Make Room for Baby

That was our next adventure, finding a bigger home. It was a great experience since I work for the best realtor and mortgage company in town. Finding and selling our home wasn't the scary experience it is for some and within 6 weeks we had sold and found the home of our dreams. We did have a little scare; the guy buying our home was in a serious motor cycle accident the Friday before closing. We were to close early Monday morning so that Friday he was leaving the bank after picking up his cashiers check for the closing and was hit head on on his motor cycle. He had to be airlifted to the hospital and was in serious condition. After emergency surgery that night he was doing a lot better and by Sunday was doing great and out of serious condition. He was better but was afraid of losing the home we were selling just as we were of losing the one we were buying. So he asked if his realtor could bring him the closing papers to the hospital since he would not be out for a few days. So with his Dr’s permission his realtor and a notary brought the closing papers to him and everything was finalized Monday morning as planned. Now that’s customer service.

We now have twice the room we had and E's got the screened in pool with palm trees he has always wanted. Our news home has a two car garage, kitchen & breakfast nook, formal dining, family room with fireplace, office, huge master with walk-in closet and bathroom, and two additional large bedrooms and guest bath. We're set for the next 20 years or so!

Our New Home!

Grandparents Day

Well that weekend was the perfect time to share our news with my parents especially since that Sunday, September 11th, was Grandparents Day. I went to visit my mom first, on Saturday and took with me a card to her from Baby Bean for Grandparents Day.

When I got there I told my brother first since I was not sure if my mom would be happy our not, and I thought I might need some back up (emotionally that is). I am so lucky to have him as my brother, I could not have asked for anyone better. I’m so proud of him, but that will be another post!!! So together we went to give her the card. Inside I wrote:

I can’t wait to meet you this spring.
Love, Baby Bean


To my surprise she was very happy and that made me very happy too. I also had cards for my grandparents and we decided to go over there together to give them theirs.
Their cards were for Great Grandparents and said the same thing as Mom’s. They both opened them, read them and said thank you, not realizing what they just read. So after a little explanation they got it and were very happy too. Grandpa said right away it was a girl, but mom was predicting a boy. We’ll see who was right a little later!
Afterward Mom and I went shopping just to look at all the fun things that were ahead and to get prenatal vitamins.


The next day we invited my Dad and Step Mom (D & D) over for lunch and swimming. We made a sign that said
Welcome Grandpa & Grandma
Uncle Johnny and Great Great Grandma too!

We hung it on the front door so they would see it as soon as they arrived. E and I sat where they could not see us with the camera ready waiting for their reaction. They walked in and read the sign and looked at each other puzzled looked and looked at the sign again and couldn’t figure out what it was there for. We have two dogs who are our first babies Maddie & Rudy, and Maddie loves going to her Grandpa’s house, so he’s used to being called that because of her, so they thought that’s what we meant by G & G on the sign. Well we couldn’t watch them be puzzled any more and at the same time E and I said Welcome G & G, and then they got it!!!!!! E had the camera ready and captured the look on their faces, it’s priceless!!! Dad dropped everything he was holding and hugged me as tight as he could he was crying because he was so happy and hugged me forever!

That afternoon Dad called all his family to tell them he was going to be a grandpa, I think he was as excited as E & I. He too predicted it was a girl and began talking to my belly or his granddaughter as he put it. I’m such a Daddy’s girl and I just can’t wait to see my daddy hold his grandchild, I know they will be great grandparents!!!

Me and My Daddy!!! and Baby Bean too!

D&D Finding out the NEWS!!!

Start Spreading the News!!!!

Well I was off to work that wonderful morning feeling like everyone who looked at me just knew I was pregnant. My plan was to tell E when he got home from work but I had no idea how hard it would be to not walk outside and scream it to the world. I made it to lunch ok and then I was off to get E something to help break the news to him. I walked in to Wal Mart and every where I looked there were babies or pregnant chicks. I guess you just don’t notice them when your not part of the group. I had no idea what to get him but as I searched the isles I found a gift bag with a baby monkey on it ( E loves monkeys), it was really cute and had a tail that wiggled up and down. Now what to put it in. As I turned around there was a book titled “Becoming a Dad”, perfect!!! Now I just needed it to be 5 o’clock.

I went back to work and was going crazy, I just had to tell someone. At 2pm Momma bird called in to see how the day was going. She asked how I was, and I instanly thought she knows something, but I know that was all in my head. I asked her if I could come by to see her real quick to talk. She said sure but didn’t ask why, again I thought she knows something. Well so much for waiting to tell E first, I just couldn’t wait any longer. So Momma bird was the first to know my wonderful news.


I couldn’t wait for E to get home that night. As soon as he walked in I gave him his gift, he just didn’t know I was giving him the best gift of his life the one he’s always wanted. He set it down and asked what he did to deserve a gift as he began to put his stuff away. I told him to just open it and I’d take care of his stuff later. He started trying to think of what DVD’s had just come out since he’s a freak about DVD’s. As he pulled it out he realized it was the same size as a DVD but it was floppy. “A book?” he asked, “Why did you get me a book”. I couldn’t answer the question I was speechless. But before he could take off all the tissue paper I wrapped around it he saw the word Dad and knew instantly what that meant. He asked does this mean what I think it means, are we really, are you really? He couldn’t finish a question without starting another. He set the book down and gabbed me and held me tight almost crying (well maybe really crying) he was the happiest I had ever seen him before. After telling him all the excitement of my day it was time for the phones calls to begin.

We decided there was no way we could wait another minute we had to call everyone we knew and tell them of our incredible news. We were going to tell the family in town in person over that weekend so we began our calls first to out of town family and then to all our friends. He was on one phone and I was on another, neither of us could wait. Well within a few hours everyone had heard our news. That night we both laid in bed unable to fall asleep with big grins on our faces, so much to think about and felling so blessed!

Baby Bean!!!!!

E and I had always talked about having children, it was something we both really wanted and was just a matter of time. We had decided that we would wait until our 2nd wedding anniversary and try to have everything in our lives in place to be able to make our dream happen. We wanted to be completely debt free (except our house), be able to buy a bigger home and to both stable in our careers. Well our anniversary was approaching in October and all things were looking good. I thought it would talk a while for birth control to clean out of my system since I had been on it for a number of years so I decided the end of July to stop taking it. On August 14th we were talking about starting to try for our dream and E asked how we would know when it was time to try. Since this was new to us both he got on the internet and began his search. He called me in a few minutes later and showed me a web site he found called babyhopes.com. We answered a few simple questions and soon had a print out of when the time would be right for the next few months. We had expected things to take a while since we have heard it can take months or even longer to be able to conceive.

Well the first month we followed the instructions of our nifty little print out, not really thinking too much about it. The days we were to try was the weekend we were to be out of town. We had a great weekend together and returned home not even thinking we might be bringing someone else home with us. Well sure enough my normal week came and went without the expected visitor. Our print out said that if I had no visitor by Thursday September 8th I should take an at home pregnancy test. Well that Thursday E called and said his friend gave him tickets to go to Cirque du Soliel in Downtown Disney for that night. I was so excited I had always wanted to go, but tickets were expensive. So that day I got off work a little early and stopped by Win Dixie on the way home to pick up a pregnancy test to take the next morning. We had an incredible night together, the circus was amazing and our seats were great, it was so much fun. We stopped by Wendy’s for a quick dinner on the way home to end our wonderful night out.

I didn’t tell E I had bought a test because I did not want him to get excited if I was not pregnant and I felt a little silly even thinking I might be since we had not been trying long. So Friday morning I decided to wait until E left for work to take the test. After reading the instructions carefully I thought I was all ready. I removed the cap did my business and placed the test on a flat surface with the test window up just like the instructions said and began my three minute wait…………………….Oh what a long three minutes that was.

The instructions said there would be one line of I was not pregnant and two if I was. After three minutes I went in to check and there were no lines. I was confused since I had done everything right, well as I picked it up to throw it away I saw something on the other side. Well apparently I had it up side down and there was another window on the other side and it had two bright lines on it!!! I was a little skeptical and thought I might have messed it up since it was upside down. So I got out the other test and did my business again, replace the cap and before I could get it to the counter (right side up this time) there were already two lines again!!!! I was shocked, I couldn’t believe it. I just stared into the mirror, I’m not sure what I thought was going to happen, but I just stood there staring at myself and my belly, thinking there was really someone in there that I can’t wait to meet!!!! That day, September 9, 2006 was the beginning of the happiest time of my life!!!!!!!

E's Job

E began a job with his friend Fish February 2004 that he was extremely happy with. This was the first job he had had since we have been together that he really enjoyed and felt like part of a team. He was treated with respect and felt like what was he was doing was important which made going to work each day not such a chore. Unfortunately when Hurricanes Charlie, Francis, Jean came through our area the end of 2004 all new work for his company was cancelled until the damage caused could be repaired and with the lack of new work half the employees where laid off. The ones to go where the ones hired last, including E. He was told once things were repaired and new jobs where coming in they would hire him back on. Well it took four months but it seemed like a lot longer to E. Everyday he went to work in the mean time made him appreciate the job he had had so much more. Well in March 2005 Fish called and everything was back to normal and they needed him back, and he couldn’t wait. Since then things have been great on the job front, he loves what he does and who he works for and the pay is good too. With great jobs all in place for us both it was time for our next adventure!