So...
Here I am again at the beginning of a familiar road that leads me for nine months.
Destination: Baby #3.
I honestly couldn't be more joyful! (Well, maybe if I allowed myself to tell people about it and didn't keep it a secret!)
Here's how the discovery went...the long version:
On the drive home from the airport after a grueling flight back from the US, I was feeling quite nauseous and I let Jeff know. His initial response was: "You'd better not be pregnant!" The thought hadn't even crossed my mind...I just assumed it was the long plane ride, lack of sleep, and just the muggy air...but we both laughed it off and didn't think of it again. This was Sunday, 8 July 2012.
The ever-so-slightly nauseous feeling still lingered through Monday, but I assumed it was due to lack of sleep. I did think it was a bit unusual that I still hadn't started my cycle even after I had stopped nursing for about three months already. I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Sung on Tuesday just to get checked out down there to make sure all was well. I figured I could also ask for about six months of birth control to ensure we were fully moved into Germany before having a baby. We had decided we definitely want another child in our life...we just wasn't sure when yet. We figured since we are definitely moving to Germany next summer, it would probably be a good idea to delay getting pregnant until after we were settled there.
God clearly had other plans for us. :)
Tuesday rolled around and at lunch time, I went in for my appointment. The nurse called my name for the initial assessment and she asked me what I was here for. I explained that we were leaving Korea in the next 10 months and wanted to discuss some birth control options to reduce the risk of disrupting the move timeline. She asked if there was any possibility that I was currently pregnant since I still haven't had a period since I stopped nursing. I told her, not likely. She recommended we do a pregnancy test just to rule it out before talking about the next step. I went and peed in a cup, she took it and went back into their lab. I waited in the waiting area not thinking anything of it. She called me up and casually showed me the pregnancy test result and at first, I just glanced with the assumption that it came back negative because she didn't say anything particular; she just said, "here's the result" with no surprise or excitement (considering our conversation before the pee-test, you'd think she would have given some indication...maybe she was afraid of my possible reaction?). I looked again and there was the faint pink line. As I stood there staring at the test trying to decide whether or not it meant positive or negative, the nurse finally spoke up and said, "Looks like you're pregnant!" The biggest grin spread across my face unwittingly and I couldn't stop smiling as I stood there speechless.
The nurse told me they would confirm the pregnancy with a sonogram shortly, so I waited a bit longer and debated internally how I should let Jeff know the news. The tech called me in and lo and behold, there was the little speck, confirming the just barely 4-week mark of my pregnancy! Who knew?
At this point, I was led back into the waiting area to wait for the actual Doctor consult. That's when I just sent a text to Jeff with this: "Um...prepare to move to Germany earlier than planned if you really want a German-born baby..." His response, "What? You suck!" haha...
Well, long story short, the doc said, "Here we go again!" and told me I needed to start taking prenatal vitamins. I'm surprised she didn't mention I needed to exercise considering her opinion of my pregnancy last time...
Jeff and I had a fairly lengthy discussion about the timeline, but ultimately decided it probably doesn't need to be affected since the expected due date is 16 March 2013 and we can plan on leaving country at the end of April or beginning of May. The date seems SO SOON. I can't believe how quickly things are happening now...
Now the question is, how to break the news to the rest of the world. :)
Looking forward to seeing you again, Little Speck. See you on the July 24th. :) I love you already!
