Sharing the News

August 7, was the day we found out we were pregnant. The reason I remember the date is because the next day I was leaving for my annual girls trip down in Wells, Maine that we do every year. We've been known to have a few cocktails during the week and I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't pregnant for the trip.

In all honesty I didn't think I was. Bryan and I had been only been trying for a month and really weren't expecting to be expecting! I almost didn't take the test, but right before I went to bed I took it. I remember the power had gone out, so I was brushing my teeth by candle light. I know you are suppose to wait 3 minutes before you check the test results, but 30 seconds to a minute had probably passed when I glanced over at the test sitting on the counter and there were two bright blue lines staring at me. In my head I though well maybe the second line fades as time wears on and maybe that's why they have you wait 3 minutes. Five minutes later there were still two lines. I show Bryan the test and of course he was thrilled. So naturally the next day I had to tell my 3 girlfriends that we were pregnant and that they had a sober driver for the week. :)

After I got back from Wells, we then proceeded to tell the rest of the family. We tried to tell people in a unique way. One of my favorites is telling Bryan's family. Bryan wanted to get a picture of me, his mom, dad, and sister. He gathered us together and said on the count of 3... 1, 2,3, LYDIA"S PREGNANT! It took a few moments for the information to sink in for everyone and it wasn't until his mom looks at me and says, "Really?" that you see their reaction. Below you can see the series of different emotions as they process the information...:)


Huh?



What??



Really?