How we found out

So, I've been thinking of stuff to put on this blog and thought it might be fun to share the moment that we found out that I was pregnant. Well, we decided in August that we were ready to expand the Strickland family line. I had told myself numerous times not to get my hopes up, that it really might take some time for us to actually get pregnant. I did not want to be disappointed.

So, October 5th. The DAY.

The day or two before that I had started feeling pretty tired (more than usual for sure) and my boobies had been extra sore. (TMI, sorry) I wasn’t due for my special “friend” Flo to arrive for another 5 days, but I decided to take a pregnancy test just for the heck of it. Honestly expecting a negative, I took it and lo and behold, it showed a positive.
This was after work….I had just arrived home and Bryan had not made it home from work yet. Alas, he was not there when I got the first positive result. I set the test on the counter and kept going back every few minutes to check on it to make sure it was what it said it was.

And I paced.
A lot.

Bryan got home and I was just about bursting with the news, but didn’t want to overwhelm him as soon as he walked in the door. So, he set his stuff down and started going through the mail, still with his coat on and I decided I couldn’t hold it in anymore.
I walked up to him and said “I think I have news.”
Bryan, of course not having any idea what I was going to say said, “What is it?”
I said, “I took a test…..and it says I’m pregnant.”
He said “Are you sure?? That’s awesome!”
I said, “I’m not sure, cause I’ve just taken one and my period is not due for a few more days, so how about we take another test?”
So, I took another one and it only showed a faint positive.
Still sort of in shock, we decided this wasn’t a definitive answer and that I would take another test in the morning.

I did.
6 am.
Clear positive.

At that point we thought “Ok, this is awesome and this is really happening!”
I still took 2 more tests after that in upcoming days just to “make sure” they all confirmed the same thing. :)

We decided to keep the news to ourselves for a few days so we had time together to digest it and enjoy it as a couple. We went away to the beach that weekend to celebrate his birthday, talked, and started trying to accustom ourselves to becoming parents.

We are both ready for this journey and can’t wait! As hard as it will be at times, it is something we both know God has called us to, and we simply marvel in this wonderful creation He is forming inside of me. I’ve heard the expression “miracle of life” probably a trillion times, and have never really considered the wonder of it.
It truly is a miracle.
And a blessing.