We’ve been keeping this secret for quite some time and Greg swore I was never going to announce it because I enjoyed keeping baby away from social media but I hated not sharing “life” with my community. I went silent for a while on socials because my body was screaming for rest. The exhaustion was like nothing I’d ever experienced and the nausea was debilitating. The exhaustion felt like I was a walking around on NyQuil (I wasn’t taking any drowsy medicine AT ALL) and there were moments that I couldn’t remember how I got from place to place. But I’ll save the symptoms and first trimester update for another day. Let’s get to the good stuff… finding out!
In June, I missed my period so I went to my GP (general practitioner) for an HCG blood test (I don’t like suspense and I just wanted peace of mind) and routine visit. My doctor actually laughed at me for thinking I was pregnant since I had been having so much trouble with endo. She said I needed to be patient and not hurry in when I miss my period. They tested, it was negative, and she sent me home.
In late July, I ordered pregnancy tests so I could test right at home, if need be. One Saturday, the tests arrived while I was meal prepping for the week and felt a little “off” so I thought, “since these dishes are in the oven, might as well just test.” (It was about time for my period… I’ve never taken birth control of any kind so I tend to stay on schedule.)
I peed on the stick and left it in the bathroom for an hour or so and totally forgot about it. I walked back in to throw it away and saw the faintest pink line. I quickly texted a good friend, Lyndsey, because I thought it was an evaporation line and she totally freaked out for us and I started freaking out and shaking and totally didn’t believe it.
Around this time, Greg was totally clueless. He was cleaning his shot gun and I was preparing meals and he knows to stay out of the kitchen while I cook!
I walked out of the bathroom in complete shock and *tried* to just finish the meals. I couldn’t. I had to tell Greg and had to tell him immediately.
I quickly grabbed this spoon (I purchased it on Prime Day a while ago because it was only a couple bucks and I wanted to have it for the future) and stuck it in a tub of ice cream. I told Greg I needed a picture of him scooping the ice cream for a blog post so he sat right down on the couch and posed (he had no idea I was videoing). I told him to act like he was eating the ice cream and he took a bite and STILL didn’t look at the spoon’s wording. I asked him what the spoon said, he looked down, read “we’re having a baby,” and his expression was priceless.
Fast forward a couple months later and here we are – we’ve had some scary moments and a ton of ups and downs but we are praying our way through it. I constantly recite these words when I get scared or have doubts, “My Father says I’ll have a beautiful pregnancy and I won’t believe your lies.”
Thank you for sharing in our joy.
Whimsically Yours,
So so excited for you friend!! Can’t wait to follow along on this journey!
Thank you so much girl!!! Much love to you. Thank you for sharing in our joy 😘
awe so so exciting!! congrats!!! 😀 <3
thank you so much for the love!!