The day I fell in love with you

Dear Baby,

The day we found out we were pregnant is one I will never forget. I was scheduled to be in surgery for my foot that morning, but during the pre-op interview I realized there was a chance I could be pregnant.  It was too early to get results from a pregnancy test before the surgery, so I decided to postpone the surgery just in case.
 
My surgery was scheduled for December 13, 2011, and on that morning I decided to take a pregnancy test to see if postponing the surgery was the right decision.  I wasn't expecting to see any results (the Dr. said I wouldn't be able to tell if I was pregnant until the 15th of the month), so when a faint little line indicating that I was pregnant showed up I was stunned!

Your father was in the living room getting ready for work when I called for him. "Hey Mike, come here I want to show you something."  I'll let him fill you in on exactly what was going through his mind at that moment--but I could tell he was in shock because all he kept saying was "really?" "really?".

We had to know if this faint little line really meant we were pregnant-so dad ran to the store to purchase another test.  Three tests and three faint lines later, we were nearly convinced.  We kept saying things like "wow!" and "oh my god!" and "I can't believe it!".

Work that day was torture....neither of us could stop thinking about the possibility that we could be having a baby.  As you can see from the flurry of text messages throughout the day, we were not able to focus on work at all that day.

Next, it was time to confirm with the doctor.  I made an appointment for first thing the next morning.  Waiting for the results was another day of torture.  I was excited but terrified to let myself believe it yet--not until I knew for sure.   

When the nurse finally did call, I couldn't answer the phone quick enough.  She confirmed it!  I had the preganancy hormone in my blood (in very small traces because it was so early, but it was there).  Since it was so early, the Dr. wanted me to come in one last time to do a second test-just to be sure.  So, after 72 additional long hours of anxious waiting, we finally found out that we were 100% PREGNANT!  You were in there, in some tiny form, but you were there none the less.  And that was the day I fell in love with you!

Love,

Mommy