This Day....Last Year

It was on this exact day last year that begin a HUGE change in my life.

It was on this exact day last year that I saw this for the very first time in my life:

Yup, on July 12th, 2008 I found out that I was pregnant.

I remember it like it was yesterday. Colby was out of town. I had a huge wedding that day. That whole week I had been feeling really tired and not myself. And I was 'late' which never happens, so that really triggered my desire to take a test. (Oh, and we were trying).

During the entire wedding, all I could think about was taking a pregnancy test. I just had to know.

I left after the wedding and all of my responsibilities were over. It was 12:30AM.

I drove the neighborhood Wal-Mart by my house to buy one thing. Now let me just tell you...this was a little awkward for me. First of all it is 12:30 in the morning. Second of all, I look like I am 16. Third of all, I am buying a pregnancy test. I want you to know that I purchased this pregnancy test with my left hand, visibly showing my wedding ring to the cashier clerk. ha!

I got home, went to the bathroom and did my thing. I was too nervous to look at it, so I just put it on the floor and walked out. I waited and just paced my floors in my house going over how I would react if it was positive or negative. I was really hoping it was positive, so I had to make sure I would be okay if it was negative.

I opened the door to find a positive test. I started FREAKING OUT! AND COLBY WAS OUT OF TOWN! ahhh!! I just found out that I was pregnant and I could not even tell my husband. I could not tell anyone, because I wanted Colby to know first, and I would rather tell him in person then through a text message or phone call.

He was at Young Life Camp and was coming home the next day. Thankfully I only had to wait one day! But that was the hardest day of my life because of pure excitement! I wanted to tell someone!!

Fast forward in time, we are now spending each day with our beautiful daughter Adelyn Ryan who is almost 4 months old. It all began on July 12 when I found out that I was pregnant. What a blessing all of this has been.

(To read more on the pregnancy and answers to questions people asked me all of the time, you can click here.)