No. The Dog Isn't Dead.... But I'm Pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So things have been weird lately… very weird.  I am going to have to back up so you get the whole story.  Last we left off, I had gone to the Riordan Clinic and started making some lifestyle changes. (Increasing healthy food consumption and reducing exposure to toxins)  I had also started a new supplement that is supposed to support natural progesterone development and a natural prenatal.  Fast forward 2 weeks.  I’m late… well aunt flo is late.  Not a huge surprise.  Yes, my cycles had leveled out during our break and the previous four and been around 32 days long, but I have had MANY a wonky cycles in the last few years and needed to take progesterone to induce a period so this isn't all that unusual.  I call Riordan to ask if the supplement lengthens your cycle. 

They said, “ No and we bet you are pregnant.  Take a test and call us tomorrow”

I thought, “ you peeps have lost your minds. I will take the stupid test, but I have been here and done this before”

Friday rolls around and I take the test. Negative.  Told ya!  I call the clinic to let them know.

They said, “ give it a week and if you haven’t started a period, take another test.”

I thought, “ this is so so so so so so dumb. Whatever!”

So I waited the week and the next Friday I wake up.  I unwrap that stupid little pee stick.  The stick I knew would say no, the stick that ALWAYS said no.  I peed on the dumb thing and walked off.  That’s right. I was not giving another one of those sticks my time of day.  I used to stand there and watch, anxiously waiting for something to happen.  Oh no! Not again!  I will not give this stick the satisfaction.  I walk off and make my coffee and return to the bathroom to throw the thing away so I can call the clinic and they can figure out what is going on.  I pick up the stick and pause… hmm… there seem to be a lot of letters on this thing.  I think my brain couldn’t even register that it said “yes”. That’s right, this wasn’t a faint pink maybe line this was a digital test and the thing said yes!!!  I think I stood there staring at it for 5 minutes… just staring at it.  It SAYS YES! It finally began to sink in and I crumpled to the floor and sobbed.  That’s right.  Flat out ugly cried and started yelling for Austin.

Poor Austin was still sleeping and came running into the bathroom hair a mess, eyes wild, completely panicked….

Him, “What’s wrong?!?! Is the dog dead?!?!” (sounds so weird, but our oldest dog has had a seizure and isn’t in the best of health)

Me… continue to sob and point at the counter… the pee stick.

Him, “ The dog’s not dead?.... (sees the stick) You’re shitting me!?!”

Me… “ I’m not shitting you… (while crying)

All of the years of pinning to a secret Baby Pinterest Board and planning multiple cute ways to surprise my husband with a pregnancy and I end up just completely freaking him out. There was no way to have prepared for that moment.  So we are both freaked out and convinced that maybe it’s just a defective test.  Austin runs to the store and buys 2 more boxes.   I take one from each… I am running out of pee at this point, but we have to be sure.  All of them positive! Two lines! I have waited 3 years to see two lines! They are there and they are dark! It’s for real!

We call the doctor and get in for blood work that morning and find out that afternoon that the blood test confirmed the pregnancy.  Confirmed it!!! The pregnancy that couldn’t happen, that we were told likely wouldn’t happen.  It’s happening!

More to come soon!