What a day! I started feeling some anxiety as I knew that my cycle was coming to an end, although I felt like Aunt Flow was coming as normal. My friend Amanda sent me a text essentially asking me if I had taken a test. I thought this was humorous because I had been at work for over an hour. There wasn’t much I was going to do about it at that point. I hadn’t taken a test because it was still technically one more day until I should test. Her texts became more persistent and I found out after school this was because her co-workers at BASSC who knew of my struggles were anxious to know. We discussed it but I was convinced to wait until the next day. At 7:47 pm, I received a text that simply said, “well?” I gave into the pressure and headed to the bathroom. I was even talking out loud to myself commenting that it was ridiculous that I was going against my gut instincts and that I knew I couldn’t be pregnant. Well….minutes later I found out that I AM! I’m still in shock and I’m not sure I believe it. After such a long wait, it’s so hard to believe that it has finally happened!!! I was shaking all over and I wanted to take a picture. I started crying, and went back to the test three times to confirm that it actually said pregnant. Then I grabbed the package and read the instructions again…this is quite ridiculous because the screen says PREGNANT! It’s just crazy! I decided I had to text Amanda back a message with the result because she had received texts from when I ovulated. I sent the message and sat on the floor to hug Guinness while I cried. My phone rang and Amanda was screaming. I couldn’t even understand her. I told her to calm down because it wasn’t good for J.R. (her baby which is due about a month from now). I finally could make out her saying, “Kelly is pregnant!” She was crying too! While I wanted to tell BJ first, I had to tell her because I wouldn’t have even tested without her persistence. I instantly set to work to have a creative way to tell the daddy to be. I put “the stick” in a shiny gift box with a note on top that said, “Surprise for Daddy.” Then, I hopped in the car and ran to Wal-Mart to grab some materials for a craft project. I found some iron on letters and made bandanas for Guinness and Dunkel that read, “Big Bro.” After I was finished, I decided to confirm the earlier test and took a second. Yep, still pregnant… I sent BJ a text and told him that I had a surprise for him and he needed to hurry home. I wonder if he has any idea. It’s not atypical for me to send him messages like that if I’ve gotten him a new shirt at the store or made ice cream or something. Only time will tell…I may try to record his reaction. The plan is to release the dogs when he comes inside. I can’t imagine how he is going to react. I think he will cry…
At this point, I really want to call my doctor and find out what needs to happen next. The news will be kept on the down low. I’m thinking of making cards on Kodak.com for the ‘rents. Other than immediate family I’m hesitant to tell others just in case there are complications.
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