So my honey and I were married this past October and after 10 years of traveling (many times) outside the country, attending more Vegas pool parties than we could count, and hanging out late nights with friends, we kind of knew we were ready to turn the page to our love story. November came and I have to admit, I was keeping a close eye on my handy Ovulation app I had downloaded on my cell. I followed it to a “T.” I made sure we were intimate on the days it said we were supposed to be and I took a pregnancy test when my app said I was supposed to. And well, nothing. My neighbors knew we were trying that month and asked, “Any news?” on what seemed like a weekly basis. Nope, not yet. David and I thought, no biggie; it’s not like we are in a rush. We’ll just try again next month.

It was now December and I kept an even closer eye on that app than I had last month. I was curious to know if the ovulation dates on the app checked out with other apps or on-line sites. I looked on-line at trusted and well known baby sites to make sure that the dates matched up. They didn’t! My app said I would be ovulating one week and the internet said another. What? Could this have been the problem last month? Did we I focus on the wrong week? Just to be safe, we covered all bases and focused on both weeks this go around.

It was January 6, 2015. Just like any ordinary Tuesday night. I stopped by the grocery store on the way home from the gym. I ran in to grab foil, dishwashing detergent, Lysol cleaner, and a pregnanncy test. I planned on waiting until a missed period but with being only two days away from my scheduled start date, I decided to go with the Clear Blue Easy Early Detection test. There are tons of options! This one said it would be able to detect a pregnancy up to 5 days before a missed period. I threw it in the cart and headed to check out. I got home, chit chatted with my husband about our days, washed some dishes, and planned on throwing the pregnancy test pack under the sink in the restroom until I was ready to use it. Who was I kidding? I told my husband I was going to rinse off from the gym and would be back out shortly to catch up on our recording’s on the DVR.

I quickly took the test. It was taking way too long for the result to appear. Okay, I’ll just hop in the shower and look when I get out. I slipped the test into a drawer just in case David walked by and saw it. I couldn’t help myself. With the shower still running, I leaped out and quickly opened the drawer. It said positive! I stood in the bathroom, stared in the mirror as my eyes became misty. I kept staring at the test and looking up into the mirror with my eyes as big as saucers. I finally snapped out of it, turned off the shower, threw on some clothes, practically ran out of the bathroom (with the test in hand), and headed out to the living room where D was.

I had a huge smile on my face, held the test behind my back, and all I could say was, “Soooo.” I thought of this moment many times, how I would present the great news, and all I said was able to say was “so.” He knew immediately and smiled. “You’re pregnant,” he said. I jumped up and down and screamed, “Yes! Well at least that’s what this test says. I still haven’t missed a period yet.” As if I was doubting it. We hugged and kissed and a few happy tears rolled down my cheeks. Ready or not, here we go! #feelingblessed