on finding out i was pregnant

(baby's closet at 4 months pregnant)

it was a saturday, and j and i went to the gym after work as usual. at the gym, i couldn't work out. i suddenly felt so tired that i couldn't even jog on the treadmill. we went into the sauna, and i couldn't handle the heat. i knew. i told j that i felt like i was pregnant. he was doubtful, since we had only been "trying" for a month or two (aka forgoing preventative measures). we stopped and got a pregnancy test on the way home. the instructions tells you that the most accurate time to test is first thing in the morning, so we decided to wait.

the next morning j got up super early to go kayaking. i woke up too and ran into the bathroom. it was a plus sign. it was super faint. i ran down to show j. we were freaking out, super happy, but unsure what a faded plus sign meant. so we went to the drugstore and bought all the pregnancy tests they had. i took one every morning for the next three mornings. all positive. amazing. we decided to wait a the month or two until christmas to tell family. then we changed our minds and called our parents right away. so awesome.

our parents were so excited, which is why the baby had more outfits than j does at 4 months pregnant. you should see that baby closet now at 5+ months. totally packed.