The Most Exciting News to Date

So I thought that I would start off with the most exciting bit of news as of late. If you didn't already know audience of 1, we're having a baby! Yep this crazy lady and the man crazy enough to marry her are adding to their family!!!! So for those of you who don't know I thought I would tell the story... NO not the birds and the bees story (you can Google that or go ask your moms).

So, rewind back to November 3, 2010. I woke up that morning with the same persistent cold that had been bugging me for a couple weeks. I thought I need to call the dr. again to get back on an antibiotic I just don't have the time or energy to continue being sick. Later on my bestie calls at her lunch break that day and we were chatting.... she was listening to me complain about this cold and my need for some drugs. She said "before you call make sure you're not pregnant." I told her there probably was no way. We hung up and I decided before I called maybe it's a good idea. Don't want to start off hurting the thing. So I found a pee stick that came free in a box, did my thing, and jumped in the shower (yes I showered at around noon because I am lazy and work from home... moving on...). Getting out of the shower I glanced at the stick and sure enough it was positive. Wait, it was positive?!?!?!?! Holy moly. I need to pee on another stick. So I throw my wet hair up, dress, and run to the drug store down the street.

I grabbed two boxes, different brands to be sure and put them on the counter. I felt so embarassed because in my head I still am 16. The rude  older lady says to me, no joke, "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?" Uhmmm what? Seriously did you just hear yourself? Me: "It's a good thing." I quickly grabbed the bag full of $50 pregnancy tests and stormed out. Ok, so maybe my lack of wedding ring, make-up, and wet-hair threw her into a tizzy thinking I was some out-of-wedlock hussy but still..... So I go home rip open the pack and pee. Ok positive. Next one, positive. I decide to come back later for further testing and confirmation. Again, hit the fast forward button it's around 4:00 and I peed on two full packages and they were all positive....

So I think: Derek will be home soon. I gotta tell him in a fun/cool/memorable way it's our first baby! And I've got nothing. He'll be home in like an hour and a half. So what does any good Greek girl do? Make him his favorite Greek meal of course. I wrapped the 50 million pee sticks in a little box and started cooking (yes, I washed my hands). So when he got home he just thought I was a nice wife making on of his favorites. He saw the little package next to his plate and proceeds to say "Oh what did you buy? You shouldn't have spent money... blah blah... I don't need any presents!?" To which I answered "Well, it's something I guess I have been carrying around for awhile." So he opened it and within two seconds went from confusion to sheer joy and happiness. We both hugged and kissed and cried.

So we went to the doctor the next day to get some blood work and sure enough she says, "Yep honey you are pregnant!" I think aside from excitement we were both shocked. Shocked that yes, the two crazy people who fell in love almost 9 years ago, now will become 3 crazy people!