As I was laying in bed this morning trying to wake up and get going for the day, I realized that tomorrow it will be 1 year since I found out I was pregnant with Landon. I seem to remember dates like that. I remember the days I found out I was pregnant with all of my babies... even the ones that were never born.
Brayden was April 30, 2002... we had just gone through the temple with our wonderful friend's, The Koehler's while they took out their endowments and got sealed. That in and of itself made it a great day! Later that day we were back at our apartment just hanging out with the Koehler's and it came up that I suspected I may be pregnant. After a while of discussing it Patrick and Eric (yes, it was the men!) went to buy me a pregnancy test, and I took it while everyone waited in the living room. We then debated rather there was really 2 lines or not. We finally decided it was indeed 2, and we were all so excited!! (Lisa was already about 3 months pregnant with her first baby too!)
Conner was November 29, 2004.... Patrick's birthday! I had suspected again that I was pregnant for about 3 weeks, but was in complete denial about it since Conner was our huge "surprise" baby! We had gone to AZ for the Thanksgiving holiday, and we had decided that once we got home, we needed to take a test to know if I really was pregnant or not. I knew I was, I felt sick the whole time we were in AZ. So it just so happened that the day after we got back was Patrick's birthday. We put the kids to bed and I took the test. It was undoubtedly positive. At first, Patrick was like "Phew! That's good!" because he thought 2 lines meant it was negative, but once I burst out into tears and told him 2 meant it was positive, he's face changed instantly! Not that we don't LOVE our little Conner to pieces, but for any of you who have had an "unplanned" baby, it takes some time to get used to the idea! It didn't take too long though to realize he was the best surprise we have ever gotten! (oh and also again, our friend Lisa was about 3 months pregnant with their 2nd baby! Kinda funny!)
With Landon... it was January 28th, 2009. Nothing eventful happened that day except that I found out I was pregnant again. I was overwhelmed! What most don't know is that we had been trying to have another baby for over a year, and I had all but giving up hope, and I was starting to wrap my mind around the fact that I had 2 wonderful and amazing children already, and although we had prayed hard about if we should have another and thought that was what we should do... it just wasn't happening. So I was a little shocked that it finally was happening! So I called Patrick at work and asked him if he wanted to go to lunch... I thought I should tell him in person, not on the phone. He said he couldn't because he had a meeting or something, so later I called and asked when he was coming home. He then at some point during his day he had checked Facebook, and that day after I found out, I posted my status as something like "HOLY FREAKING COW!" He called me on the way home and said, "you took a test today didn't you?"
Does anyone else remember dates like this?? I remember when our first date was (Oct. 22, 2000). I remember when Patrick "officially" proposed (December 22, 2000). I remember all sorts of things like that. They all impacted my life in huge ways. I guess I'm just sentimental with things like that. These are all things that I hold near and precious to me! These are all some of my favorite memories!
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A beautiful post, Melissa. Not too sentimental at all. So glad I'm still part of your life.
I definitely remember dates like that. I found out I was PG with Britton on December 14 2001 it was our ward Christmas party and I told you that Sunday in Church. And with Ethan it was August 2nd 2004. I had suspected I was PG and I got a coupon in the mail for a free pregnancy test at the new Woman's care center and insisted it was a sign. So we redeemed the coupon and sure enough... PG. I remember the first words Eric Said to me "It's Koehler, with a K" Referring to his last name. I even remember what he was wearing. A vertical striped Polo style shirt and light brown corduroys. He was soo cute, and his smile... Oops! Was I rambling again? My head is full of theos kind of dates, yet I can't remember what time Eric's Dr. apt is tomorrow... It's a woman thing. Love ya Melis...
I totally do. I have it all journaled and written in planners. EVERY DATE. The day I met Neil, the day we kissed, the day he said I love, the day I found I was pregnant with both kids. All of it! It is important to remember those!
I loved this post!! You have a wonderful memory!!
I definitely remember odd dates. Not even just special, romantic or "date" dates. I remember the date we had our Earthquake (The Northridge Quake) January 17th 1994 at 4:30 in the morning, our first date, first kiss, proposal, conception date (yes), confirmed preg test date, all sorts of things!!! I don't know if it's a girl thing, or something just some of us "Special" people have, and sometimes it is annoying, but I'd rather remember than forget!
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