The Road To Discovery (The 1st Time)

My husband Josh and I have had a five-year plan for having a child since we decided to get married. We were married on September 5, 2004. Over the years, I have gone through phases of craving to be pregnant and even tried to persuade Josh to change the plan, but he would not budge! Late in our third year of marriage he suddenly surprised me by suggesting we bump our plan by a year and start trying for a baby the next year. I was overjoyed!

This past April, I stopped sticking patches on my derrière and started on prenatal vitamins. I tried to figure out my ovulation date with online calculators and such, but we never fanatically tried to conceive. After a few months, I became impatient (I am impatient as is) and aggravated with the process and decided that I was no longer going to plan out everything in order to conceive. I even accepted the fact that Josh and I may never be able to conceive and it may surprise you, but he and I both were at peace with that. We never gave up, but were okay with having to look into possibly adopting someday. We had faith in God and that He would do the right thing regardless of the outcome for us.

About two weeks ago, I had a moment. I was standing in front of the mirror getting ready and not really thinking about anything when all of the sudden I heard a very clear and audible voice in my head that said "I'm pregnant". I know this sounds crazy and I had to replay it in my mind several times until I believed that I had truly heard it. At this time, I was not even due for my period for another week, so I brushed it off, but I thought to myself how amazing it would be if it was true. A week went by and I was late. My menstrual cycle is pretty regular deviating by only a day or so every now and then. Every day Josh would ask me "Anything?" and I would answer "No, still nothing". Five days passed and I had felt tired and I was having some serious retaliation from my body every time I ate something spicy! This may not come as a surprise to some, but for those who know me, know that I love spicy food. This was the first time that I really started having thoughts of possibly being pregnant anyway.

Saturday January 3, 2009
I couldn't take it anymore and I was dying to find out, so I decided to take a HPT the next morning.

Sunday January 4, 2009
The moment of truth was here. I woke up early in the morning having to use the bathroom and took the test. I could not believe it! There was a faint second pink line on the window. I was so excited and yet in disbelief. Josh and I had talked about me surprising him when I found out, but Josh had to fly out on Monday to California on business and I pondered about the possibility of something happening to him and that he would never know. I could not decide. That evening over dinner, I casually asked him if he would rather find out before leaving on his trip in the event that something might happen to him or for me to surprise him. He thought about it for a few seconds and then said that he would rather know now. I was smiling inside! When it comes to surprises and creative ideas, I have absolutely no skills. I was dreading having to come up with a way to tell him the news, but now I no longer needed to worry about it. I went upstairs and brought back my pregnancy test and placed it in front of him. He smiled. He told me that he was very happy, but that it still needed to sink in. We really did not expect to be pregnant so soon after we stopped "trying".

It did not take long for his excitement to overcome the surprise and he insisted on telling good friends of ours and calling his parents and his grandfather. They were thrilled and incredibly happy. I broke the news to my family and a few friends; they were equally excited. I worried about it being too early to break the news because of not having seen a doctor yet and also not having reached the end of my first trimester, but everyone we announced our news to is very close and dear to us. If, God forbid, anything bad should happen, we would share that news with them as well. I choose to think positive and take it day by day.

<3 Sharon