I can't whistle: HOLY SHIT

29 March 2009

HOLY SHIT

I was away overnight at my sister's house and got home just a little while ago. And I tested when I got home, you know, just because.

The first line came up as it always does. And then, to my COMPLETE surprise, there was a second one.A second line, faint at first (in the photo) then darker and definite.

So it appears that in spite of all of the odds against it, that in this moment, this very moment, I am pregnant.

HOLY SHIT.

16 comments:

Joannah said...: I am praising God for His goodness to you! That is absolutely wonderful, Kate!!!; March 29, 2009 at 8:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations!!! That is fantastic news, enjoy every second of it!; March 29, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Eb said...: Oh wow! that is so cool. congratulations! I am so happy for you!
EB; March 29, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Anonymous said...: WOOHOOOOO!!!!! What IS it about this month, eh? Yippppeeeee!!!; March 29, 2009 at 10:38 PM
@alyssa ettinger said...: holy shit!; March 29, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Elizabeth said...: Well -- isn't that just something? Welcome little life, welcome and grow. Congratulations!; March 29, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Maredsous said...: That is so a little pink line.

Yippee; March 29, 2009 at 11:53 PM
karen alonge said...: well, well, well!!!
congratulations, my friend!
woo hoo!!!; March 30, 2009 at 12:16 AM
onwardandsideways said...: Lovely, absolutely lovely. Damn, them tarot cards got some hot magic in 'em! Congratulations!; March 30, 2009 at 1:07 AM
Grade A said...: HOLY SHIT IS RIGHT!!! I checked your blog a bazillion times yesterday hoping for good news. I am so incredibly happy for you and even getting teary eyed. Congratulations!!!!!!WOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
You have made my week! Go forth, bask and be joyous.; March 30, 2009 at 7:20 AM
Anonymous said...: Yipeeeeeee!

I am so happy and relieved for you - take good care of yourself and enjoy this!

Jen; March 30, 2009 at 7:39 AM
bb said...: AAAHHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! Congrats, So very happy for you!!!; March 30, 2009 at 9:34 AM
JB - A.K.A. Jenn said...: AWESOME NEWS!!!! - Congrats!!!; March 30, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Sarah said...: Oh my gosh I have already seen you pregnant!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!; March 30, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Anonymous said...: You ROCK. Good luck. hope it sticks.; March 30, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Anonymous said...: Kate -- Awesome news!!!! Yippeeee!!!!; March 30, 2009 at 9:49 PM

About this blog

I started this blog during struggles with infertility--struggles that resulted in countless IUIs, medications, procedures, 5 attempted IVF cycles, 2 pregnancies, one heartbreaking loss, and one miracle baby.

Parenthood left me feeling like I was not sure what to do here, with this amazing community. To talk about parenting felt boastful for those still and forever struggling. To not talk about it felt disingenuous. So here I am. I want to talk about my real life. Parenting. Midlife reassessment. Flailing. Finding myself. Mucking about.

So yes, I am a midlife parent of an amazing child.
Yes, I battled infertility and will be forever changed by every single moment of that journey.
I am imperfect and life is messy, but it is also so beautiful.

Among many other things, I hope to reconnect to myself through writing here. And I hope to connect with you too. Others out there, parenting maybe later in life. Maybe after struggling. Maybe struggling still. We can all use a safe place and a lot of compassion. That's what I am offering to you. I hope you'll stick around.

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"The key is, starting from the inside out. Often you say, “I don’t know what to do.” True, you don’t know what to do. There are infinite possibilities. And a bunch of them haven’t worked for you. A lot of them have been tried, and they haven’t worked under what you think are the same conditions. And so, you sort of pace around, you don’t know what to do. Sometimes you don’t even know what you want to have. But you always, you always, if you will stop and think about it, you ALWAYS know how you want to feel."

--Abraham