Wow...!!!

We're pregnant! We're having a baby! Oh my gosh, I can't believe I'm actually typing those words. We just found out yesterday and it still has not sunk in at all. Here's the story (ok, just the appropriate ones:)

I went off birth control on New Years Eve and decided I wanted to try my hand at charting. I was always one of those people who thought it to be a bit OCDish to take your temperature every morning, pee on inanimate objects like OPK tests, then chart it all. However, I'm also one of those people who love to plan everything as much as possible in an attempt to know what's going on. So, needless to say, I started charting. The first month doing it, everything worked exactly as it was supposed to as my books told me.

This month was a completely different story. On February 16th I ended up with a positive OPK test but, based on my temperatures, I never ovulated. From the 16th through the 28th, nothing on my chart changed the way it was supposed to if you ovulated. I was annoyed with the whole charting thing and was just wishing for AF(Aunt Flo) to show up so we could move on to a new cycle. I figured she would show up soon since my boobs were hurting so badly lately.

On Saturday, February 28th, Chris and I were out running errands and we bought $10 worth of cheapy Dollar Tree pregnancy tests. Why buy that many, you ask? Well, when you're actually trying to get pregnant and you get a little overanxious for a missed period, you tend to pee on anything in sight! Might as well pee on a pregnancy test just to check. So we got home and I contemplated smoking a cigarette before taking the test "just in case." But I'm a little too antsy so I went ahead and took the cheapy test. After just a short time I saw what I thought was a very faint line. I tilted it, held it up to the lights, brought it to the window to see better, everything I could to get a better idea. I ended up calling Chris upstairs to take a peak at it but even he wasn't sure if he saw a line or not. So, off to Kroger we went for a digital test.

I took the digital test and within minutes the word "pregnant" showed up on the test. I just grabbed the test, walked into the computer room where Chris was and held it up. He grabbed the test and after reading it, gave me the biggest hug in the world. We both stood, holding each other and crying as the shock set in. We're having a baby...can you believe it?!

Of course I have the biggest mouth in the world and can't keep a secret like that for long so I decided to call Mom first. After small talking for a split second about shrimp for dinner, I asked her, "what does it mean if a pregnancy test says pregnant?" Classic Mom response to follow, "well that means your pregnant. Are you pregnant? AHhhhhhhh!!!!!! (insert Mom screams here!)" Needless to say she's extremely excited.

Dad and Linda were next. We randomly showed up at their house when I told them I had a question. I pulled the plastic wrapped test out of my purse, handed it to Linda, and said, "What does this mean?" Yet again more screams and hugs and even a little tear in my daddy's eye.

We called Steve where he proceeded to ask, "Is it Chris'?" "Where will I sleep now?" and "Have you told Chris yet?" You can always count on Steve for classic responses.

Linda wanted to tell Josh and Justin so badly so I let her. Josh responded with a loud "Yay!" While Justin, in his normal sleepy voice, simply said, "Are you getting an ultrasound?"

We (I) couldn't wait any longer so we drove over to Chris' parents house where I repeated the "can you tell me what this means" spiel. Of course Kathy squealed as she often does during Bengals games :) Don was his usual calm self. The rest of the night Kathy tossed out all kinds of baby names to get our opinion...hilarious!

Obviously we are cautiously excited about everything that's going on right now. I still have to call the Dr. to get an appointment.

Here's what it's looking like right now:

Your microscopic embryo is already hard at work this week creating the placenta, umbilical cord and the basics of his or her body.The embryo is now made of three layers that will transform into the different parts of your baby's body. The endoderm, or inner layer, will become your baby's intestines, liver and lungs. The middle layer, or mesoderm, will become your baby's heart, sex organs, muscles, bones, and kidneys, and the ectoderm, or outermost layer, will develop into your baby's hair, skin, eyes, and nervous system. Believe it or not, your baby is already starting to look like a tiny little being (not necessarily a human being) complete with a head, a mouth opening and a primitive brain and heart.By the end of this week, your baby measures about 1/25 inch long, about the size of a period (like the one at the end of this sentence, not the one you just missed).

*3DPregnancy.com