Best Day EVER!!!

So the dogs woke me up at 7am this morning, and I decided that I might as well try one of my cheapo pregnancy tests. What's the harm, right? It was only 88 cents, so I wouldn't worry about the wasted cost. And if it was negative, I would just tell myself that it's a day too early and I'd try again tomorrow with the digital test. So, I took the test and had to wait at least 3 minutes for the result. I sat in my bathroom chair right in front of the test, closed my eyes, and just prayed: "Lord, please let this test be positive! I am so ready to be a mommy! If the test is negative, I will have faith in Your timing and trust that my time is coming soon. Amen." I prayed continuously for the whole 3 minutes. When I opened my eyes and looked at the test, I saw something I have never seen before in my life... a 2nd line!!!

2 lines!!

Happy tears started streaming down my face! I was overjoyed and in disbelief! I literally bawled for several minutes right there in the bathroom. I could not believe what I was seeing! Immediately, I fell to my knees and began to thank God over and over and over for this miracle. And, in my heart and my head, I heard God reply "Now it is time to be happy!" I smiled through my tears upon hearing that. After being so sad and frustrated for the last 4 years of infertility, I would finally have the peace and happiness that I've been seeking! I picked up the phone and called Shawn. After 1/2 a ring, I instantly hung up. I knew this was not the way I wanted to tell Shawn that he was going to be a Daddy. I decided I would surprise him somehow when he got home that evening. Knowing that Shawn had to be the first person to hear the news, I was bursting to tell someone but I couldn't. So I paced all throughout the house, trying to walk off my excess energy, repeating over and over "WOW! I can't believe it! WOW! I can't believe it!" My  heart was racing 90 miles a minute. I was breathing so hard that I was almost hyperventilating for half an hour. Then the hot flashes started. I kept going back to the bathroom, too many times to count, to look at the test again and make sure the line was still there. I kissed each little bean in the picture we had received of the blastocysts after the embryo transfer. Then I went into the bedroom, hugged each one of our dogs, and told them they were going to be brothers and a sister! Yes, I know, I told them before I told Shawn... but they pinky swore that their muzzles were sealed! Then about 2-1/2 hours after I took the first test, I decided to try out the digital test, just to see "how pregnant" I really was...

Bingo!

After I was able to calm down a little bit, I ventured out to pick up a few things for Shawn's "Daddy surprise". I wanted to get him a card and a onesie or bib that said "I love Daddy" on it. Walmart really didn't have a good selection of baby apparel or Daddy-to-be cards, but I picked up 12 more 88-cent pregnancy tests while I was there. Yes, I am going to take those tests until my little heart is content! Why not?? As I left Walmart, I was really starting to feel pretty crummy. So I decided I would make 2 more stops for the card and baby item. I first stopped at Academy and found a 12-month Houston Cougars t-shirt, which I figured Shawn would like even better than the Daddy theme. Next I stopped at CVS and found a Daddy-to-be card. Then I got home and pretty much crashed for the rest of the day until Shawn got home. I was so tired!!

So I kept texting and calling Shawn to see when he would be home. His first response was "Did you take a pregnancy test??" I said "No, I just want to know what time to have dinner ready." Yes I lied, but the surprise was still on! And we all know surprises trump lying any day! First he said he would be home at 6pm, then at 7:30... before I knew it, he was rolling in the door at a little past 9pm!! Mind you, that is 14 HOURS after I got my positive this morning! That is a long time for this girl to keep news as big as this to myself! Once Shawn got settled in, I asked him to get something down from the top shelf in our closet. I followed him through the bathroom on his way to the closet, where he stopped to find his surprise. And, yes, I got it all on video...

Priceless!

After Shawn found out he is going to be a Daddy, it was time to announce to Megan that she would be an aunt...

Aunt Megan gets a surprise!

Now for the Martin grandparents' surprise...

Grammy & Papa Ron are excited!

Next in line... Shawn's mom and Grandmother... (unfortunately, we were only able to get a short snipit of this conversation)...

Grandma & Great Grandma!

And, last but not least, Aunt Melissa & Uncle Eric...

Yayyyyyyy!

I love that I was able to capture all of our loved ones' reactions on video so we can always look back on this day with fond memories! The only one I was not able to get on video was Shawn's dad. He called Shawn back when I wasn't around, but his dad was just as thrilled as the others at this Grandpa news!

As you can tell, this was the best day EVER! I have said this before in other posts, and I will continue to say it... we do not know what the future holds for us. From the bottom of our hearts, we want nothing more than a perfect pregnancy and birth. But life is not a guarantee. All we can do is hope & pray that the next 9 months goes smoothly and safely. And it is still very early, as I am only 4 weeks along today. However, we have thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the possibility of a new life (or lives!) and our first ever positive pregnancy tests! God is so good!!!

I couldn't help myself! :-)