...and counting...
Dan, Amya and I are starting to get excited about the next "phase"! "Baby Nelson" is due next month (on it's cousin, Taylor's, birthday) and everything is looking good. I thought I'd share a little bit about the journey...
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We had to wait a little longer than we wanted to get the good news, but it seems just that much sweeter when it finally happens! This past May we all headed out to New England to attend Tracy and Kirk's wedding festivities. That should have been our first clue that there was going to be good news, as we also found out we were expecting Amya while on a vacation. The Monday before the wedding we were visiting our friends, Kara and Jason Tait. We were excited to take a pregnancy test, but in the back of our minds thought it was probably jumping the gun. The test came back negative. Dan was shocked...he just knew it was going to be different. I, on the other hand, had taken so many negative tests that past year, that I wasn't surprised at all.
Friday rolled around, things were getting busy... errands to do, nails to get done, family to pick up at the airport. Dan still held out hope. We decided to take another test, before the "wedding celebrating" began. We were staying at Dan's Dad's house and getting dressed and ready for the wedding rehearsal. I took another test...only one line appeared. I felt a little foolish for spending money on a second test for the same month. Our window for a normal time-line for conception was closing. Should I make an appointment when I get home? As I was putting my make-up on in the bathroom, Dan came in and said, "Honey, I think you should look at this test again."
Yup! Only one line! Oh wait, actually, there was a second, very very faint line. What does that mean??!! We read over the box, over the pamphlet inside the box and looked at each other, confused. It looked like another line wanted to appear, but it was outside the 10 minute window of validation! Were we pregnant or not?! Just then Tracy walked in, ready to go. We showed her the test and asked her opinion. Now all three of us were uncertain. Dan wanted to get excited, I wanted to stay cautious. We decided to bring the test to the rehearsal dinner to show our sister-in-law, Suria. "She worked in the NICU and has two kids, she'll know!" Either way, we decided to keep this on the down low as much as possible. We aren't ones to wait to share baby news, but we didn't want to celebrate a false alarm nor distract anyone from the happiness of the impending wedding. We had a plan, and lots to do, so I shoved the test in my purse and off we went!
While Tracy and Kirk rehearsed their vows, my mind was racing. At one point I realized I'd missed something important, when I heard Tracy say my name and everyone was looking at me. Oops! All I was thinking was ...Baby? No Baby? Wine with dinner? No more wine with dinner for a long time? The rehearsal went on.
Then Dan bumped my arm and pointed. I looked up, behind the priest, over at our daughter who was holding my purse open and handing something to my mother-in-law. Our jaws dropped, Tracy's eyes' bulged, the wedding singer grabbed my arm and whispered, "Is that what I think it is?!" So much for secrets!
For the most part we were able to keep it low key until after the wedding, but had fun escorting our family members out to their cars after the reception to tell them the good news. Did I mention we aren't ones for keeping pregnancy news a secret? I did take another test the morning of the wedding, digital this time! And I bought a two pack! The unused test got slipped into Tracy's honeymoon suitcase! :)
prego photos courtesy of Michael Peterson Photography
