The pregnancy test

This morning I just had a hunch to take a pregnancy test, I am only a couple of days late... I set it on the back of the toilet, jumped into the shower, and when I got out, glanced at the test. Two pink lines, one was pretty dark and the other was lighter. AHH..what does that mean!?  The key at the side side indicated 1 line "not pregnant" and 2 lines "pregnant."  But, I needed more clarification because that lighter line was just not convincing.  Since I had thrown the box and directions away previously (it was a two pack, and I used one test a couple of months ago), I quickly grabbed my iPhone and Googled the phrase "First Response pregnancy test, one line dark and one line light."  A Q&A page came up with posts of other's who have had similar experiences. Almost everyone one who posted on the page confirmed that it means you're pregnant.  I walked downstairs to Will (daddy) while he was getting ready for work and handed the test to him with a big smile on my face.  He smiled back, kissed me, and held me close.  He told me he had a gut feeling ...about a baby...  Then while we drove to work (we work at the same location), we saw two bunnies pouncing through the snow.  Will's cousin, Jacee, is pregnant too and she told us once that she'd have dreams about bunnies before she got pregnant, and noted that bunnies are a sign of fertility.  I didn't think anything of it until today - because she also has bunnies as pets, maybe she is just dreaming about her pets?  Nope -how ironic!  

I made an appointment with my family doctor this Thursday 1.31.13, conveniently after Will's 8am allergy appointment, so we can share the experience (YAY! - DR visits make me queezy).  All day I just wanted to tell people that I was pregnant. But, I couldn't because we don't know that FOR SURE yet!  I'm confident enough I guess that I started this blog "Deer Baby," (mainly because "Dear" was taken, and of course it's fitting  <Mr. Willy the deer hunter and all>.) 

Will even grilled us an amazing venison lunch today at work (great way to celebrate-YUM)!  Will is already calling me "baby mama" and suggesting what I should eat, drink, and when I should be in bed. He skwaked that I had half a can of Dr. Pepper after dinner. mmm! 

Well... we weren't trying but we certainly weren't preventing (some of our friends laugh at this motto)- we were just going with the mindset not to stress about getting pregnant and allowing God to bless us when it was the right time (ahem...estimating the due date being during bow season...sorry Will)

I don't feel pregnant.
I don't have morning sickness or crave anything.
I feel a little plumper than normal.

Hoping to publish this thing soon...IF Thursday provides good news!  How do I sleep at all until then!?

On a side note: Jacee has inspired me to keep this blog. She's about 4 months along and adorable. Her blog www.ittybittybabybeck.blogspot.com is worth reading :) Just another plug for her: She's an amazing photographer: check her out at www.jaceebeckphotography.com.

WELCOME!

Thank you for taking the time to visit "Deer Baby,". This blog has been created to document our experiences during our first pregnancy and to share them all with our family and friends and ultimately with baby when he/she gets older.  We are excited to announce that our family of 4 will become a family of 5 in October this year!

 

OUR FAMILY:

10/13/12 MARQUETTE, MI

LAILA



SCOUT

ABOUT US: Will and I can be described as outdoor lovers. We enjoy spending time outside whatever the purpose may be: for leisure, projects, or exercise. Most of Will's time is spent working on the "Honey-Do" list I have for him ;).  You can find me doing some sort of craft in my spare time. We both enjoy doing house projects, and I'll have to say Will is quite the handyman. He sure does stay busy...he's not cutting wood with his new chainsaw for our wood furnace, he's installing wood floor into our new home, or burning our many piles of dead trees and brush. Or, if you can't find him anywhere, better check the creek in our back yard...he loves to go for a dip now and then on a hot summer day. We're loving our new home, we moved in July 2012. We live on a dirt road at at dead end, on 2.5 acres, which is surrounded by 10 acres of our neighbor's property. So, it's pretty peaceful and so beautiful. It's been fun seeing most of the seasons our first year. Will is full time in the Army, which brings in a lot of benefits, along with some stressors like every military family has. We experienced our first deployment between Sept 2010 and Aug 2011. I kept myself busy during that time and ran my first marathon. I'm sure you'll learn more about us through this blog! We've been through many changes this past year, which has been challenging for us but we keep growing closer together. We're pretty excited to start this exciting new chapter in our lives and share it all with our family and friends :)

The road we live on:

Pre-fall 2012

Fall 2012

Winter 2012