Two lines that change our lives completely. I remember like yesterday waking up in the early morning after having a dream of a baby and taking this test. I ran downstairs I kissed my husband wished him a Happy Valentines Day and he responded that today was just another day. ::insert laugh:: Little did he know how life changing this holiday, this day, was going to be for us. After that kiss I ran out of the house with the pregnancy test stick in purse to buy my him a V day gift, all the while keeping my pregnancy results or the fact that I even took the test to myself. I vividly remember sitting in the parking lot of our local grocery store with shaking hands pulling out that pregnancy test and staring at it in complete disbelief. I did this repeatedly. In and on of my purse checking to see if the results had changed. We did it. After months of trying we created a baby. I quickly bought a card and ran to another store to buy my husband a parenting book specifically for fathers. (This post is a perfect example of how much of a procrastinator I truly am.)
In a decorative bag I threw in the pregnancy stick, the book and the card describing how today was not just a typical day but actually one of the most important day of our lives. I drove home with still shaking hands and handed my husband the gift. Valentines Day may be just a silly hallmark holiday but for our family it will be a constant reminder of the gift that God bestowed upon us. This gift:
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