...A bit of backtracking to get the blog up to date...

All was happy and yummy at the usual get together for the Thanksgiving holiday, 2011. Surrounded by lots of tasty food, jokes and laughter, all felt normal. Except for the occasional dropped joke inquiring about when a new addition would be made to the family. Why did this give me a flutter in my chest? Add that to the slight error of accidentally parking in a “Reserved for Expectant Mothers” parking space that morning it was too much for me to brush off as quickly as normal due to the fact that my “dot” was a few days late. Passing it off as paranoia because it hadn’t really been long enough to worry, I tried to let it go. And enjoy extra turkey and mini pumpkin pie bites. Nom Nom.

Back in Boston and by December 2^nd I had realized, still no dot, not liking my normal 3-4 cups of coffee in the morning like I always enjoy… and instead of jumping straight in the shower once out of bed I was jumping face first into the toilet bowl. Oh wow. Time to get a test? Really?

Still passing everything off as possible paranoia and maybe a flu bug, I thought purchasing a test from the Dollar Store would suffice. Why pay for a super expensive test when it was just going to come back negative anyway? So as I grabbed some cheap (stay in and watch movies instead of freezing our arsses off in Boston) snacks and crafty stuffs to keep me busy, I quickly snagged a pregnancy test. I always thought these tests were kind of funny at the price of a dollar and they must never be accurate but thanks to Google, I thought I should give them more credibility.

Sure enough the Dollar Store test…

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? See initial reaction of Zoey & I...

It’s only a Dollar Store test, right? I wanted to immediately run out and buy more tests! After considering going to Turgett for a normal priced test, I thought it best to wait as the three minutes of standing outside the bathroom door waiting for the results actually feels more like three hours when you’re alone (Zoey wasn't much of a distraction chewing on her porcupeen).

This night, December 2^nd had already been planned and it was Christmas tree night! Only my favorite day of the year (outside Christmas day) so what better way to bring up the news than around everything that is Christmas?! J

I wrapped a little present and wrote a blurb to assist in relaying the news as I knew I would be too choked up to say it all myself. Inside the little gold take out box were the cutest teeny pair of Converse booties I’d ever seen…

Both of us still in disbelief, of course, we stopped for another couple of (not so bargain priced) tests on the way home. You know, just to be sure.

Annnnnnnnnnnd there it is! Looks like there is a baby brewing in there! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Spent the rest of the night decorating the Charlie Brown Christmas tree and floating on our happy news that there was in fact a new addition to the family, already on the way. <3