Finally... the BIG NEWS

Ok, here it is... the moment we've all been waiting for!

This is what it's all about, folks.

I'M HAVING A BABY!!!

Thursday and Friday mornings I woke up and just felt WEIRD. Not sick, or anything like that, but my tummy just felt WEIRD. So I decided to take a pregnancy test. Now, I've taken a lot of pregnancy tests. They have never looked anything but absolutely negative. But this one showed the positive line RIGHT AWAY, however it was VERY faint. But I'm thinking, hmm, if there's anything there at all I probably really am pregnant.

(It's so faint you can barely see it in this pic)

I was sooooo excited! But I didn't want to get my hopes up too much, just in case. Brad & I decided I should go to the doctor this week.

Thankfully, we have wonderful insurance now! Thank the Lord for wonderful timing!

I took another test on Sunday just to see, and it came out the same way.

Monday I had to ask the Boss' permission to come in late Tuesday after my doctor's visit and got the go-ahead.

Tuesday morning. Went down to the clinic at 6:45 a.m. They have a walk-in clinic only from 7-8 and I wanted to be there as soon as possible so we could get back to work earlier. Of course Brad came with me, but I didn't want him to come back with me, in case it was negative. I would feel stupid.

So I went back... Oh boy I've gained 15 pounds in the past month (could it be twins?).

Saw the nice nurse practioner after taking the test... She says, "Are you new to Lebanon or just to our practice?" I say, "Just to the practice, we just got insurance and I haven't really needed a doctor until now." She says, "Well, this will probably be your last time here, cause we're gonna need to be moving you on... to the OB/GYN..." I'm like..."Really? It was positive?" She says, "Yes! Is this... a good thing?" "YES!!! It's a VERY GOOD THING!"

She gave me the test to take home. No faint lines in this one. No doubt... it's positive.

(Even with a little blurry photo you can still tell it's positive!)

Came home and called my Mama... first I couldn't get ahold of her! I'm like, "I HAVE to tell my Mama first! If I can't get ahold of her, I'm just going to have to lock myself in the house because I am not going to be able to keep this to myself, but my MAMA has to know FIRST!!" Finally they answer the phone, and it was Daddy. "Hi Dad, can I talk to Mom?" Poor Daddy. He was next to know. :-) This will be the first grandbaby for them, and the first niece or nephew for everyone else. They are SOOOOOO excited.

Then Brad called his parents. Maybe I'll let him tell about that. But I could hear Mom Julie shrieking all the way across the room! Yeah, she's a little excited (and will be thrilled that I'm FINALLY blogging about this so that SHE can blog about it too!)

My first OB/GYN appointment is Thursday the 11th at 1:30. WAY too far away!!! I don't know if I can wait that long.

Unless the doc tells me something different, I'm due January first. I'm six weeks along. :-)

Everyone please pray all goes well. Today I didn't go to work because I woke up sick to my stomach, though I still have yet to puke. Then I just cat-napped all day and I'm still so tired it's not funny so I'm not going into work tonight, either. I didn't really want to anyway. I'll no longer be working at Wendy's after next week (and just a few hours, even then). I don't need to be pushing myself like that if I'm pregnant. Forty hours may even be pushing it.

We want a girl first. A boy would be great too, and I want boys, but I think I want a girl first. We have new names picked out everyday. Wednesday it was Bethany Ann. Yesterday I hated it. Today I like Kyla Elizabeth. I don't know about it though now that it's afternoon.

I'm not going to be fit to live with for the next 8 and a half months!