The Time I Peed on 8 Pregnancy Sticks

This time last year, life for Chris and I changed forever. We hadn't been trying and in fact right before finding out I was pregnant had agreed we were going to wait a year before trying. Yeah well, when the decision was made, she was already beginning to grow.. unbeknownst to me. I had noticed that my ladies were a little tender for a good few days, but I was almost at my lovely monthly reunion with Aunt Flow, so I really didn't think too much of it. But just to be safe, I took a test. There was no doubt on that stick: two very dark pink lines. *Shit* It must be wrong. There is NO WAY I am pregnant. So I took another one. Double pink lines again. I walked over to our dog Memphis (she was technically the first one other than me to find out and I love that) grabbed her furry little face and said "Shit. Mommy is pregnant." about 100 times. Well, Chris came home late that night and to save him the aneurysm right before bed, I kept this ginormous secret to myself. I spent all day at work pondering over this new possibility of motherhood. Right after work I went to the store and bought more tests. All different brands. Because of course, that box from the night before could have faulty tests. I needed to be sure before I spilled the beans to Chris that I was 100% pregnant. All of the pee sticks revealed that yes, in fact, I was totally knocked up. Well I had no words to say to Chris but he knew something was up. I kept trying to figure out how to bring it up but he just looked at me and asked if I was pregnant. And I pulled out of my hoodie pocket allllllll of the positive pregnancy tests. We were going to be parents! He just laughed. Mostly at the ridiculous amount of pee sticks I had in my hands. But he smiled and gave me a big hug. Phew!! No aneurysm after all.

We kept little Avery our special secret for awhile. Saw her sweet, little heart beat at 6 weeks and 2 days to be exact. It turns out I got knocked up in Alaska. Word to the wise, time zones (especially apparently 5 hours difference) totally matter when it comes to birth control. Lesson learned the hard way. BUT. We received the most precious, amazing gift of all. Life as we know it has changed forever. Some days are harder than others but the good always out weighs the bad by a long shot. Avery Lynn has brought so much joy to our lives. I can't imagine life right now without her in it. She is the best "oops" I've ever created.