can catch any problems or complications early and face them head on. The timing of this pregnancy was such a God thing for sure. Here is the breakdown:

May 2012: Endocrinology appointment; everything goes well we discuss pregnancy and diabetes. Dr. gives up the clear and says I am healthy and without complications, thus there is no reason we could not have a healthy pregnancy and baby. He congratulates us as we leave saying that he is sure the next time he see me we will be expecting. I think to myself "yeah right, I am never going to get pregnant".
August 5, 2012: Not feeling well, have to have fresh guacamole or I might die.
August 6, 2012: Not feeling well; very tired. Decide to test. It's been 40 something days since my last cycle.
August 6, 2012: POSITIVE Pregnancy Test.
August 9, 2012: Pre-scheduled Endocrinology appointment!!!!!
August 10, 2012: My Birthday! (awesome birthday gift, right?)

We feel so blessed (and still a little scared) about being first time parents, and continue to spend a lot of time praying for this little miracle!

Also, FYI-I wrote this post last week and am now almost 8 weeks pregnant. We know it is still very early and many things could happen but we really wanted to share the news with our family and friends. Please pray for a safe pregnancy resulting in a safe labor and baby. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers! We told our families last weekend and I told my employer today. Now that the news is mostly out, we thought it was a good time to share with the blog readers.