Surprise!

It was this exact day last year when my world turned upside down. We found out I was pregnant. On the way home from an evening at a friend's house, I needed to stop and get some pantyhose for work the next day and randomly decided to pick up a cheap pregnancy test, too. Just for fun. Because I'd never taken one and thought I'd get a shock out of Matt. I honestly did NOT think I was pregnant. The test was $3 and it was more for a joke than anything else. So around 10:30pm, while Matt was doing laundry, I "took" the test. It turned to a plus sign immediately. I just kind of stood there in shock. Then I went and showed Matt. I can't really remember his reaction, to be honest, but I'm pretty sure I got that shock out of him that I was expecting...just in a different way. I got on-line and researched the most reliable pregnancy tests out there, because I was sure I must have gotten a faulty one...remember, it was only $3. Then we ran out to the drugstore and bought a 2 pack of the "best one out there." I took another test that night...it was positive, too. (I didn't know at the time that there's no such thing as a false-positive with pregnancy tests...only false-negatives.) I didn't sleep all night, my mind was racing, and I took another test in the morning. Still positive.

The rest is pretty self explanatory. Sophie arrived about 9 months later.

On Monday, Sophie Grace will be 4 months old. We went to the doctor today and she weighs 13 lbs 2 oz and is 25 inches long. That's the 40th percentile for weight and 80th for height. She is growing and healthy and all smiles these days. I am amazed and humbled at the precious gift God has blessed us with. Little did I know last year that my life was not turned upside down, but right-side up. Everything has changed, and it has changed in all the right ways. 2008 was full of surprises for us, and I have loved every minute since September 5th at 11:34pm with an amazing husband and this little angel God has decided to share with us. I'm looking forward to all the surprises and blessings God continues to bring us in 2009.