Well here's the story from the beginning. I went of the pill in March after Chris went to Afghanistan. I thought it might help me lose weight, and maybe when he returned we would be ready to get pregnant. When he returned, we were still "in negotiations" on the baby issue. We hadn't really decided when. We had company coming and my 30th Birthday to look forward to. So we waited. Soon after my 30th, we just decided, let's just see what happens. We never really made a strong effort, and BAM, there ya go.
We're still a bit in shock. We really didn't think it would happen so quick.
We took our first home pregnancy test (HPT) on 25 Jul just for fun. We didn't think we could be pregnant. Of course at that time, it came up negative, so we thought nothing of it. So the following week, 3 Aug, I took another one, "just for fun". When we saw the little (+) on the HPT, we really thought it was in error. Some hormonal issue or weird fluke. So, we went about our day almost like normal. I did some reading online and started really thinking about it, the timing, etc and began to realize this could be real. I really could be pregnant. I took another HPT that night and sure enough, another (+). We talked about it Thursday night alot and decided we needed confirmation either way. We decided that I should go to the clinic, because we're starting to get delusional, and we need to make sure this isn't something we need to be concerned about... and sure enough, the clinic declared me pregnant.
The whole clinic experience was odd. I went in for a urine test and came out with an overload of information and feeling completely distraught. I was in complete shock. Yes I understand the whole birds & the bees thing, but I couldn't imagine it ever working the very first time we tried. So when the nurse tells me I'm pregnant, my due date is 8 April, I have to see a German OBGYN in the next couple weeks, my baby will need to come to the clinic for shots and my child will be a dual citizen of Germany & the USA, I was EXTREMELY overwhelmed!!! Too much information, too fast!!! I was still trying to digest the fact that I was pregnant. I was a wreck, bawling in the middle of the clinic. It is a happy occasion, but the combination of hormones & shock will break anyone down. So that's the story so far.
Of course, it's still early, but as of now - we're pregnant. Early calculations predict 8 April 07. It's nuts. I'm technically 5 weeks pregnant. Can you believe it?
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