March 18, 2010

Although I didn't blog on this important anniversary, I want to remember it!

On March 18, 2010 we found out that we were expecting a baby. It was such an exciting, surreal day. Both Lance and I were very happy and really looking forward to becoming parents. I remember so many details about that time.

I had just gone on a trip to Colorado for work and Lance had joined me. We drove to Colorado Springs for a day and the on to Denver for a day before turning around and coming home. I remember on our way back from Denver I had to stop a lot to go the bathroom. Now, I generally make lots of pit stops while traveling but this was even excessive for me. I remember thinking how odd it was that I needed to stop so often.

But I still hadn't connected the dots! We got back really late Tuesday night and I went to work as normal Wednesday. Then Thursday rolled around and I went to work again. I knew Lance had tickets for the NCAA basketball tournament at the Ford Center that night. But while I was at work I just got this small idea that maybe I was pregnant. And of course once I got the idea, I couldn't get it out of my mind. But I honestly didn't think I really was.

So I did what any normal person would do. I stopped on my way home from work and bought a pregnancy test at CVS. I didn't give it too much thought and since I was sure it was going to be negative I just went ahead and took it even though I knew Lance wouldn't be home for several hours.

So imagine my surprise when I saw it was POSITIVE! Here I was, home alone with no one to tell! I just did a lot of sitting on the couch until Lance came home. I did not want to tell him over the phone. He actually called to say he was thinking of staying for another basketball game but I asked him to come home. I think he knew something was up then.

I left the pregnancy test and a note on the counter so he would see it when he first walked in.

And just a few weeks later we got a first glimpse at our little treasure.

Olivia Grace, April 22, 2010 (first ultrasound)

Olivia Grace, March 1, 2011