Finding out

After hoping and praying and wishing, we're pregnant!

We found out Oct. 3. I got up at around 6:30 a.m. to take the test. It was positive and we were ecstatic. We spent the day in a happy haze and couldn't wait to share the news with somebody. So, we called our closest friends Angie Boob and Michael, Jackie and Xander Whitley. Jackie screamed in excitement. A reaction that thrilled us, but not Michael, who had a migraine, or Xander, who was a bit frightened.

On Oct. 5, we went in to take the official blood test and took another home test. That home test was positive, too, but we had to wait a day to find out the results of the blood test. On Tuesday, we found out that was positive too. Yippee!

But we didn't wait for the blood test to tell our families the news.

We called my parents. My dad was in Seattle and my mom was home in Kansas. So we conferenced them together to tell them the news. My mom was so happy. She said that's all she's been praying for since last November.

Next, we called Brent's parents and conferenced them together, his mom on Long Island and dad two hours north in Florida. To say they were thrilled would be an understatement. Our last call was to Brent's brother and our sister-in-law Heather.

It felt so good to spread our excitement and joy. We wish we could tell everyone, but we're going to hold off until the first ultrasound on Oct. 16. Before then, though, Jen still has two more blood tests to take.

Can't we just fast-forward to the delivery?