Nervous ... excited ... but mostly full of JOY. Today we found out we're pregnant.
I stayed home sick from work today. When I went out to get some soup for lunch I walked all the way up Davie Street to Shopper's Drug Mart to buy a pregnancy test. When I arrived I was totally disappointed to find that they didn't have the one I wanted. I had a strange hunch that this might be THE day and I didn't want a fuzzy, faint line revealing the news. So, I walked back down the hill to London Drugs and was pleased to see that they had the new digital FIRST RESPONSE® Digital Pregnancy Test. Twenty some dollars later and I was in the elevator headed up to our 31st floor apartment to give it a go.
Riesling was in the washroom with me when I took the test. He just sat there staring at me like he knew my world was about to change. After a few moments of silence the silence grew even more quiet as the results appeared clear as day. I made eye contact with those crystal blue kitty eyes and I swear he read my mind as he titled his head back and looked at me with some silly expression. I swept him up in my arms and ran out to share the news with Darrin. It turned out he was in the other washroom for what seemed like hours. When the toilet finally flushed and the door opened I greeted him with a big smile and the words, "Riesy and I have a surprise for you ... (short pause) it says yes!" Of course, he had no idea what I was talking about until I pulled the little white stick out from behind my back. "We're pregnant."
First day of last period: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Possible date of conception: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Predicted due date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
5th week
Gestational age: 4 weeks 4 days
Length: 0.15 centimeters