Oh Baby!?

Pregnancy Post #1

*all pregnancy posts were kept hidden until mid-October, but I still continued to blog...

August 12th 2010... who knew that two little pink lines could be so life changing!?

Back in January 2010 on New Years Eve, Rob and I were unfortunately very sick. I was bummed that we had to ring in the new year wrapped up in blankets and sit in bed before midnight. To make light of the situation, I got out a piece of paper and pen and asked him, "What are our 10 goals for 2010?" Among the list which also included, travel to Aruba (check), get promoted at work (check), save more money (a work in progress), was get pregnant (CHECK).

All throughout early 2010, we knew that anytime after July, the timing would be perfect. Little did we know how QUICK everything happened. I won't go into details (we all know how babies are made), but I will fast forward to a few days after we got home from Aruba. Prior to us leaving for Aruba, during our time in Aruba and days after we got home, I felt a little blah. However, I kept making excuses, "Oh it was hot in Aruba." "Oh I feel nauseous because I was nervous to fly." "Oh I'm late because we were traveling." Excuse after excuse after excuse. The week after we got home from Aruba was brutal with a capital B. I had numerous work meetings and two work events at night that required me to work very long hours and travel. I will never forget traveling on Amtrak in route to Long Island and thinking how much of a homeless person I looked like. I was sprawled out on both seats and slept on my book bag. I also felt like I was going to throw up at any moment. Once again, I just thought it was the long hours and the bumpy train ride making me feel ill. When I got home late Thursday evening, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I knew the chances were slim, but just thought I should check it out. OMG was my first thought (along with a few other words)....two pink lines!?! Ok, this can't be for real.... I went down to the kitchen and chugged about four glasses of water. I went back upstairs and took another test. OMG another TWO lines!?! By this time I'm freaking out. I drove to Rite Aid and bought more tests, rushed home and took test #3....PREGNANT!

By this point, I felt it was pretty official. I dreamt of this moment for so long, but when it did happen, the whole thing seemed so surreal. When Rob proposed, he spent so much time being creative and thoughtful. So I knew, this was my chance to return the favor. Here was my opportunity to be creative and surprise him. Well, if you know me pretty well, I am a terrible liar. The minute he came home from job #2 at 10:30PM, I was acting pretty goofy. I couldn't stop smiling or laughing. I was trying real hard not to spill the beans until the next day so I could do something creative for him. I failed miserably and couldn't wait to tell him. To view the video below of my "impromptu" way to telling Rob the news and his cute reaction see below....

The Happy "Father to be"


Sharing the news with Rob-(can we say he was a bit shocked...)