Two Pink Lines...

This has been such an eventful year for me and my husband. After moving to a new state, getting married, and I've started student teaching, the most wonderful that could happen next is happening! 

It can be such a frustrating thing when you think your pregnant, and look up all the symptoms you're having, and realizing they are exactly like menstrual  symptoms! Although, this time I just kind of knew that I was pregnant (and hoped)! 

Since we got back from getting married back home in Michigan and enjoying a nice little honeymoon, I just haven't been feeling myself. It would start off with feeling a little nausea's here and there, and over the past four weeks it has just gotten more extreme. I go to work and teach from 7:30am to roughly 4:30pm everyday, and I have just been unable to function when I get home. I literally have struggled to stay awake passed 8:30pm! 

Then I noticed I wasn't sleeping much at all. I've had this routine of waking up about 3-4 times during the night having to pee, I would feel stomach pains and cramps and would just be completely uncomfortable.That was the biggest eye opener for me that I must be pregnant!

Justin and I were getting extremely anxious, but wanted to wait to test because I already have my annual Gyno appointment coming up next Thurs, Oct. 4th. After missing my period on Saturday Sept.22 , then Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I finally had enough with the suspense! Thursday night we decided to get the First Response at home pregnancy test, although I made myself hold off until Friday morning to take it. With all my eagerness and research I've done from the past weeks about pregnancy, I realized my best bet for results is waiting until the morning. 

Finally morning came after a long night of tossing and turning and I got to finally take the test. I continued to get ready for word as normal and I waited patiently for Justin to get ready for work before saying "It's time!"

We had everything packed up to go to work, and stood in our kitchen before walking out the door when I flipped over the pregnancy test and looked quietly for a few seconds without saying anything. At first, I was thinking "Oh my gosh, I can't believe I'm not." But I continued to stare at it until I made sure it was correct. I'm not sure if it was my eyes playing tricks on me, or it if was the shock my brain could not process, but sure enough there were two lines! The second one (the most important one) was slightly faint, but there it was! 

Justin looks at me and says, "What does that mean?!" and I say, "We're pregnant!" At that moment, we didn't have a care that we were already running late for work. We stood there hugging and kissing each other while tears filled our eyes as we realized we have created life. 

We have a little bean. The most wonderful that could happen to anyone, and God blessed us with it. 

I wish I could say when my due date is for sure, but it still is early and my appointment, which has been changed, now isn't until October 15th. Since my last period started on August 22nd, I'm assuming it will be somewhere around May 29th, 2013! 

What an amazing feeling it is to know that baby Gale is there, growing every day. I don't think we have stopped smiling since.