Never in a million years - did I think I would be typing a blog post telling you how we found out that we were expecting a baby!
Oh - you're not my facebook friend? You didn't hear the news? Ha, my husband and I have kicked infertility's butt and are expecting a little miracle in August!
So how did it happen you ask?? - that's not exactly a conversation I'm comfortable having on a blog post ;) - but how did we find out?? Because let's face it after months and months of let downs you kind of get tired of peeing on a stick....so this is how we came to find out or little one was on it's way.......
First let me start by saying that we saw a fertility specialist (or is it an infertility specialist???) I'm not really sure - BUT we saw him on December 10th - now being baby crazed lunatic I have become I took two test - 1 the morning of the appointment and 1 a couple days before the appointment. Both BIG FAT NEGATIVES - so no worry I was expecting this - I mean there had to be a reason we were seeing a fertility/infertility specialist.
So about a week before Christmas I started having terrible hip pains and that had me limping - which really isn't all that strange because I have a history of osteoate osteoma (for medical terminology stupid people like me - it's basically like a tissue "tumor" in my hip joint) sometimes my pelvic bone rotates forward and when it does that my hip joint grinds on this tumor when I walk - painful - yes! Ok so all that to say - I knew I needed a muscle relaxer but new my family doctor wouldn't just write me one without having it x-rayed. So the day after Christmas (very late at night) I finally talked myself into going to the ER and had my mom go with me.
Got through the registration and all the fun information in the room (without being asked about my last cycle - because that was the 1 reason I wouldn't go to the ER....I couldn't stand to tell them my last cycle was October but NO I wasn't pregnant). Finally the nice gentleman (who my mom and I both knew) came in to get me for my x-ray - the follow conversation happened in the x-ray room (S=Shannon the x-ray tech H=me obviously)
S- what are we x-raying today
H- my right hip
S- any chance you could be pregnant? *gulp*
H- ummm I want to say maybe but due to issues I am 98% positive I am not
S- do you want to take a test just in case?
H - no not really
S - ok *begins clearing off the table with a strange look on his face*
H - would it make you feel better if I took a test?
S - yes because if you happen to be it's first trimester and I can't protect it from the rays
H- ok fine
So he wheels me back to my room and in comes the nurse - to which the follow conversation happened
H - could you do me a favor?
K - sure, what you want girl? (ha I use to work in this ER so I know everyone)
H - if it's negative can you just not tell me? I can't hear it outloud
K - ok, but honey you're young you have plenty of time
Clearly she doesn't know my history. Few minutes later there was a knock on the door - my mother and I assumed it was the x-ray tech (although I was expecting a negative test it still hurt a little.....or a lot) in came walking the doctor, to which I assumed that the nurse didn't tell her my request. The doctor pulled up a stool and noted the next line:
Doctor: Well good news and bad news, bad news is we can't x-ray your hip, good news is honey you are pregnant. That test turned positive right away.
After that I know there was crying and more interacting and all that fun stuff - but I really don't remember too much more.
All I know is right now our baby is very healthy, very happy and growing as it should :) Heartbeat is steady and Justin and I are over the moon excited. I always knew that if it was to happen God was much bigger than any medical diagnosis. Not sure if it was that one extra prayers - or perhaps my grandfather's had a talk with the Big Guy upstairs.
Whatever it was - Justin and I thank you all for the prayers you said for us - for your support and part of our journey so far. It's not over - this baby has to know about all the people that loves them so much and has hoped for, wished for and prayed for their arrival.
With even more love than usual,
Justin, Heather and Baby McMahan
