Cycle results. A big surprise.

Cycle results. A big surprise and a Big Fat Positive

October 28th I was having a real crappy day at work. I commute into DC everyday for work which adds a ton of traffic and stress to an already stressful day. This became better when I finally decided to stop driving and to start taking the bus from leesburg.

I got a call from tiff in the morning and she asked me if I could come home early. It was a Monday and usually I have meetings until 4 and after my 2 hour commute there would be no way to come home early. She of course understood and waited patiently for me to come home.

As I pulled into the garage she excitedly came out to greet me with dogs by her side and told me she had a surprise for me. I was honestly expecting something totally different than looking into a bag and finding a Disney Monster baby outfit and two digital tests that read "pregnant."

"Holy!, are you serious?" Was the best I could muster up at the moment. Wiser words could have been said from dad-to-be, I'll admit. None the less, we hugged and kissed and started to dream of a future with peanut , mom and dad.

We decided that we would not tell anyone yet, and we knew not telling our parents would be hard  because we see them a lot. We couldn't believe that it had worked so quickly for us. We felt so blessed and lucky to have been granted this gift so quickly. This is not something we took for granted as we knew some people who have had a hard time conceiving.

For the next few days and weeks I would start researching all things OB and the weekly symptoms to expect along the way. I wanted more than anything to be sensitive to her changes because I could only imagine that this would be a pretty scary time for her. A thing about tiff- she hates doctors, needles, blood, medical anything. As a child that rarely got sick, other than the routine exams, she never saw a doctor.  I took on the job of finding out when we needed to see the doctor and when she needed to have her first blood draw, etc.

We quickly decided that using a midwive would be the best thing for her as she really needed special care and not someone chasing a bottom line or a c section. ( I say this from my experiences in what I've read not the many child births I've had).  We found a local midwive group that works with OBs in the practice and perform hospital deliveries. This was comforting for me as the risk adverse person that I tend to be while alleviating the fear tiff has of the traditional doctor. And our insurance covers it !
I made our first confirmation appointment which would not be for several weeks but as I said, I can be pretty proactive. Don't get me wrong, I don't make decisions for her. We talk about the options and we decide together. Either way, she finds it comforting that I'll be anal enough to get the facts and make the right decision for us.

We decided to tell our parents the week after we found out because we were just too excited not too. Everyone else we would tell on thanksgiving day.

The reaction we got from them was nothing like what I thought we would see. My mom was very emotional and my dad was like a kid on Christmas Day.  This further proved, in my mind, not that I needed it, that this was meant to be. Thank God.

In nine short months I'd get to meet peanut. blew my mind.