Thursday August 13th had been a pretty busy day since it was Annabelle's birthday, but I decided that night after the kids were in bed to go to the Dollar General store right by our house and just by a cheap pregnancy test. I went and of course they were sold out of all the brands they carried, it was frustrating because the day before I had checked Walmart and they didn't have any either. Come to find out though I was looking in the wrong spot at Walmart! Curiosity was getting the best of me so I had to find one to take. I drove down the street a bit to the 99 cent store off Stockton Hill and thankfully they were still open. I had a hard time finding them, but they were in the isle right next to the cash register. I had to get some last minute things for Annabelle's party too so it worked out. The whole time Nikki Saline kept encouraging me to keep shopping for one, I tell her everything and it was such a relief to have someone else besides Jeff to talk to about possibly being pregnant and she's so supportive and helpful with figuring out baby stuff.
I bought 2 pregnancy tests just in case, I figured 2 positive responses were better than 1! My parents were coming that Friday for Annabelle's party and I wanted to take one before they showed up that night. I planned on testing that morning Friday Aug 14 while Jeff was at work. I wanted to think of a cute way to surprise him with the news if I did get a positive result. I actually didn't sleep much the night before because I was getting so anxious to take the test. I was kind of doubtful about it only because I had felt no symptoms to make me believe that I could be pregnant, not that I get sick or anything but my breasts usually get sore. I also have a crazy period and it comes and goes when it wants so I was also just thinking that I had a rrrrrrreally late cycle this month. The tests I got actually had you pee in a cup and they included a dropper to collect your pee and then put your urine sample on the actual test strip.
Usually I don't look at the test strip while waiting for the results, but this time I just stood by the counter and watched it...I saw one pink line show up and it was a dark pink shade and knew that was a good sign. Waited a couple seconds longer and saw the second line show up! I was INDEED PREGNANT!!! I stared at the test strip for awhile, kind of in shock but also very happy. Deep down and spiritually I could just feel like it was time for our 3rd little child to come into our home. I'm always so hesitant to actually believe that I am pregnant so I used the 2nd test as well to confirm the answer! Of course that test came up positive too.
I stood there getting caught up in my own thoughts for a couple minutes and knew that I needed to get down on my knees and tell my Heavenly Father thank you...thank you for letting me be the chosen Mother to a 3rd child of His. It really humbled me to think that Jeff and I would have 3 kids and that I needed to be a better Mom for all them and also a better wife. I gave a prayer of thanks right there in the bathroom. I felt the spirit come over me letting me know that this was a good thing that was going to happen and that we would make it through.
Nikki knew that I would be testing that morning and I just had to share my good news with someone! Of course I wanted Jeff to know first, but I just didn't want to tell him over the phone that I was pregnant. I called Nikki around 7:15 a.m. and she answered and I couldn't hold back the tears and told her that I was pregnant! She was so excited for me and said that she knew I would be. I expressed to her some of my concerns about another preterm labor or other complications that I could have along the way and she was just supportive and told me to make an appt with my OB asap to avoid any issues. I couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed at the thought of Paxton's quick labor and didn't know if I could endure such a trial again. I wish I could just hold babies in longer! Nikki and I usually just text so it was a real treat to be able to chat with her about the baby news! I'm hoping she gets pregnant with baby #5 soon so that we can be belly buddies!
Nikki helped me look up when my due date would be and it's around April 14-16, 2016. I had been tracking when Jeff and I were doing the deed and so I based it off of when I'm pretty sure we conceived. (The week of July 20th) I didn't want to use the last day of my period for the due date bc my cycles are unusually long.
Jeff loves chocolate so I just thought of to get him some Baby Ruth's with a note about Baby #3 being due in April 2016. I also taped the tests on there so that he would believe me! I taped the candy bars to the garage door so he would see it right when he got home! He walked in with it and said, "Elle, did you pee all over my chocolate?!!?" Ha ha, typical Jeff response! Then he looked at me and said, "Baby?" I knew he was happy, but we didn't want to talk too much about it in front of the kids. Annabelle always asks me if I"m going to have another baby and she so badly wants a sister, but cute girl would tell everyone that there is a baby in my tummy if she knew. We are going to wait to tell our family and friends when I'm past the 12 week mark which is mid Oct. It's hard not telling my sisters because they know how badly I've been wanting baby #3!
Later that week Jeff and I were talking at dinner and he looked at me and said, "It's a girl!" It's crazy that he said that because this whole time my Mommy intuition has been telling me it's a girl too, so for him to say that it just made me smile. I hope we are right because I just feel like it's so important for Annabelle to have a sister. My sisters mean everything to me and I don't know what I would do without them. I just know that if she had a sister it would just be so fun for her, fun for her while they are young and especially beneficial for when they are older. By the time this baby comes she'll be 4.5, so I know she will be able to do more to help me out. I can already see her mothering skills kicking in because she loves to play house and take care of her babies. I'm worried that Pax will be a bit jealous because he's still pretty clingy to me.
I can't wait for Jeff and I to go to the temple and maybe get a glimpse at life with 3 kids, or just even a confirmation that things will be ok. I know that I could not be a better Mom without the help of the gospel and my Savior Jesus Christ. My 1st appt is in Sept and I can't wait to hear this little babies heart beat! We are anticipating your arrival baby Schaublet #3!
