Wednesday, January 14, 2009

the first secret i've ever kept

And this has been a hard one. But...
It's true. We are 11 weeks and 5 days closer to a little Grublet entering the world.

Some of you know what a huge answer to many prayers this is. After 2 years and a miscarriage, God is granting us a little one. We've already started praying nightly that we don't screw it up.

And I know you all want to know ALL the details, so.....

11 days into becoming official El Pasoans, we discovered that Germany might have been better to us than we realized. After some exhausting days of doing nothing, and a larger than life chest, we decided to spend the ridiculous $8 on yet another test. Jim and I have a system where I take the test and he goes in after the eternal 3 minutes to check it. That way we're both a part of it. Clever, huh?

But, since neither of us really thought it'd be positive, we strayed from the norm. I figured I'd just take it during one of my middle-of-the-night pee parties. So, at the bladder-appointed time I popped out of bed, grabbed the test, peed in the dark and laid back down. Checking the clock I was surprised that it read 2am. (This is important because it explains why I seem so out of it.) A few minutes later, expecting "not pregnant", I held up the test to my squinty eyes and.... couldn't tell. Was there a second line? Maybe. It kinda looked faint.

So I laid back in bed for a few more minutes and checked again. I seemed like it might be just barely darker, but I also just turned the light on and was half blind. A few minutes later after the same routine again, I finally woke up Jim.

His take? "I think you're pregnant." I jump out of bed at this point and say, "Really? Are you sure?" Confusion ensued. We decided I was pregnant.

Jim promptly rolled over and fell asleep. Men. I couldn't turn my brain off until closer to 5am. And in that two and a half hours, I checked it at least 4 more times. (I still couldn't tell if it was getting darker.)

That was Sunday morning. November 30th. And if you know me, I'm not good with secrets. It's been SO HARD!

But our first heartbeat appointment was Monday and our fabulous nurse practitioner found that lovely swoosh, swoosh, swoosh sound that I may never forget. Up until this point, I've had a bit more fear than I was willing to admit. But with that heart beat, it all kinda melted away and I don't have to say "if we have a baby" anymore. And since I was laying down at the time, my tear fell right into my ear.

So there you have it, world. Coming in early August 09, Grublet Number 1.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

THE CIRCUS FAMILY could not be more excited!!! We can not wait to meet this new little niece or nephew and cousin. Your nephew is not so good at the secret keeping so I am super relieved to have this out in the open!! :-)

Seriously, watching you guys as aunt and uncle, I am fully confident you will make excellent parents and we could not be any happier for you about this!!

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

ps: I hope you follow up with lots of fun preggo stories and more pics of your belly and the little peanut growing inside!!

mrsbuckett said...

Congratulations! Glory to God. Can't wait to see and hear the journey of your first Grubelet. :)

Anonymous said...

Your parents couldn't be happier that you, your very selves, are now parents of your little Swoosher/Grublet.
Love,
Mom/Nana/Grandma

Megan said...

I am so happy to see this post! It's been killing me and it wasn't too long ago that I figured it out. I canNOT wait to see you pregnant and meet a little Karen and Jim.

I'm sure you'll have lots of fun prego stories to share - come on, I'm sure you've done some odd things to hide it from people for two months? I made Matt drink my wine while no one was looking when I was prego with Ella - surprisingly no one noticed!

Anonymous said...

Yep, I'm crying...DR

Crafty P said...

oh, tears. yes, so thrilled and excited for you. I was just praying today for all my expectant mommy friends and little did I know YOU were included in that prayer!

yippee!

you're pretty close to lovey in timing. did you see her big 'ol fb announcement?

gosh I can't stand the cute overload of the word grublet. and I second the motion for monthly belly bump pics.

awesome

Happy said...

(SQUEALING!!!) Gosh, I'm so excited for you! It feels a tad weird to be so excited for someone I don't know, but I am. I am excited for all that you are about to experience and excited because what I do know about you tells me you will be a wonderful mommy!

This was my first guess, btw. My second was your housing situation.

This is obviously about 100 times better....the housing thing will work itself out...God wouldn't give you a baby with no where to raise it!!!

So happy for you and can't wait to see muchas updates on about this. Spare us no details.

Congrats. This little Grublet is a lucky kid aleady!

Charlotte said...

This is totally weird, but last night I stopped by your blog and thought I bet she is pregnant. And tonight I find out you are! Soooo happy for you!!! And we are just a month apart! I am due July 7. You are going to have to post tons of pics as your belly grows! Seriously, excited over the moon for you!

Anonymous said...

It is so great to read all the responses to your NEWS. How great is it that you have friend that have known you for years and friends who only know you from your blog.!

Love, Mom

Muthering Heights said...

CONGRATS!!!!! :) :)

Yes, I am about one week ahead of you...and since I always go early, our babies will have very close birthdays! How fun!!

I'm so happy for you! Please give more info...weird cravings? Strange symptoms?? Do tell!

boqpod said...

Grubee-grubee-dooooo!

Fan-RIPPPPPIN'-tastic!

That does it! We're comin' to El Paso!

:)

Unknown said...

We too have been SO excited for you. We also had a miscarriage first then became pregnant with your SIL - so we know full well those feelings. We are praying daily for your baby too now with our other grandchild over at Muthering Heights. What a great, blessed year ahead!!

Shawna said...

WOO HOO! I just knew that was the announcement! I am so excited for all of you. Keep the pics coming! I know you will be so adorable with the Grubelet growing inside of you. Love & miss you!

Rach said...

First, congrats my friend! Second, I didn't sleep my whole first trimester. I was so excited about being pregnant that I CONSTANTLY woke up in the middle of night and sat on the computer till the wee hours of the morning! :)

Thirdly, I promise I won't flood you with advice or tips, and of course you can call me if you need anything! :)

I love you so much and am so happy to have a good answer to OUR prayers. I have lifted this up many times, and my eyes are teary now, I'm so glad they are tears of joy!

Erin said...

yes, karen, we all want DETAILS!!! CAN'T WAIT for you to feel the baby move, the most amazing, bizarre, and surreal thing you will ever experience!

Kevin and Amy said...

Honestly, I'm weeping right now. Weeping. Snot in my coffee mug, mascara on my face, I am a mess.

Oh, Karen, congratulations...I seriously can't stop crying, the screen is a total blur.

You really put me through the wringer on this one, Whaley...my emotions were all over the place. And I don't even have any "hormonal" excuse to cash in on. Lucky!!!

Oh, I just have chills. I'm just out of my gourd. I am elated. And I absolutely love the "how you found out" story. Ours was SHOCKINGLY similar. Shockingly. And the tear-in-the-ear...love it.

So I guess El Paso has become a special place for you crazy kids after all...who knew? The place where you found out you are a mother. You don't mess with that. And you don't mess with Texas.

Congratulatiosn, lil mama!

erin w. said...

i was so excited reading santa's demise, not so much to hear how santa hit the dust, but that last sentence to check back tomorrow for the exciting news from the grube household, i couldn't help but hope it was news of a little lintel, a grublet. so congrats, i couldn't be more excited for you all. kids are the biggest blessing ever!

Sarah said...

Congratulations!!! I was watching the Eagles game with Megan last Sunday and she was telling me about her friend who she thought was pregnant, but she hadn't heard from you and she was sooo curious/worried/excited to find out. So, I have been checking your blog to see if you posted anything about being pregnant...and suprise, suprise!!!

Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy and motherhood-to-be. It's the best experience in the world!

Anonymous said...

Karen, We are so happy for you and Jim! Can't wait to see you as parents and to meet "baby Grube" - Welcome to the adventure!
We'll be praying!

Momma B. said...

Yippee! Woo-stinkin-who! We are so excited for you guys!! Can't wait to hear all the fun stories to come!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful story. I am crying with happiness for you guys. This baby is loved by so many already...what a precious gift from God. His faithfulness is so great!

Randy & Laura said...

Congratulations, roomie! I'm super excited for you and Jim. I read this soon after you posted but just now posting my happy comment. :) Pretend I just gave you a great big hug! You are going to be great parents!