This is what the nurse said to me on the phone on 9/20. Quite stagnant and flat, mind you. In that, "Well, your pregnant again" kind of way.... I'm sure you know what I mean, I could almost hear her eyes rolling through the phone. And sadly, I got a little kick out of it. Maybe I should play along...
-"Oh No! I'm pregnant!!! Oh My God! I can't believe it!" - long pause... then I say,
-"Can I ask you a question?"
The nurse bringing herself back from a blank, wide eyed stare and probably thinking, "oh no, what do I say?"...
-"Um, sure??"
-"Why is it that you say it like that... you know, "Oh, all your tests were fine but your pregnancy test", Being pregnant is not a disease, not a horrible illness or even some awful virus I have just come down with. It's a baby. Something totally welcomed, yes, sometimes a surprise, but something loved and in my case, exciting! So why is it you say it like that?"
She umms and uhh's and then composes her half baked answer;
-"Oh, it's not meant like anything really, just that the normal result for a pregnancy hcg would be negative I suppose, so when you get a positive result, I would guess it's not normal?"
She says this, now, almost like she's asking me! LOL
-"Oh, ok, well, thank you, and we are very happy!"
So I hang up, I'll bet she remembers this phone call, and I'm sure somewhere in my medical record is a lil note from the nurse on what a witch I am. Good, maybe they will understand my point of view on pregnancy and the next time they have to run an HCG, I will get a nice phone call with an actual "Congratulations!" from the nurse on the line instead of someone giving me the news like I've just acquired anthrax.
So here I am, a diseased woman carrying... a baby!


YAY!!!!! Congratulations to us!
Yes, a surprise, but loved and wanted nonetheless. We should be due around May 23rd, 2008
My first OB appt is on Oct. 15th with the wonderful high-risk Dr's in Hershey.
I will keep everyone posted and post pics as we go along!

My very first, non belly, pic for this pregnancy! lol
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On the other family news front, Kevin will be leaving in about 3 weeks, he will be starting our new Army life off at AIT for about 8 weeks. We will get him home for Christmas as school will be closed for the holidays, so we have him to look forward to even though we have to miss him for Thanksgiving.
I can honestly say I know what I am thankful for this Thanksgiving...
I am Thankful for Kevin and My Family. They are all making sacrifices, big and small, to have our family grow, succeed and move towards a good future. Kevin's sacrifice for us makes me grateful to him every day. The kids pulling together for us all to move to begin our new Life, is another blessing I am thankful for.
Thank God, for family, eh?
So, this morning, we celebrated the news that Kevin leaves us soon with a huge breakfast, it was an all out spread! We had 3 kinds of pancakes - chocolate chip, blueberry and buttermilk, a tray of sausage, a tray of bacon, scrambled eggs and toast, on the side, whipped cream and fresh strawberries. We said a prayer and gave God so much thanks, for everything. Then we chowed down!!
1 comment:
I so know that response and I only have four kids! That was one thing that bugged me when I was pregnant with Owen. It was like people weren't excited with me! Crazy people.
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