Archive for December 2009
30 Sharing the news
Posted on: December 3, 2009
So that night there was a party over at Jo and Vincent’s for Matthew and Mary’s birthday’s. We went over not knowing if we should share our news or not. I have never been really patient. Joe and I decided to leave at one point to run to the store for something. While we were there we bought 5 carnations – one blue, 3 pink, and 1 white. We went back to the party, walked in and handed the flowers to my mom. My dad figured it out first. I looked at his face and tears were starting to well up in his eyes. When it finally registered with my mom I think she went into shock. My grandma and grandpa were there too. My grandma couldn’t believe it.
But would I miscarry again?
29 What the H***!?!
Posted on: December 2, 2009
So, Jo is pregnant. But, am I? Joe and I buy a pregnancy test that very night. The next morning I run downstairs to the bathroom. We’ll leave out a few details here. I wait the wait. I have waited this wait way too many times. And every time I do this I come out of the bathroom depressed. Not this time! This time I look at the test and see the positive. I start shaking uncontrollably. I walked upstairs where Joe was still slumbering. I wake him with what must have been the biggest grin I have ever grinned. Tears run down his face. It has finally happened! Joe and I are expecting our very own baby.
But wait – this has happened before. Yes, twice before. This time felt different. This time there was no clomid, no injections, no pressure. We already had 4 kids.
OMIGOD – I was pregnant. What the H***!?!
We were out at my mom’s celebrating her birthday. It was November. We had officially been parents for 2 months. Vincent and Jo and their 3 kids were out there also. That is when Jo and Vincent told us the news…they were expecting child number 4. WHAT????????? I know I now had 4 kids of my own but it just wasn’t fair that she was pregnant again! I wanted to be pregnant! And it was that time that my mouth opened and out came the words – I hope you get a Michael. (At this point Michael was known as a very very hyper child.) I still apologize to Jo for saying that to her. I wasn’t trying to be malicious. I was just jealous. The worst part of it was that I was sitting there wondering if I too was pregnant. I was late and even though I had four I was still hoping.
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