Nick Nugent Lassos Stork!

I hope that some of you will get the title of this post, those of you who are Jimmy Stewart fans, anyway.

Well, as I see that the news has leaked out into my comments in my last few posts, I think I should at least post about it myself....

We are expecting!

Now, every time a woman has found out she's pregnant (or carried a baby for nine months, or has given birth), I've always bombarded her with a million questions. In fact, my husband can always guess the topic of conversation that I've had with another woman, even when he's not even been in earshot of it. (And this was BEFORE I knew I was pregnant!) So, dear reader, I will give you the lovely details surrounding when I found out that I was going to be a momma:

It was the second week of December, and for two days in a row, a sudden and overwhelming fatigue came over me. It was so pungent that I believed if I didn't lie down and take a nap at that moment, I would be sick. Following my nap on day two of these occurrences, I walked over to our television (which we never watch anyway and only gets two channels) and turned it on. Oprah happened to be telling the world some sob story or another, and almost involuntarily, I joined in on the sobbing and sobbing...and more sobbing. At that point, I considered that I might be "blessed," so I went to the bathroom closet and pulled out an ept.
POSITIVE, but just barely. I was shellshocked. Happy, but scared. "I won't tell Nick until after finals," I thought. "He's stressed out enough."
Only two minutes later did my phone ring with Nick on the other end:

Nick: Hey, what's going on?

Me: Umm..nothing.

Nick: What's the matter?

Me: Nothing.

Nick: Look, I can tell something is wrong...what is it?

[long pause, then sobbing again..]

Me: I just took an ept, and it told me I'm pregnant!

Nick: That's okay! That's a good thing...

Needless to say, I wanted to be as sure as I could be on my own, so within the next two weeks, I took three more tests. In each test, all of the "given" lines were faint, and the YOU'RE PREGGERS! line showed up bright and early.

So, I haven't had much morning sickness, just a general all day sickness. Sometimes it's mild and other times, not so mild. I have craved everything from pickles to Wendy's chili to orange juice. Recently, after a mid-afternoon nap, I awoke to an almost insatiable pickle craving. I ended up eating five ball-park dill pickles. I haven't had any since. And for everyone who made fun of my coffee addiction: It's gone! I haven't had or even craved coffee for the last three weeks. Very weird.

In conclusion, we are very happy about this blessing. There is no doubt in our mind, even at the beginning of Nick's law school studies, that children are ALWAYS a gift from the Lord and we are indeed blessed. We have no money and no career stability, but we know that God is going to take care of us and our little one. Please pray for us and for the safe development and delivery of Baby Nugent!