To Begin at the Beginning Part 2

In August we started the trek to South Carolina. So much was going through my mind. A new job, new house, life with out Hans for a month and now having to make decisions about kids. Hans and I knew that kids were on the docket but when and how was going to be later. I decided that we would find a specialist when we got settled to review our options.

We moved in, celebrated and then Hans left. I immersed my self into getting my classroom set up and got ready for my brother's wedding that I was performing!! So I had a lot on my plate.

I hadn't seen Hans for over 3 weeks and was excited to see him at the wedding. I had gone a few days early to get things ready and Hans was going to be coming up for the rehearsal dinner.
Now anyone who knows our family knows that at these shindigs we consume a lot of food and alcohol. I was excited to see my family and whoop it up but I had a nagging feeling in my gut. I was 4 days late. This was not abnormal for me. I really wasn't on a regular schedule... in fact the month before I received my period for the first time in two months. But none the less I still felt odd. I decided to secretly by a pregnancy test.

Due to being around family there was no way to hide this so I had to enroll my sister to help me. I told Anna to get a test while I kept Mom busy. (Actually we bought 5 different tests) I took one in the bathroom and there it was one dark line and one really faint line. HOLY S*$*%. Anna I exclaimed do you see two lines or one?!! She said two.... Looked at me and said You are so pregnant. I decided due to my luck I needed to tell Hans what I suspected and talk to our sister in law Kathleen who just went through this earlier.

Ring Ring. Hans .... Are you sitting down? I need to talk to you about something. Nothing is wrong but I think I might be pregnant. I couldn't wait for him to get here and felt that if I was that he needed to know before Kathleen or Anna. He paused. Are you happy? I thought. "I know that I freak out.... I will take another one and make sure when you are here." He said he loved me and said that he would get here as soon as possible. Then his car broke down. Again my luck!!!! Here I am waiting impatiently for my Husband so I can legally freak out and he cant get here?!?!?! AHHHHHHH/
Meanwhile back in Link Land. Kathleen is on the phone with me and I am on line with her figuring out what a faint line really means. Kathleen exclaims.... "Megan look at those examples... you are pregnant". A faint smile curls on my lips. God came through.... earlier than we were thinking but came through none the less. If I was really pregnant.... We proved the doctor wrong... We were going to have a big change... We were going to have to think about so many different things. When should we tell our parents? Ohhh dear. My brain went into over drive. Then Kathleen said "Megan you should get a digital test. These lines are too confusing. " So out went Anna and I. We made up a story saying we had to get Suz food before her pedicure.
A day later..... At this moment I never wanted a drink more. I took the digital test and it was POSITIVE. Again HOLY S*&%. There we were at Buca De Beppos I am not drinking my family is asking why and my husband still has yet to show. I am a mess and feeling sick. Kathleen is looking at me knowingly and all I want is Hans to show up.
When he does I have never been happier. I have missed him. He seems happy and excited.

That night we talk it out and in the delirious haze decide that we can handle anything and that we will make perfect parents. We will tell our parents after the wedding so as not to take the spot light off of Wade and Suz.

The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time and moved into the next phase of our life together.

To Begin at the Beginning

Dr. Jayne was the OBGYN that my primary suggested that I go to for the problems that I was having in the Spring of 2006. Now it should be known that I was having these problems consistently in the past 4 or 5 years. I was diagnosed with Polysystic Ovarian Syndrome with a High FSH level. (your FSH level rises when you are in Menopause... I was 30 at the time!) She suggested that we work on regulating the FSH level, get everything else in check and if we were interested in having a child we could go on a few plans in a year or so.

This boggled the mind... Hans and I had just gotten married a few months prior... I know that we wanted children.... EVENTUALLY, However having to think about it right then and there really made my mind race. I was going through a job search. I knew that Hans and I were in for a stressful summer a possible move, my brother's wedding.. Honestly I was feeling overwhelmed. After talking to Hans we decided to take it one day at a time.

I still was disappointed, sad, and felt like I had failed my body or my body failed me. Hans was right though.. We just needed to take it one day at a time. The rest of my family was also so supportive. It was decided. We weren't going to think about it until we were settled in our new home in South Carolina.

We're expecting.

... and that's what this blog is all about. This will be a place for Megan and me to tell the story of our adventures as new parents and record our thoughts along the way.
Maybe this will be fun to look back on in a few years and see where our heads were at; but for now, it'll be a nice way for friends and family to to follow along if they're interested.