The week of March 11th I began having these random dizzy spells. Dizziness had never been an issue before, and after it happened 3 different times I told Kenny I was a bit worried. He said I probably stood up too quickly, but it would happen when I was already standing or when I was sitting. The next symptom that came on (but I still was not aware) was that I felt very tired and fatigued. As a person that is constantly on the go, I usually have a ton of energy and while I may become tired this feeling was overwhelming as if I did not go to sleep. I noticed it strongest on Saturday, March 18th after we had just gone to dinner with some close friends at Harry and Izzy's the night before where I had an adult beverage with dinner. I assumed that the alcohol made me feel more tired on Saturday. We had actually planned to go out with friends for St. Patricks Day too, and we decided to stay in.
When the tiredness did not go away over the next couple of days, I began wondering. I started Google-ing pregnancy symptoms and analyzing everything that I was feeling. I was not nauseous, I had not become sick and my breasts were not even sore. What I did know is that my "Aunt" usually visits on the 18th, and she did not show up. Since there were less days in February and I did not want to waste a pregnancy test, Kenny and I decided that I would not take a test until Wednesday the 21st if my "Aunt" did not pay me a visit.
On Tuesday the 20th I came home from work to focus on homework while Kenny was at his Aunt Bonnie's house with family. As I tried working on my assignment, I could not focus because I kept wondering. I put my lap top down and decided to take a test. After waiting the 2 minutes I looked and for the first time ever, there was a plus sign there but the second line was extremely faint. I began wondering if I did something wrong because I expected a distinct line. I re-read the instructions and it mentioned that you may receive a faint line, but a plus sign at all means positive. Then I started Google-ing "pregnancy test faint line" and multiple others expressed receiving the same result...I even found a website where women post pictures of their test and others vote whether or not they think it is pregnant (silly). Multiple other posts discussed that it could also be an "evaporation line" and they said not to get too excited until you know for sure.
I decided to take a second test, and that time the results were identical. I felt about 90% sure that I was... but I could not stop wondering if it was an evaporation line. I even opened the third test in the box to see if there is already a faint line or if it was white. It is white as snow, and I knew I had never had any indication of a plus sign in the past. I was excited enough that I ran down the road to Kroger to purchase some more prenatal vitamins (my doctor has had me on them for months in preparation). While I was there I purchased a little Easter basket with plastic eggs and Baby Ruths candy bars. I placed everything in the basket, and placed the two faint positive tests at the bottom underneath everything.
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| Kenny's special Easter basket... after I ate the Baby Ruths lol |
Kenny came home from his Aunt's house around 8:30pm. He was tired after a long day at work. He kicked his shoes off and went to sit down on the couch. He looked over and said, "What's with the basket?" I said, "It's for you. Come over here so you can see what is in there." I shuffled to get my video camera ready and he looked suspicious. He looked in the basket and said, "Baby Ruths?" in a confused tone because he is not a big fan of those. I said, "What else is in there?" Then he saw the tests at the bottom, he pulled them out and said, "Amanda, these are negative. I don't understand." Click here to see the YouTube video of his reaction...I became a bit frustrated with him because he could not see the second line. I explained to him that I was 90% sure... that a faint positive, is a positive. He was excited, but also curious about the evaporation line that I read about. We both decided that I should take another test in the morning since that is when you receive the most accurate results.
Kenny's alarm went off pretty early, and I tried to sleep a bit longer. The thought of taking the third test overwhelmed my thoughts and I followed him down the stairs. I grabbed the test from under the downstairs bathroom sink and quickly walked back upstairs to our second bathroom. I took the test, and went to lay out my clothes while I waited the two minutes. Those two minutes feel like forever when you want to know. I anxiously watched the time on my phone to decide when to go back to check. I slowly walk in, feeling a bit nervous to look due to the chance of it being negative. The plus sign was very distinct and bright blue! I grabbed it and quickly ran down the stairs to show Kenny. He hugged me in excitement, and we were both trying to take it all in.
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| First distinct + sign! |
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| The 3 tests together (see you can barely see the second line on the 2 on top) |
That 5 minutes felt like for-ev-er. I kept playing with my phone...looking at Facebook, refreshing, texting Kenny, refreshing Facebook again and trying not to think about it for a moment. Kenny jokingly texted me, "Tell them to hurry up!" Monica walked into the door excitedly saying, "Congratulations!!!" and she hugged me. I was very happy and excited to call Kenny to let him know. But, I had to wait a few more minutes while she did a quick check-up on me and as she checked my throat, nose, ears and had me take a couple of deep breaths for her; she answered some of my questions. She told me that I could not take any medication, unless it is one Tylenol...and that is if I absolutely must. She also told me that I can pretty much eat anything, but to stay away from items that are raw and to cut back to one caffienated drink per a day. Of course she said the usual such as no drinking or smoking, and she assured me that the drink that I had on the 17th did not hurt the baby.
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| Blood test from the Doctor's office |
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| All of the tests together |
She pulled out her miniature handheld calendar and said that based on my last cycle I am most likely 4 weeks along, that I should tell others outside of my inner circle sometime in May, that we will probably learn the sex around July 4th and my due date is around November 24th. It is a very exciting, but also an overwhelming feeling. You know that your life is going to change so much for the better. It is so weird for me to know that I have a human being growing in my stomach. How is that possible? It is amazing. I wanted to call everyone I know and update my Facebook status right away to tell the world, but I knew that I have to wait for a couple of months to make sure everything is okay.
God is so good. I know that he already had this planned out. Even though I feel so exhausted on top of my 55+ hour work weeks and taking my Graduate courses right now, I know that He is creating a very special person inside of me. I am trying my best to go to bed early, stay in bed as late as possible and eat very healthy. My retail hours that have sent me running for fast food, drinking venti Starbucks drinks and a glass of wine to relax are gone for awhile. But I am perfectly okay with that. 8 months seems like forever away... but I am sure it will fly by. Thank you for this gift Lord! Keep following to hear about the reactions from our closest family and friends.
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