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January 23, 2008 - Before heading out to a nice steak dinner with friends, I peed on the stick and found out I was preggo! Quite a surprise indeed! Needless to say, hubby and I were somewhat distracted through most of the dinner. It was kind of hard to focus on anything that was said. We kept catching each other's eye from across the table and smiling a smile of a little kid with a secret. And for the next three months we got very good at keeping our little secret.

Wanting to wait until we had some genetic testing completed, we chose not to tell anyone about the pregnancy until we had all our ducks in a row. It was a very interesting time in our lives. I think it actually brought us even closer in some ways. Having a secret between two people is a very strong bond and it was comforting knowing that it was ours alone.

Finally, in our fourth month of pregnancy, we got the "all clear" on our genetic testing and told our parents and siblings that we were expecting. Everyone was thrilled and of course impressed with our secret-keeping abilities :)

So, with the morning sickness and normal first-trimester fear of miscarriage behind us, we could finally focus on the idea that we were actually going to have a baby! Holy crap! It really does take some getting used to, doesn't it? The whole idea of another human being coming into your lives that will be wholly dependent upon you. After September we will no longer wake in the morning to our own biological clocks. The baby will be the new clock with his own built-in alarm. And from what we hear it will be LOUD and erratic :)

So, it is with great excitement (and a moderate dose of fear) that we venture forth into this new chapter in our lives with open eyes, arms and hearts.

Can't wait to meet you, belly-dweller.