Well, I have finally ventured into the world of "blogging"! I can't think of a better thing to start blogging about then the news that Jason and I are going to be parents!!!!!! Words really can not express the feelings that I have about being a mother. We have hoped and prayed for this moment for the last 4 1/2 years and it is finally here.
Let me start from the beginning... Early last week I began to feel a little "crampy" and figured that it was my period rearing her ugly head. Tuesday evening, after night class, I had some light spotting and figured that my earlier prediction was correct. Wednesday came and nothing... Thursday came and nothing again... I then began to wonder if the spotting could have actually been implantation spotting. I didn't want to get my expectations too high but I hoped so much that it was true. That night, Jason and I stopped by Rite Aid and I picked up some pregnancy tests.
Friday morning I woke up early for work and decided to take a test, just to see... I took the test and hopped in the shower. I swear, that had to have been the fastest shower I have ever taken. I climbed out of the shower and grabbed the HPT. I almost tossed it in the trash because it looked negative but then I took a second look and there it was...a tiny faint positive line. I could not believe my eyes! Next I tiptoed into our bedroom and shook Jason awake and said, "Good morning, Daddy." At first he gave me a confused, sleepy look but soon he was jumping up asking, "Is it positive?" I flipped on the light and his eyes wouldn't adjust and he couldn't find his glasses. We were a funny sight.
Again, we didn't want to get too excited, we had been here before and it turned out to be a chemical pregnancy. As soon as I got to work, I gave my doctor a call and let them know that I had a positive HPT. The nurse faxed orders for blood work to a local hospital, Pattie A. Clay. I asked my principal if I could leave work and go have the blood test, she cried with me and told me yes. My friend Jessica kept my class while I flew to Richmond to pick up Jason and head for blood work.
I arrived back at work around 12:15 and the next few hours were the longest hours of my life! Every time my phone rang, I held my breath. Finally, around 2:30 my phone rang and it was Jason. At first he sounded all depressed and asked, "Have you heard from the doctor yet?" and of course I told him no and then he replied, "I have", still in the depressed voice. My heart sank, I just knew it was going to be negative. Then he said, "It was positive!" We both started crying. He told me that my HCG level was 36 and that I needed to go back on Monday for a follow up blood test to make sure the HCG level was doubling. By this time I was balling my eyes out and my class had become completely quiet, I think they were scared... I ran to my friend, Jessica's room (still balling) and she grabbed me in the tightest hug and I told her it was positive. I think she cried nearly as much as I did. Of course her class became deathly quiet too, I mean how often do you see your two teachers crying their eyes out LOL. I think I floated through the rest of the day!
That evening we decided to tell our families the good news. They have been praying and hoping as long as we have and we wanted to share our joy with them. I typed up a note from Xane that read, "Hi! I just wanted to let you know that... I'm going to be a BIG BROTHER!!!! Love, Xane" and tied it around his neck and took a picture. He looked like the saddest puppy in the world in the picture.. I called my parents and told my mom that I was sending them a picture of Xane and wanted them both to see it. Well ,of course my dad was watching the UK press conference about the firing of Billy G. and wouldn't come to the computer right away, so mom went to open the picture.
It seemed like it took her forever to get her email open. Finally she found my email and started to download the picture. At first she just said, "Awwwww, he is so cute." Then I asked, "Did you read the note?" and she said, "No, wait a second." Then she started to read it. I think she must have read it 2 or 3 times then I heard a loud gasp and she yelled,"What does that mean? Are you pregnant?" and I told her yes. Then she yelled, "Ed, get in here! You need to read this note from Xane!" Mom was so funny. As soon as I told her the story from the day, she said, "I have to go call everybody."
We emailed the same thing to Jason's mom and sister and both of them were shocked and happy! Friday, March 27th was a fantastic day at our house!
I think we were on an excitement high all weekend. It seemed so unreal that I could actually be pregnant, we had waited so long and had so many negative tests I just wanted to pinch myself.
