It begins, again

Lily changed our lives in more ways than one could have imagined. She brings us both incredible joy, and you get the feeling Lily is having fun too. The debate about trying for child number two was never 'if', only 'when'.

When would we start trying? She wanted to wait two years and I was ready right away.

I was ready because my view of Pregnancy was from that of a Chicken to breakfast, providing eggs. A woman's view of pregnancy is like a pig's view of breakfast, providing ham. Even as an excellent husband and coach, I could at best be involved in the pregnancy. While, at the very least, a woman is wholly committed to the changes that come about.

As it turns out, we didn't have much say in the matter.

It started a couple months after Lily turned one year old.

How either of us missed the symptoms for what they were, especially having gone through a pregnancy so recently, is quite a mystery. Everything that happened was text book from morning sickness to the additional sleep time to, lets just say, strong emotions.

I believe that I recommended the test after a discussion of the symptoms. I'm proud of that fact, but wouldn't argue for a second if she says otherwise.

On a whim, she had purchased a pregnancy test for $1.99 a few weeks back at Big Lots. It wasn't as easy to use as the ones at CVS, but when she took is Sunday night (August 6th, 2009), it came back positive. You can see the two lines on the picture to the left.

The $2 pregnancy test gave enough reason for some doubt, even if there wasn't any reasonable reason to really doubt it. Those tests are pretty much never wrong. Still, she then picked up another test from CVS, and it confirmed the obvious. You can see those two lines on the picture to the right.

She talked to the doctor on Wednesday, and the first visit was scheduled for the 10th week - on August 27th, 2009 - three weeks away. The due date was assigned to March 25th, 2010, which also happens to be our 4-year wedding anniversary. It was a shock to see how far along it already was.

So, here we are, back to where we started two years ago --at the very beginning of a pregnancy. I expected it to be second hand at this point. The fear now is not so much the unknown (even if there is plenty of that), but rather the known times 2. It's figuring out how to do everything we did with Lily, while also figuring out how to raise a 2 year old.

It should be interesting. I'm either very excited or hopelessly naive.