We’re gonna need an extra Christmas stocking…

 

I have these Christmas stockings I ordered from Pottery Barn a few years ago.  Everyone has their own, even the dog. And they are personalized with our name.

Last week I told Matt he needed to open one of his Christmas presents early.  It was a little stocking that matched ours.  But its not personalized….yet.  Wanna know Why?????

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That’s right, I am expecting!  I wanted to desperately wait until Christmas Eve/morning and come up with a really creative way to tell Matt and our families but I had to spill the beans early.

I have been feeling so sick and missing some work, skipping Christmas parties and pretty much felt like doing nothing so  the night Matt brought home Chicken Noodle Soup and Nyquil and was so desperate to get me to feel better….well, I just had to tell him the truth.  So I handed over the Pottery Barn package that had just arrived.

I’ve known since December 2nd.  I was in Montgomery for Jury Duty and had pretty much figured it out but had no time (or privacy) to get a stick so while I was in town I called my doc’s office and asked if I could come by for a test.  Sure enough-it was positive!

During our Thanksgiving beach trip Matt’s mom asked us if I was pregnant and we both said No, of course not.  Which I thought was the truth.  But then I started thinking.  And realizing that although I felt really good (got up every morning and was running, in a great mood, shopped ‘til I dropped) I was doing some strange things (snacking in the middle of the night out of the refrigerator, ordering jalapenos on my hash browns at Waffle House, had crazy anxiety&  thoughts about accidently dropping my child or someone falling off our high rise condo balcony) so I started thinking hmmm…..

I was feeling so great that I knew I could hold out until Christmas and make it so special.  But alas the typical symptoms set in and I finally had to tell at least my family so they understood why I didn’t feel like doing much, particularly during this busy holiday season, and could help me out with some excuses.

So I about 7 weeks along which calculates to a due date in late July (sound familiar!).