Just Because...I'm Pregnant!

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THANK YOU THANK YOU for all of the well wishes and congrats blogfriends! B and I are just over the moon with joy. I figured it was about time for me to share our pregnancy story with you all before I start slamming you with baby bump pictures.

I woke up on Sunday April 7 feeling pretty funky. My legs were achy and heavy, I had cramps, and my boobs felt like someone had put acid fire in them while I was asleep. I also woke up with a wet pillow from drooling in my sleep (which I now know was excess saliva). I had gotten off birth control in January because my cycle was super irregular, and I had lost a lot of weight from some medication I was on and needed to get my body healthy. Not being on the pill meant pregnancy was a possibility. However, due to an irregular cycle my whole life, and never having any scares, the doctor said it could be a year before I was pregnant. My body had to regulate itself. Given my strange symptoms, and lack of a real period (I had been spotting all week), B and I decided I should run out to get a test.

It couldn't hurt to take one...or five.

B went off to the gym and I walked to Rite Aid. I bought a package of tests and a bottle of Snapple. I chugged it the whole walk home, ran upstairs to the bathroom (followed by Muffin), and proceeded to take the test. I didn't even hold my breath - because I really didn't think I could be pregnant. Within one minute I saw this:

I thought it was a mistake. The pregnancy test HAD to be expired or something. The Rite Aid was a bit outdated. So I chugged a bottle of water and waited until I had to go to the bathroom again. Then I took another test and saw this:

BAM! Just like that, we are having a baby. 

I literally SCREAMED and scared the cat. OMG OMG OMG. Of course B wasn't going to be home for another hour, so I laid back in bed and tried to watch some tv to take my mind off the news. I thought it was all a joke or a misunderstanding. I needed to go buy more tests!!!

When B walked in the door I started shaking. I yelled for him to come upstairs and he walked in with a big grin on his face. Through tears I said, "We're pregnant!" His shock laiden with happiness and joy was something I will never forget. We hugged and then I said, "OK, we have to go get more tests. I feel like I am dreaming...." So off we went to the store. 

Words don't lie .... PREGNANT!!

I felt pretty sick all day, so I laid in bed and tried to wrap my mind around the news we had just received. We decided I would call the doctor first thing in the morning to make sure this wasn't the product of a bunch of pregnancy tests gone bad. When I woke up Monday morning, I had to make sure yesterday's events weren't all just a really great dream, so I took another test. 

I went to the doctors on Wednesday of that week and all was confirmed with a few tests - we were most definitely having a baby!! The doctor said that my due date was December 6, so I was almost 5 weeks pregnant! Pretty crazy huh?? She sent me for an ultrasound to double check the due date and pregnancy. 

Not much of a first portrait of the baby, but the blob is a tiny human! Everything looked good and we were confirmed for December 6!! Crazy that the Christmas obsessed girl is going to have a baby the very same month of her favorite time of year! Double happiness now!

Stay tuned because tomorrow I will show you all my "bump" photos....Happy Thursday!

Best News Ever

Wonder why I haven't been blogging?? Well it's because I am bad at keeping secrets and feared I would slip if I got to talkin'. The time has come for me to reveal our big news though....

The H's are going to be bringing a new little H into this world in December and we couldn't be more thrilled!!!!

Just Because... Long Distance Relationships Suck

I am no stranger to long distance dating - my husband (bf at the time) and I actually dated long distance from April 2004 - August 2005. Then I transferred to his college and we would date long distance in the summers (until I officially moved South). We've spent days, weeks, and months apart due to our hometowns being 900+ miles from one another. There were plenty of holidays and important dates we never shared together and I got through it. So, I should be used to this whole long distance thing right?

Right after we moved in together in Atlanta for the first time - August 2008

WRONG. I am not used to this and I don't want to do it anymore. B only left a little over two weeks ago and I can't stand being alone anymore. Don't get me wrong - I have some fantastic roomies! But, I am lonely. And I miss being around my husband. And I miss being able to find him right next to me after an unpleasant nightmare. Or being able to see him when I get home from work with good news. And hearing him slap the couch and yell when he watches sports. And cooking for him. I miss him. I know you're all crying me a river right now, huh?

Engaged in August 2008

I will get to see him on Thursday. I am going to TN for a long weekend to see his family and attend the nuptials of some college pals. It should be an amazing weekend. And then I get to see him AGAIN the following weekend when he comes to DC to go to the Kenny Chesney concert with me and my roomies. But then we are apart until I get my stuff together and make the official move to Georgia. I haven't picked a moving date yet, but it will be during the second week of June. 

My handsome hubs in Oct 2009 at our wedding

I know there are plenty of gals who don't see their husbands every day due to military service or business travel. My thought is (and don't get mad at me for saying this) that they knew it could be possible they would be in those "long distance marriages." Some people know what they are getting into for long term. I commend them for their strength, dedication, and loyalty. B and I planned to be together all the time - sans the random weekend trips apart for pleasure/business - when we got married. However, I never planned for a whole month apart!

Maui Honeymoon Oct 2009

On the bright side, B is doing something amazing. He left everything he had here to move to Georgia, sleep on his parents couch, and plan for our new life - getting a great job and finding us a house. I need to be happy and grateful that he is doing this for us! I need to remain strong during his job hunt and stay supportive. I need to be selfless and not selfish (which I have been lately). I need to suck it up and just hug my kitty when I wake up from a bad dream. I have to be thankful that I have such an incredible guy for a husband.

3 Year Wedding Anniversary Oct 2012

I will complain though - I will say it is hard that I miss my best friend and I can't see him when I've had a bad day. I can't wait to see you this weekend my good man. Good luck tonight and hopefully we will be celebrating some good news very soon! XOXOXO

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