A Father's Intuition

OK. . .so why is it that Rich knew I was pregnant before I did? I thought a mother's intuition was supposed to kick in? Not the case for me. I guess it is going to take a few months for it to develop. But regardless, let me share with you the details of the story.

One morning last week, Rich looked at me and said, "Honey, I think you are pregnant." My response was denial. No, we could not be. We only started trying. How could the stars align so easily? Particularly with all the stories I hear about couples trying for years before they successfully conceive? Could it be? So with some doubt, I stopped off at the drug store on the way home from work that same day to get a pregnancy test.

Of course, leave it to me to choose a truly chaotic time to want to know the answer. Just as I closed the door to the bathroom, my mother calls on the phone in order to get directions to our house. She was coming to visit for the weekend and see our house for the first time. What was I thinking? The first time that I see my mother in six months and I am in the middle of a pregnancy test? Not only that, but it was our weekend with Samantha. And why not throw in a new puppy to boot. Oh jeeze! So as Rich is giving my mother second by second instructions and as Samantha is outside in the back yard trying to get the puppy to do as she says, I first see the results of the test. "Wow! If I am reading this correctly, Rich is right. Holy cow, I am pregnant!" I thought to myself. "Could this be right? Am I reading the plus and minus lines right? Is that really a plus? Ugh. I should have gotten the test that reads pregnant or not pregnant. Then there would be no doubt. But there is no time for this now. I've got to say hi to my mom!"

With all of the chaos going on, Rich and I had very little time to absorb the news. We were happy and excited, but it all seemed very surreal. I am gonna be a mom and Rich knew before me? How does he do that?

On Sunday night we let my mom in on the secret. "Mom, we have been a little distracted this weekend and we are sorry, but we think we might be pregnant."

Now that the rest of the week has gone by and my first doctors appointment is tomorrow, Rich and I have taken the time to take all of this in. And yes, I did go out on Monday to the drug store to get a new pregnancy test. I asked Rich if we could have a "do over" and actually take the test when we could have a moment to ourselves and celebrate as husband and wife; father and mother. No more plus or minuses. I went straight for the easy read test. And three minutes later, there it was: "pregnant". We are going to be parents and I am married to a very smart man.

All is good.