Most of you probably don't know that Ralph and I have spent 13 months trying to have a baby. I was having medical issues and my OBGYN no longer felt like she could adequately help me. She referred us to a fertility specialist. At that time, I felt hopeless and had pretty much given up on the hope of ever having my own child. Luckily, Ralph was an amazing support system and was constantly encouraging me to remain positive and seek God's help. I continued to tell myself that it was in God's timing but it was a reminder that I had to search for often. This past month, I had finished a cycle of fertility drugs and was waiting to take a pregnancy test to prove that I was not pregnant so that I could start my next round of medication. I took a pregnancy test on Tuesday, February 1st, and a very faint plus sign appeared. I couldn't believe my eyes. Was I seeing things or was there really a plus sign on the test? Poor Ralph came home that evening and I bombarded him with the test. He looked at it and agreed that it seemed like a plus sign but he told me to wait until the next morning and take another test to compare it. I had a hard time sleeping that night and couldn't wait to wake up that morning. I rushed into the bathroom to take yet another test. It came back a very clear positive! It was 5:00 in the morning and I went running into the bedroom and flipped on the light. I had to show Ralph the results. He sat up sleepy-eyed but a smiled quickly appeared as the results suck in. We still didn't know what to think though, so that afternoon I picked up a digital pregnancy test on my way home from work. The two minutes of waiting felt like forever but finally the window read PREGNANT!!!! There was no question after seeing that. I was indeed pregnant!
I waited for Ralph to get home that night and had a laundry basket filled with baby items such as a bib, outfit, diapers, etc. I asked him to come up and help me put the clothes away so I could get dinner started. He was less than enthused but was willing to help. I remember being so anxious as I heard his footsteps coming up the stairs. I just wanted to shout it out but we waited so long that I wanted the moment to be special. He reached into the basket to get some clothes and all of a sudden it dawned on him. He stood in our bedroom, on February 2nd, absolutely shocked, excited, terrified, and overjoyed! It was such an amazing moment to share together as a couple.
With all of that being said, we are proud to shout from the rooftops that WE ARE PREGNANT and our baby will be arriving in OCTOBER!
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