Pregnancy...Whatever happens, happens

I sincerely believe that if you can pull it off, every pregnancy should be a surprise. Not only to yourself but to those around you. I thing it's rather fun to hear - OMG congratulations. I would prefer that so much more to having people ask me if I've had any success yet, or when I do to just say "it's about time, you see everything comes with time" But I digress.

So, yep, this pregnancy is a bit of a surprise. I say a bit cause in all honesty, we weren't doing anything to prevent it, but we weren't necessarily trying. We adopted the theory "Whatever happens, happens" which let all pressure off of us and onto the universe, God, or whatever other supernatural force there is out there in the world.

How I found out...
Taken from my 'other' journal' post when I found out....

Now you all know (and if you don’t I’m about to tell you) that I have a really messed up body that decides it wants to do what it wants to do when it wants to do it right? And for the last 2 months I have been relying on – with success – NakedJen’s Dreamsweat natural tea remedy to kind knock my body back into whack and make it realize that a menstrual cycle per every 4-6 months isn’t quite normal. And it’s worked marvelously. Seriously. I haven’t felt so good in a long time. So, Ms. Naked recommended for me to TEST myself before starting the tea to be on the safe side, as the tea has a small dosage of black cohosh which does not really do well with pregnancy. So, I’m supposed to start drinking my tea that day and in anticipation purchased discounted pharmaceutical paraphernalia (i.e. pregnancy test) that was a good deal I guess (3 for the price of 2) at the Duane Reade on my way to work and made my way to work. Got to the lavatory, sat my ass in a stall and did my duty. Not a minute later, I saw what I usually see and then doubled back to realize that what I usually see doesn’t necessarily LOOK like that. Actually what I was seeing didn’t look like anything I’d seen before and didn’t look like anything anyone should be seeing...

I think I 'may" be pregnant. The test is inconclusive as I had a very predominant vertical line and a very very very light horizontal line. But in any case - it's the vertical line that is the important line. And well - this would be 4-5 days before I anticipate my period having to start so yeah, I could be completely wrong here but I think I may be pregnant.

I can tell you right now, that finding out your pregnant, at the start of a work day in the bathroom at work, isn't the best place to find out! Needless to say, I managed to successfully do NOTHING at work that day and just completely freak out. But I was (obviously) in denial as well...

How I told Rob

I always imagined that Rob and I would be testing together, so me having to tell him was something I really wasn't all that ready to do. But it had to be done. So after work one day we headed to watch Christina (neice)'s Softball game. We stopped at this little hotdog/hot food place across the street and placed our order. The place is small but filled with all sorts of odd and funny photos and postcards that are really entertaining as you wait for your food. So that's what we're doing. Looking through the collection and I decide - HELL, this is it.

Me: We need to Talk
Rob: What did I do now?
Me: Nothing. Nothing's wrong or anything...I just need to tell you something
***pause***
Me: I think I may be pregnant
Rob: OH. Wow. I guess that tea works.

Simple no? Then we go to the game and we can't talk anymore since family is around. Great timing Dianne.