How it all went down

 yes, this is one of my pee sticks. bask in the glory that is my pee stick!

Now that the secret is out, I think it's time to document how it alllllll went down.

How we found out:

We decided to go off birth control in July. When August rolled around I knew I wasn't going to be pregnant, but I was still a little sad when my monthly visitor came a-knocking. I was keeping my fingers tightly crossed for September but definitely didn't have my hopes up. I was supposed to "start" on September 17th and made myself promise not to take a test until then. Well, I lied to myself. On September 12th, I took a test. It was kinda more for my peace of mind, I had no idea anything would actually happen. Welp.. it did.

But just barely. I stared at the test for a long time after I took it. Yes, there was definitely a verrryy faint positive line. But it was still there. Nathan came home from school and I made him check to make sure I wasn't crazy. He said I wasn't. I went to google and read that even a faint line means a positive, it just means that I am not very far along yet. I was freaking out. We decided to wait a few more days and test again.

A few days later we tested again. It was definitely darker. It was definitely positive. We had a mini/major-freakout. The next morning was Saturday and I dragged Nathan to DI where I picked out a million kid's books and bought a teeny, tiny newborn onesie, just because I wanted it.

Keeping it a secret was probably the hardest thing I have ever done. We didn't keep our families outta the loop for long though.

How our hommies found out:

Katie was the only one who knew we were trying. She is my closest friend and I wanted my family to all be surprised so it was perfect. She got excited for me and freaked out with me. She was a little impatient, can you tell?

I called my mom the minute I got the dark line. I couldn't help it. It didn't feel real until my parents knew. I sat down and called them and they happened to be out for their anniversary dinner so it was perfect timing!

Keeping it from my sisters was sheer torture!! They are my very best friends and all I wanted to do was have them share in my happiness! I couldn't take it after about a week and a half and I caved. We decided to tell Nathan's whole family that day too. We called everyone who was far away, and we made a little trip down to Provo to tell Jessi and Marshall.

Lauren Clayden.. she freaking guessed!!!! Call it lover's intuition, but all the way from Australia she can still read me like a book. She texted me and just flat out asked me. Hahahaha. I love her.

I've told you before that my work team is like a family. Well Bustin (my work grandpa and the man I teach science with) told me last year that I was never allowed to get pregnant because I was never allowed to leave him. He was obviously joking, but I knew it was gonna be hard on him when I left. I was terrified to tell him. One day at lunch, Bustin couldn't come so Brady and Kimese and I were eating and the topic of babies came up because Brady's wife just had their third child. Suddenly, Kamiese looked at me and said, "You're pregnant, aren't you?" I was so caught off guard that I just started laughing and they both started freaking out. I couldn't keep it a secret from them anymore. But I did manage to hang on for 2 more weeks before I told Bustin. I was so scared! Hahaha. He, of course, was ecstatic for me even though he got a little teary-eyed when he talked about me leaving. It was such a relief having them know. I spend my whole day at work with them so keeping it a secret was hard!

Once families and those few friends knew, we kept our lips sealed. Nathan was especially good at this. He didn't tell a single friend until our doctor appointment!

I called my grandparents and sent out emails to my extended family once we were in a safer zone.
We called and texted a few more friends before the new spilled on the interwebs.
And then it was just common knowledge. I am surprised that TMZ hasn't picked up the story yet.