at first, we wanted to start a family right away, but we decided to wait a year, maybe try to buy a house. so we waited. my parents decided to move to mobile, al, so a wonderful chicago bungalow with a yard became available and we became home-owners in september 2007.
come january '08, i got off birth control and it was go time. (for those paying attention, yes, this was more than a year, but we were aiming for a fall baby.) i got my period once, then was a week late the very next month. i took a home pregnancy test (or exam, as my obgyn's nurse likes to call them) and lo and behold, it was positive!
i had taken the test first thing in the morning on march 7, 2008, so of course adam was still sleeping. once i saw the results, i ran into the bedroom and literally jumped on top of adam to wake him up and share the news. he was a little surprised and doubtful at first, but just as happy and excited as i was. then it got tricky. . . i was so excited i wanted to tell everyone that instant. but you're "supposed" to wait. . . what to do?
i went to work with a perma-grin. i held out till lunch, when i went out to grab a veggie sandwich at jimmy john's. in a moment of nostalgia, it occurred to me who the best person to tell would be: sarah mueller (i mean, reynolds, sorry!). she's done this before, TWICE, so i knew she'd be the best candidate. and sure enough she was: just the right combination of excited but subdued, that i was able to get the excitement off my chest for a little while. it was quite a relief.
i made my first appointment to see my doc, but it wasn't until after we got back from mobile for easter. bummer. i took a second, less sophisticated home test before we left, just to be sure.in mobile, we gave my parents a "house warming gift" of some champagne they left behind when the moved (hey, we're parents now, gotta be frugal!). we put it in a wine bag, and hung "i love grandma" and "i love grandpa" bibs from the neck. it was great.
with timing and all, we have to wait till next weekend to share the news with adam's parents. we want to share this kind of news in person!
of course, adam is so excited, he insisted on telling his brother the friday before we left for mobile, as well as karl and shanti. the latter 2 i didnt' know about until a week later!
