it's been a long week...

We knew our week was going to be a long from the start, knowing that Thursday would bring our results. On Wednesday morning we started with a workout - and I was completely distracted. My mind was racing...

Off to work we went.

What a day.

Not only did I cry three times before lunch, but Parker had a small fire at his Dental Lab!

The cramps started, and when I made a trip to the bathroom after my third class, I was certain my body was telling me the bad news.

I sent a note to the nurse and let her know that I would skip my appointment in the morning if the bleeding progressed. She quickly called me and told me to come in - "let's draw the blood now; twelve hours won't make a difference" So, off I went...

Within two hours I had received a text back from her, confirming our biggest hope - one of the blastocysts had taken, and we were due around December the 7th!!!

I was shocked, and anxious that Parker wasn't with me when the news came in.

An hour later he pulled up to the school to pick me up.

On our ride home he filled me in on his challenging day - the flames, a call to the fire dept., and managing to extinguish the flames himself before the truck got there.

You could tell he was exhausted and frustrated with what had happened, and what he was going to do...

My response??

"Well, would it make you feel better if you knew we were having a baby?"

:O) He pulled the truck over, turned to me with tears in his eyes, and we embraced.

The next two hours were spent calling our family and closest friends. We listened to tears of joy, shouts of excitement, and everything in between. Although it is truly too early to start buying baby furniture, we can't help but daydream about the possibilities... About the life that we know today, and the life we have arriving at the end of the year...

Please continue to hold us up in thoughts and prayers - - - the journey is just beginning!

We can't wait!