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November 27th, 2011
My percussionist hubby and I began a tradition last year with our Grandma Lou and Grandpa Bob. The holiday tradition includes attending the Colorado Symphony's Drums of the World annual event. During the show, the crowd traveled with the virtuoso percussionists of the Colorado Symphony on a musical journey of discovery to learn all about fantastical drums of the world. I however, uncomfortably moved around in my seat feeling a little uneasy and a lot queasy. After the show we headed to for an authentic Mexican lunch at La Loma's. Everything looked delicious, but when it arrived in front of me I could barely touch my plate (unheard of) and the margarita felt bottomless, my throat closing up to the taste.
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| 9 Weeks |
After I moved from the back seat to the front when we were saying goodbye to our grandparents it really hit me. "Babe, I think we should go get a test." I finally said after I lost my lunch when we arrived home. I waited the long two minutes and there was a thin blue line. Thin, faint, but definitely a second line.
Caleb sat lesson planning for his students at the kitchen table, "babe, look can you see that line?" Caleb doubted the test, was that really a line? I did what every girl would do, I called my sister! "Forget the ones with lines she told me, those suck. Go get the test with the YES and the NO." I was back at King Soopers for the second time in a half hour. After that two minutes, there was no doubt and it was a very clear YES. I sat the test down on a 4th grade spelling tests that sat in front of him. He looked up with his red pen in his hand, wide-eyed and smiling outloud.
Caleb sat lesson planning for his students at the kitchen table, "babe, look can you see that line?" Caleb doubted the test, was that really a line? I did what every girl would do, I called my sister! "Forget the ones with lines she told me, those suck. Go get the test with the YES and the NO." I was back at King Soopers for the second time in a half hour. After that two minutes, there was no doubt and it was a very clear YES. I sat the test down on a 4th grade spelling tests that sat in front of him. He looked up with his red pen in his hand, wide-eyed and smiling outloud.
We were pregnant.
It was our one month wedding anniversary. We brought home so much more than amazing memories from the vineyards.
This past Monday we watched our little "YES" jump, suckle its lips to drink, move its arms around and refuse to lay flat for the ultrasound technician's test. Our little "YES" is a 3 (almost 4) inch miracle growing inside me. A 3 inch baby, 3 months pregnant, just shy of 3 years since I found Caleb. Yet another reason to smile outloud.
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This is SO exciting! Hooray for babies!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the "smiling outloud" phrase, state of mind, image...whatever it is, it's great! :) What a beautiful journey you are on. May all blessings of health, hope and all that is good follow you and this great miracle. xoxo!
I can't wait to read all of your updates and watch this little sweet pea grow. It's a great way for us all to be close to the magic!
ReplyDeleteP.S. You might have to trademark the Smiling Out Loud title. I used it as a title for one of my Pinterest boards. Hope that's okay.