Seriously?!

Let's go back to Wednesday for a second...I woke up and still had no signs of my monthly friend coming. I was 6 days late, but still in denial and expected it to come at any time. My original plan was to take a test on Friday morning, but I was getting restless and anxious! So I decided to go buy the tests on my lunch break Wednesday, and would wait until Thursday morning to take one. Well, about 2:30 on Wednesday, I couldn't take it anymore. I went into the bathroom at work, stick in my purse, and did my thang! I placed it on the counter and just began to pray. I just asked God for peace in the event that it was negative, and that I just truly wanted His will and not mine. I waited for what felt like 30 minutes, then decided to slowly glance at the result window of my pregnancy test. To my complete and total shock, one word was on the screen: PREGNANT!!! I think it even had the exclamation marks on it :) I just covered my face, sat on the bathroom floor, and cried happy tears of joy to God for this miracle. I always wondered what my reaction would be when I finally saw that word. Words cannot describe what I felt, and am still feeling. It feels like I am pretending. I think it will all be more real on Monday, at my first doctor's appointment. I just want to hear them say, "You really are pregnant!!!" I thank God every few minutes for this beautiful, sweet, precious miracle that He has blessed Brian and I with.

Wednesday evening we made our rounds to share our good news with family and friends. I must say, we have a GREAT support team and this baby will be loved to the max!

So far, the only signs I am experiencing is frequent bathroom trips and FOOD!!! I have found in the last week or so that it seems like an hour after I eat a full meal, I feel like I haven't eaten in DAYS! That was kind of a small sign to me, but of course I let it slide. Right now, my baby is only about 1 mm big, the size of an orange seed!!! I downloaded an app on my iPhone from the What to Expect books. It provides you with weekly updates and this is what it said for Week 5 (which is about how far I think I am)..."Your baby's heart is made up of 2 tiny channels called heart tubes--and they're already hard at work, beating to their own drummer. When those tubes fuse together, your baby will have a fully functioning heart (though it almost certainly already has its grip on yours)." I definitely started crying as I read that! And yes, our baby already has a grip on both of our hearts and we cannot wait to experience God's blessing and miracle of parenthood...