It all
began when Hunter and my dad went to the Doak Walker Awards in Dallas. I
drove them to the awards and waiting at a hotel across the street for
them to call and let me know they were done. It was after 1am when they
finally called and I picked them up. We dropped dad off at the hotel and
headed home. After we dropped him off Hunter (who was drunk) told me he
was taking me home to get me pregnant. I just laughed but I guess his
subconscious knew something I didn't.
About a week later I was craving green beans like crazy. I wanted them
everyday any way I could think of. I just thought it was PMS and didn't
think much of it. The one Tuesday night about a week later I was working
on the elliptical and Hunter said your stomach looks different. I
didn't take that to well since we had been dieting and I was actually
losing weight. I thought maybe I am pregnant. I finished working out and
while he worked out I took a pregnancy test from the dollar store. I
didn't even wait to see the result and went in the next morning(Leap
Day) to look at it. I thought I saw something but knew it wasn't
accurate this long after taking a test. I took another dollar store test
while Hunter was getting ready for work. I thought I saw a line but it
was hard to tell. I got ready and left for work but stopped by Wal-Mart
and got a better test. I had already been feeling nauseous for about a
week and thought I was getting the flu. That morning at work I was
feeling really bad. I took the new test at my lunch break and before I
even watched my hands the positive sign showed up.
I was so excited but didn't want to tell Hunter over the phone so I
tired to avoid talking to him all day so I wouldn't spill the beans. I
decided since it was his birthday tomorrow I would use that to tell him,
but of course I couldn't wait until his birthday so I figured he would
get his gift early. I went to the hunting store to pick up his present, a
bow case and arrows. I decided I would attach the test to the arrows
and put them in the bow case. I got everything ready and waiting and I
get a call from Hunter that he is stuck in traffic. It took him much
longer then normal to get home which made the wait even harder. When he
finally got home I met him at the door and told him to close his eyes
since his present wasn't wrapped and just sitting on the counter. I was
trying to breathe calmly so he wouldn't notice I was shaking. I walked
him in and he saw the bow case and opened it up. He was so excited he
didn't even notice what was on the arrows at first. Then he looked down
and stared at it really close. He said the first thing going through his
mind was "why would she put a negative test on my present" I then said
we are having a baby! He was very excited and shocked since it was a big
surprise for both of us. We hugged and cried a little. We decided to
take a walk to talk about it and let it sink it. He didn't quite believe
it so we went and bought the digital test and took that and it said
pregnant and took another one in the morning and it said pregnant. By
the next day it had sunk in and we were excited and ready! We can't
believe how much it has already changed our lives and we are so excited
for this baby to arrive!
 |
| The test I took at school. |
 |
| Hunter's Present |
 |
| The test attached to the arrows |
 |
| The digital test we took that night before calling and telling family |
 |
| Hunter's Birthday ice cream cake |
