The Anniversary of a Happy Day

A year ago today, (well...actually tomorrow, but I will say today, because it was Sunday, and the tour of homes was "going on.") Erik and I had been to church, had eaten lunch at the CC, and had come home for the afternoon to rest and do whatever we wanted. Erik had decided to go and see "Daddy B" that afternoon, and I stayed home so that I could get a few scrubs washed for work the next day. Our Sunday school class had been working really hard on our Christmas parade float out at the Rose's, and I was supposed to be there at 4:00 that afternoon, to help finalize things. So, I had about 3 hours to get much needed things done around the house. Erik left around 2:00 and headed to Main St. to visit his granddad. I was resting on the couch when he left, and my mind started to wander. I thought, hmmm, just for fun and giggles, I'm going to take a "test." It was 2 days early, but I thought, "hey, with todays advancement in "tests" I will just take one." Hey, I was bored! What can I say? lol And the fact that I had one test in the bathroom, just sitting in a box, was even more tempting. I didn't have any symptoms, and just knew that I was wasting a beloved EPT! But like I said, I was bored. So, as soon as I saw Erik's truck leave, I headed for the bathroom, and what do you know...I couldn't "go!" hehe. So, I just sat it down, and went back in the living room to wait on my laudry to finish. About 30 minutes later, I finally felt the "urge." So, I made a second attempt. As I sat the test down, I watched it, and as I was watching, it was like slow motion...that little line, so slowly and faintly changed from - to +.

I thought, oh my goodness, am I seeing things? So, a little "freaked out." I kept watching it and thought, do I really see what I think I see? I was overwhelmed and didn't know what do to do. I ran to the front door, and looked out. There were tons of cars in front of my house, because my neighbor was participating in the tour of home. As I looked to my right, Kate's van was outside. I thought, "do I run over there like a mad-woman and get her to look at my test?" But I couldn't because Erik was not at home and I just wasn't convinced that I had really seen a plus sign. So, I got the bright idea to leave at 3:15, head to Kroger hoping that I would see no one I knew, and get a couple more tests. I said that I would NOT be the crazy person that would take more than one test, but I did. I went and bought the two most expensive, but different tests on the market. My thoughts were, that if I got a positive on all 3, which were different, then I couldn't be wrong. So, on my way to the Rose's, I made a detour through Kroger and bought the digital one that would say "yes" or "no," and the other digital would say "not pregnant" or "pregnant." I grabbed my bag, headed out the door, looked up, and here comes Kate. I looked like "deer caught in the headlights, she knew what I was doing, I just kept walking and said, "I'll see you in a few minutes." So, I just threw them in my car, and went to finish our float. My thoughts were to take the tests when I got home that evening and that is what I did.

As we were working, my mind was going crazy. The next thing I know, Erik is pulling up. I'm thinking oh my goodness, do I have news for you! But, I couldn't say anything, because I wanted no one to know before him. Luckily when we left to go home, he had to make a detour for gas. So, this gave me the opportunity to get home as fast as I could and take the other 2 tests before he got home. After a result of +, yes, and pregnant, I managed to freak out again, get the tests wrapped and under the tree before E got home. He pulled in the driveway seconds after I had put them under the tree. I couldn't stand it, but I calmly looked at him when he walked in the door and said, "Oh, I have a little something I want you to go ahead and open before Christmas." So, I went and pulled the small package from under the tree and handed it to him. He opened it, and dropped two out of three tests, but bent down to pick them up and looked at them. He looked at me and said, "Does this mean we are?" I said, "Evidently, with 3 positives, I think we are!" He smiled, hugged me, and said, "So when do we find out what it is?" LOL We were very excited, because we thought that Christmas Day would be the best time to "tell" our family and friends. What a wonderful gift to them! So, a year later here we are with this...
Our sweet Mills Oliver. Today, I will be going to the tour of homes, and he will be going with me!