We are PREGNANT!

In May 2011 we decided to let God be in control of our family and stopped taking birth control pills. We planned to just see what happened and come August if we weren't pregnant we would be more aggressive (with tracking and ovulation kits) with trying to conceive. 

My cycle wasn't as regular as I had hoped so we had 2 months of peeing on a stick that came back negative. In those months I started to realize just how badly I wanted a baby. Originally, I had been talked into it a little from Matt and a lot from little reminders about trusting God in every part of my life. All the sudden I started noticing babies and pregnant women everywhere I went. 

On Tuesday August 2nd, I had eaten a ton of watermelon (what's new?!) and needed to go to the bathroom really bad. The test had been on my mind all day, but I wanted to wait till 30 days after my last cycle (which would have been the next day) to take the test. My brother Steve and his friend Alex were visiting for a few days, but Matt and I had a few minutes alone so we took a test. I left it on the counter to avoid peeking like I did the last month, and after what felt like forever, Matt went and looked at it first. He had a weird-worried-excited-wide-eyed look on his face. I remember saying "Don't give me that look! What does it say!?" He showed me the thick pink line with the faint pink line next to it, I didn't understand right away, but when did I was shocked! I said "What did we just do?!" and thought, 'I need to be excited' but I had a quick moment of regret. That was not the reaction I was expecting. Then Matt said, "this is what we wanted..." which was how I was feeling after the shock wore off. It wasn't till I took another test later that night that I was less worried and more excited and relieved. There were definitely lots of tears flowing.