The Moment You Knew

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Moment You Knew

If you are a Mother, chances are you remember that special day when the test results gave you a positive result. It is something that you will always remember, where you were, what you were feeling, the anticipation of waiting. It still amazes me that I have two small people who call me Mom. They are each completely different, and each time I learned I was pregnant was different as well.

With The Girl, who is now 10, I knew right away that I was pregnant. I didn’t have to wait for a test, I just knew it. At the time Hubby and I had been trying with no luck, so I decided to invest in an ovulation test kit. At the time, these kits were fairly new, but I had hopes that they would help us achieve our goal of being parents. One morning I woke up and felt “crampy”, you know the feeling, right before your period strikes and you body wages war against you. So, I got my test kit out and was ready to get started. I wasn’t suppose to test until I had officially started, so I headed off to work.

At the time, I was in the Army, which meant early mornings and mandatory PT (physical training). We went on a Company run that morning, and even though I am not the best runner in the world (ok, I suck at it, and I hate it), something just felt off. I remember feeling like I was going to vomit and then it hit me…. I think I am pregnant!

After PT, I went to the post gas station and purchased a pregnancy test then immediately went back to my office. Those few minutes of waiting were the longest minutes of my life. When I looked down and seen that plus sign, I was so excited! I wasn’t ready to tell my boss or anyone else yet, at least not until I had a blood test to confirm it. My clinic allowed walk ins for pregnancy tests, so I left right away to get verification. After I received my results I couldn’t wait any longer, I called up Hubby and told him the good news. I wish that I had came up with a fun way of telling him, but there was no way I could hold on to this news so I blurted it out to him over the phone.

With The Boy, who is now 5, I had no clue I was pregnant! I actually didn’t even find out until I was nearly 13 weeks pregnant. I had no symptoms and my monthly cycle wasn’t something I could really rely on because it was not regular. So, when I received the call from the Doctor telling me the news, I nearly collapsed! I think Hubby had a feeling though, because he did not seem surprised at all when I told him the good news. This time, to tell our family we decided to surprise them.

Both my family, and Hubbys family live in other states, so I had an idea. Since Easter was right around the corner, we would sign our Easter cards as Jamie, Jesse, Dakota & ?. Needless to say, once family members received their cards, the phone calls started pouring in. It wasn’t anything elaborate, but it was special, and that is all that mattered.