Wow! What a surprise!

Well, I'm sure the word is spreading fast. We had some unexpected news yesterday. It seems that I am pregnant! Yes, that's right. It's still hard for me to verbalize, but, after three home pregnancy tests, one of which clearly said the word "Pregnant" in its digital read-out, I am convinced. I was in denial for several hours, not believing the very faint pink lines on the first two tests, but, after talking to the triage nurse about getting a confirmation test and having her tell me in a very calming voice that the test I take at home is the same test they would give me at the office, and having her go on to tell me all the things I cannot do or ingest, and having her transfer me to the scheduling operator to schedule my first OB appointment (really?), and after running back to Wal-Mart to pick up the more expensive digital test, along with a rotisserie chicken and an anniversary card, and actually seeing the black-and-white results of that test, I guess I am out of the denial stage and into the dazed and confused stage. It's okay, though, because David is right there with me. I don't think anyone could be more dazed and confused than he is right now.

I told him on the eve of our 15th anniversary. The night before, we had discovered what turned out to be a hot water leak in our slab, and that day, the same day I discovered my great news, the plumber came out and gave us some more great news - $1780! Let me just say, it has been a rough summer financially, with gut-wrenching electric bills and now this. Surprisingly, David was handling the news of the plumber's bill fairly well, so, when he got home from work, I thought, what better time than now to let him know. Why not just load some more onto the pile. I couldn't actually say the words, so I showed him the test. He had to squint at first to read it, and then he didn't quite understand it, but then he did, and that's when his face turned white and he went into shock. I'm not going to go into too much more detail here, but, after giving him a short refresher course about how these things actually happen and having a dialogue about how we have no idea how this is all going to work out, he came on board. We know that this is not a surprise to God, and that He had it planned out all along, and that He will take care of us. (Of course, we're still both scared to death!)

We told the kids last night. We had an anniversary dinner at home, and David was so sweet to bring me pink roses and chocolates. At the end of dinner, he had another surprise, he pulled out some sparkling grape juice and four champagne glasses, and the kids got so excited, because they love that stuff. Anyway, he toasted to our anniversary, and then he asked me if I had something else to toast. Of course, Garrett said that we should toast to the fact that he pooped earlier. Which opened up a great segue, since I couldn't seem to actually bring myself to say the words, and we started asking him if he liked poop, if he would like to smell it all day and wipe it, and if he liked to change diapers. That's when he figured out what we were trying to say, and David said, "Cause Mom told me she was pregnant." Garrett said, "Really? Uh Uh. Really?" Garrett said he felt sick. He couldn't believe it. I told him to join the club. Garrett immediately started vying to move into the third bedroom (with the plasma) and let the baby have his room. Katelyn was just giddy and didn't say much, until Garrett said he hoped it was a boy, so she chimed in and said she hoped it was a girl. She couldn't stop laughing. They are both very excited. Garrett said it was "surreal", and I couldn't agree more. He chose the perfect word for the perfect time. He truly is my son. Love to you all. Please keep us in your prayers. By the way, the due date is April 21, 2009!