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November 24, 2002
Let me start off by setting the mood for you…
Friday – I officially hate my new position! Could I BE any busier? This is ridiculous. On the way home I almost get clobbered by some idiot trying to beat me home. I arrive at my mom’s to find a very cranky little boy and yet I have no choice but to haul him along with me for groceries and diapers. While I am speed shopping through the aisles at Walmart I begin wondering when my period will finally arrive. Ok I admit it, it was only about 12 hours late, but for me that seemed like forever. So I throw a 2-pack of Preggo Tests in the cart and head on my way.
I arrive home, throw supper in the oven and wait for Mike to arrive. Mike calls and says he’ll be late. I take a moment to breathe, Max and I eat supper and then onto bath-time. Maxwell has a great sea adventure (which is very apparent my the inches of water on my floor) and I tuck him in after reading “Brady, Brady and the Runaway Goalie” three times.
Finally, Silence.
I slowly clean up the dishes and do a load of laundry. Mike still isn’t home so I decided to take a bath before he arrives. Before getting in I decide to whip out one of the Preggo Tests and give it a whirl. NOTHING. I guess I have forgotten how to work these. Either that or my aim was off! Oh well. I finished my tub and stick the test in the box on the counter.
I tuck myself into bed and hear the front door open. Mike and I have our normal small talk and then off to sleep.
2:03am – I am awoken by a loud buzzing and realize that Mike’s pager is going off. He hops out of bed to see what the emergency is and I head off to the bathroom. As I am sitting there for some reason I open the box and decide I had better turn on the light. Is that what I think it is? It that a second line? Oh my gosh! Lucky I have I still have time to take a second test and low and behold another line. I am pregnant.
*I must tell you that the first thing that popped into my head were names. Names like Courtney, Lisa, Stacey. Names of women that I have met on iParenting who deserve to be writing this way more than I.*
So there you have it. One month after having every ounce of pressure lifted from our shoulders we are expecting another fabulous gift. I won’t lie and say that all I feel is excitement. No way. Right now there is way more fear. What if we have another Clayton? But I feel more prepared this time. I have religiously been taking my 5mg of Folic Acid along with a prenatal vitamin. I don’t think that I could have prepared myself any better for the next 8 months that lie ahead. We have decided to reveal our secret on Christmas morning. I think that will give us a little time to comprehend everything. I will be making an appointment soon so discuss the testing that has to be done, but for now I have a smile from ear to ear that won’t seem to go away.
Thank you all so much for your support. I am thrilled…and a bit sick!
Love you all!
Nicole (and a new little bundle due August 1, 2003)
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