I had suspected that I might pregnant. Well,
actually the correct statement would be I was really hoping I was pregnant. It was that hope and the feeling of “I
just can’t wait anymore” that caused me to drive during crazy, snowy weather to
get a pregnancy test. It was a Wednesday and the day after Christmas; I had sternly
told myself that I was waiting to test until the weekend but I’ve never been
very good at listening to myself. And as soon as my clock changed to 12:00 PM
and my lunch hour had arrived I dashed out my car for a trip to CVS.
My car drives horribly in the snow and it took most of my lunch hour to drive to the pharmacy, purchase the tests and get back to work. So it was in the office where I watched the second line on the pregnancy test slowly appear and I learned I was going to be a mom. I didn’t quite believe it but the proof was right in front of me. Because of the weather the office was closed early and I went home. I kept the test nearby constantly looking at it to make sure the line was still there. I debated calling or texting Dustin to tell him the big news but shrugged the idea off. I wanted to tell him in person and be able to see his face when he learned we were going to have a baby. It took Dustin an extra forty minutes to get home and it was the longest hour ever, partly because I was anxious about him getting home okay and partly because I couldn’t wait to tell him. During the time before his arrival I had taken another test, just to make sure, and tried to come up with a creative way to tell him about the baby. In the end I decided I would just tell him. He finally arrived home safely; when he got there I pulled out the two tests and handed them to him. “Here check this out” I said. He took the tests and looked at them. “What does this mean?” he asked. I showed him the pictures where it showed what one line meant and what two lines meant. He studied it for a while, looked at me, looked at the tests, and looked at me. Finally he asked “does this mean we’re pregnant?” Laughing, I told him it did. “Oh my goodness!” he said. The next twenty minutes we spent laughing and hugging. We were going to have baby!
My car drives horribly in the snow and it took most of my lunch hour to drive to the pharmacy, purchase the tests and get back to work. So it was in the office where I watched the second line on the pregnancy test slowly appear and I learned I was going to be a mom. I didn’t quite believe it but the proof was right in front of me. Because of the weather the office was closed early and I went home. I kept the test nearby constantly looking at it to make sure the line was still there. I debated calling or texting Dustin to tell him the big news but shrugged the idea off. I wanted to tell him in person and be able to see his face when he learned we were going to have a baby. It took Dustin an extra forty minutes to get home and it was the longest hour ever, partly because I was anxious about him getting home okay and partly because I couldn’t wait to tell him. During the time before his arrival I had taken another test, just to make sure, and tried to come up with a creative way to tell him about the baby. In the end I decided I would just tell him. He finally arrived home safely; when he got there I pulled out the two tests and handed them to him. “Here check this out” I said. He took the tests and looked at them. “What does this mean?” he asked. I showed him the pictures where it showed what one line meant and what two lines meant. He studied it for a while, looked at me, looked at the tests, and looked at me. Finally he asked “does this mean we’re pregnant?” Laughing, I told him it did. “Oh my goodness!” he said. The next twenty minutes we spent laughing and hugging. We were going to have baby!
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