Big News. Seriously.
So Baby and I were at the Dollar Tree a few days ago (the real social center for moms in my part of town. Because damn! Everything’s a dollar!) when I saw the pregnancy tests advocated by Jamie (who swears that they really do work). Since my period was a few days late (Okay, ten days late), I decided to pick up a few.
Of course, I knew I couldn’t possibly be pregnant (I just went off the pill a month ago and it takes an average of six months to get pregnant after quitting the pill). But still. If I took a pregnancy test, I could drink a beer while I made dinner without feeling guilty.
Baby and I got home (Hubs and the girls were at an evening soccer camp) and I started dinner. And amid all the chopping and mixing, I took the test. (I mean, I washed my hands before and after, though. I swear.) And immediately, two lines appeared.
I looked at the directions. I looked at the directions again. And again. And again. And again. I looked at the directions for 15 minutes. I had to be reading them wrong.
“Wass wrong, Mommy?” Baby asked from her highchair.
“I. I. I’ll be right back,” I said. I grabbed another pregnancy test and headed for the bathroom.
Again. Two lines.
I burst into tears.
I’m. PREGNANT!
>CONGRATULATIONS! That’s awesome news! : )
>Oh my, this is exciting! Congratulations!
>Wow, you can get those for a buck? My wife keeps dropping $15 on her quest to make our wee mornings miserable again.Way to go, swimmers and ova.p
>Yahoo!!! Congratulations!
>HOLY CANOLI!!! Congratulations! Things are suddenly going to get even MORE entertaining around here – if that’s possible!
>Congratulations!
>Awesome!I too found out about my little bundle of joy from a dollar store test.
>Holy crap!! CONGRATULATIONS! Yes, I’d say this qualifies as BIG NEWS!!
>Woot!! A big congratulations to you and your family! That’s great. (And, thank God you said, “I’m pregnant”..I actually blogged about the “we’re pregnant phenomenon today.)I’m so thrilled for you guys.
>Oh yeah, I got surprisingly pregnant with kid #2 the first month off the pill, too.
>OMG! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! are you happy or scared, or freaking out?!?! lol
>Congratulations!! That is great news.
>Congrats! We can be due date buddies! 🙂 I just found out yesterday!
>WOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>I don’t think anyone believes those two lines the first time.Congratulations, that is fantastic!
>congrats! i very recently immediately saw two lines, unfortunately for me i paid $15, maybe next time i’ll save myself $14.
>Well bless your heart! And your belly! And Baby! And Hubby! And the girls! Congratulations on such wonderful news!!!
>Congratulations! That’s great, I’m so happy for you. (You know, aside from the shock factor you suffered.)I’ll have to hit the Dollar Tree next time I need a pregnancy test, I want one that comes back positive, too!
>Holy Moly, Ms. Fertile Myrtle!CONGRATS!!!!!!!!
>Wow! Congrats!
>Big Smiles and Big Hugs!What are those Bitches on MySpace gonna say? 🙂
>CONGRATULATIONS!!!
>Great news! I can’t wait to hear what Hubs’ reaction was!
>Wonderful news! Congratulations. And I’m really impressed that you found $1 pregnancy tests.
>Wow! congratulations!!! I’m new to ur blog, but wtg!
>Congratulations!!!How are you feeling? Ten days late means you are actually somewhat far along.
>Congratulations!And regardless of boy or girl, you can name the new baby Jamie, in honor of two of the bestest bloggers in Nashville, one of which is sorta the reason you found out so soon.
>Woohoo Lindsay!
>OMG! Congratulations to you!! How verrrry exciting!
>Congrats!!!!!!
>CONGRATULATIONS! I took three tests in 12 hours when I found out I was pregnant.
>Congratulations!!
>Wow! I’m due in December. When we started trying we thought the SAME thing, at least a few months, and ehm…. it took exactly two weeks.Welcome back to the preggers club again, fellow Fertile Myrtle.
>Holy sh*t!!!! I mean, congratulations! 🙂 Hey I think we should get a kickback from Dollar Tree or perhaps be their newest spokesmodels! Congrats again, Lindsay!
>p.s. your story sounds amazingly just like mine with baby #2…went off the pill for a month and got prego IMMEDIATELY
>AH! CONGRATS! Name the baby Jenna! Kthx! ;)I also swear by Dollar Tree tests. 🙂 YAY!
>Wow! Awesome news, L!!! I’m really happy for y’all!
>wow! congrats!PS: first time poster, but have been lurking here for a while now. i LOVE your writing; i read every day! found you though Momma K. 🙂
>i hope u getta boy… hay do u think thay will ever make a dealie that tells u wot sex tha baby is? tha same as those tests? neways congrats on that news
>congrats!!!
>You can buy pregnancy tests at the dollar store? I actually, um, borrow them from work. We’re expecting number 2 here, too. It’s a very exciting time. Enjoy it, and CONGRATULATIONS!!
>I’m so HAPPY for you! And so happy it isn’t me! haha. Congratulations! Yippee!
>Congratulations. That is wonderful news H&H9 months for you.
>congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! so exciting!!!!!!
>Congratulations! Good job.
>wow, everyone has said congratulations so i’m going to say the thing i want to say whenever someone tells me they are pregnantgood job :]
>CONGRATULATIONS!You are super-fertile!
>Well lordy me….how’d that happen? I’m always thrilled when other people are pregnant largely because it’s not me. I was pregnant for so long.Is The Dennis doing the Boy Dance?
>A Happy Day!
>congrats!!!!
>Good job on breeding!!!
>Woo hoo!!! Delurking to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I remember well those days of stick reading. Thanks for sharing – I live vicariously through you. LOL. Seriously, you are a great writer, and a great mom (or so your blog says).
>congrats!
>Awesome! You did it for the blog fodder, right?
>Congratulations, Linsday!
>:D
>HOLY CRAP! ahahaha! That’s so cool. I’m very happy for you. This is a happy thing, yes? Of course it is! You are gonna have another baby. YAY You! And wow, those dollar tests are just as good at the others…who knew! 🙂 So is it too soon to ask if there will be a new, separate “pregancy” blog?
>*gag* Hell no, Kate!
>Congrats? Bursting into tears a good tear?
>COngratulations!! That is so exciting. I’m a fertile myrtle too!!
>No Way!Are you happy about this? I mean you went off the pill, so you meant it to happen, but maybe not yet?Wow.I can’t wait to see how you blog pregnant!
>Wow!! congrat’s How exciting!!
>Don’t worry about the tears, everyone. It’s just… no martinis OR sushi for the next nine months? I’m getting teary-eyed again just thinking about it.
>That is fantastic! Congratulations. And since it sounds like you were planning this, double-congratulations on avoiding the dreaded waiting game.
>Congratulations!(although mind is still boggled over dollar store pregnancy tests.)
>Okay, disregard my email…clearly I can get to your site now.CONGRATULATIONS!
>Congrats! Glad they work, because I use those pregnancy tests fromt eh dollar tree!
>Congratulations! Although, as someone who has been trying for the last year and a half I’m a tiny bit jealous. But not enough to not be happy for you. I have the perfect name for the new wee one. A friend came up with it when my brother and is wife announced the were preggers….Crisco. Good for boy or a girl.
>Why no sushi?
>Why no sushi?
>Oh! I’m so happy for you! Will it be a March baby? As in Perry March? (ha ha…just kidding!)Raging hormones + 2 teenage stepdaughters + Baby = Lots of great blog entries for your readers!
>Congrats!
>congrats! and that whole thing about it taking 6 months for someone to get rpegnant again after the pill….. i swear those stats are for first time pregnancies. meet my son #2 and son #3… both near immediate pregnancies… we wont even talk about son #4 who was conceived WHILE I was on the pill.
>So – so – so EXCITING!!! CONGRATULATIONS!What if it’s a *gasp* BOY! You’ve had so much practice with your three ladies… :-)I am the oldest of 5, and am 20 years older than my youngest sister. It’s great to have old-er and young kids in the same home! Ha! What a FUN household! Must post hubs response… and soon!
>congrats!!!guess your egg didn’t know it was supposed to wait.
>DUDE!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS! Another person who got pregnant two weeks off the pill. It does happen! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
>Congratulations! Sending you virtual saltines and near-beer… ;^)
>Yeeeeeeeeeee! Holy guacamole!That is fan-frelling-tastic.
>Congratulations! Now you’ve got me in suspense over what you’ll re-name Baby. Or will she be Baby 1 and the new one will be Baby 2? I guess I’ll just have to stay tuned…
>Congratulations…Tippee….Did you finish the beer???
>HOLY FRIGGEN COW! CONGRATULATIONS! Now you have a GREAT excuse as to why you SHOULD NOT get a stupid hamster.
>I liked this story. Congratulations lady.
>Congratulations! 😀
>Hey, I liked what Interstellar Lass said – can you push the boundaries of ‘No changing the litterbox’ to include all animals who would poop inside?
>Hey, congratulations! That is always such a memorable and wonderful moment. That’s crazy that you found it at the dollar store! Love your blog!
>Are these happy tears or oh my god Im pregnant tears? I hope the first kind!
>Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>zgYAY!!!! Congratulations!!
>Wow, big fat congratulations to you and your family!I love happy news.
>WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations sweetheart!!!!!!!!!! SO happy for you!
>You are crazy, woman, but more power to you! Congrats!!They really have improved the taste of alcohol-free beer. GAH! It sucks-sorry I can’t lie. Crying for you…but contemplating sushi for dinner.
>Yay! More blog fodder! More sleepless nights! More…..baby smells, squishy toes, and slobbery kisses. Congratulations!!!!
>HOORAY!Oh I so needed this today. YAY FOR YOU!
>YAY! Congrats Mama!
>Happy days are here again.Now I got 8 months to promote the name Benjamin for the baby. You will not be able to resist me. Unless, of course, it’s a poopy ol’ girl.Congratulations, kid.
>Congrats!Reminds me of that “Sex and the City” where Carrie’s trying to pick out a PG test at the store and Miranda says, “Oh look! This one’s on sale!”
>Congratulations. I hope you told hubs before you posted.
>Know exactly what you mean about staring at the dern thing for so long. Still staring at mine. My son is 9 years old! <|:))Really really happy for you!
>Aw, that’s such happy news. Congratulations. Let the pregnancy fun begin!!!
>Congrats!!!
>Jumping up and down with excitement for you!! YYiippeeeeeee!! C
>Wow! Congrats!
>Gadzucks! That’s HUGE news! Best wishes on an easy pregnancy!
>Congratulations! How wonderful!
>Congratulations! [I ran out of bc pills during an ice storm…I had been on the pill for 10 years! ‘Surprise’ is now 5!]
>Congratulations, Lindsay!!! I’m so happy for you!!! What does the family think? Are they as excited as your blog family? You almost make me want another baby….OK the feeling passed. I’d rather just be happy for you!!!I’ll have a glass of wine in your honor tonight.
>That is very very BIG news. Congratulations!!!! Very excited for you.
>I stopped by from Irina’s and wanted to congratulate you on your news. I hope your pregnancy goes well and that months from now you’ll be showing pictures of a new healthy baby!Sorry about the martinis…
>Just a lurker, but wanted to say congrats!!!! What an exciting time!! : )
>HOLY MOLY!!What wonderful news!!
>Oh wow–that IS news!! Congratulations!
>What a great anouncement! Congratulations, L. Wonderful news.
>Congrats to both of you, how wonderful!!! Took us over a year to fall pregnant with the Toddler, and this time around it was on the second try. So I know the unreality-feeling of it all.Can’t wait to hear all about it over the next 8 months.
>Fantastic News.What great blogger fodder.Better’n’a’hamster ;)CONGRATS !
>CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!So happy for you.
>Wow – that is so exciting!I miss the days when I could cuddle with my newborns. Now you get to enjoy that all over again. And you have Baby, step-daughters, and husband as your helpers! You’ll do great! Congratulations!
>You only had to take 2 to realize it wasn’t lying? Man I am sooo jealous…I had Dollar Store tests too..and I took ohhhhh 5. I’ll jsut say while Sophie is the best thing to happen to us? She so wasn’t planned. LOL Congrats to you and your family..and yup use this for the no hamster arguement…they can carry diseases you don’t need to be aorund.
>I’m wondering now if I got pregnant because God heard my hamster prayers…
>You know, LISA is a great name for a girl or a boy. I’m just saying.
>So how did you tell your husband? And how did he react? Are you excited about this?
>How exciting, girlie! Congratulations!
>Oh. My. Gawd.Yaaaaaay!What the heck’s in the water nowadays? People are falling pregnant to the left and right of me!(congratulations!)
>Congrats! Now we will get to hear baby stories! yeah!!! And what will you call the new baby? Cuz you can’t call Baby baby and then the new baby Baby. that would be so confusing!How did hubby and girls react?
>Congratulations! How exciting!
>What awesome news. BTW, there is no such thing as a false positive, just false negatives.
>Wow, you’re going to have one full house there! Congratulations, and now what I really want to know is: What will you call the new addition, since you are still calling Baby Baby?
>Struggling to feel just the joy for you without the jealousy for me…OK. There. WOW. And CONGRATULATIONS. And…just WOW.
>Woo hoo! Congratulations!
>Congratulations! What exciting news!!!I will have to check out the dollar stores in my town!
>Congrats. I’ll raise up my glass to you since you officially can’t have any tequila for 9 months. When a mommyblogger has another baby does that make her a Mommyblogger Squared or a Super Mommyblogger?
>that’s great, lindsay! yay! finally blogged again, but it’s not much o nuthin.
>Oh Lucinda…that 6 month “work the pill out of your system” thing is SUCH a crock. Seriously. I went off the pill, and a week…A WEEK later, I was pregnant with my daughter. Same for my son. Not even a full month of being off. And both times was after YEARS of being on the pill.SO, I feel your pain. 🙂 But, Congratulations!!
>Congratulations!! And thank you for not faking me out with that headline. You did have big news!
>Yes! Congrats, Lindsey!
>COngratulations! NOW will you let the teen do her own laundry? ;)Ten years ago this week, I took one of those and then retook it. I was 39 and pregnant! It’s a shock when you’re not expecting it!!
>WOWOWOWOWOWOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>OMGCONGRATULATIONS!!*big grin*
>Congratulations! 🙂
>Yea!
>Crying in happiness for you, Lucinda, as well as shedding a tear drop or two in menopausal induced nostalgia.Congratulations and many blessings.xoxox
>Congratulations!!! I can’t wait to read about the new baby and your trip to bringing him or her home.
>Hey, I know a blog that just will. not. be. able. to. wait to start snarking you, you celebrity momma-to-be.Hee!Congratulations!
>oh, yeah – no 6 months on that quittin’ the pill thing – could have told you that . . . of course I don’t even show up on damn home pregger tests!but sounds like you were planning for this – so congratulations!
>Throw my congrats in there with everyone else’s and goodness have you seen how many comments this announcement generated?
>I remember the two lines, and the total shock, and the uncomprehending moment before it sinks in, and my exact words were “Oh shit.” That was 4 months ago.
>For once, something good comes from the Dollar store!!! Congratulations!Carrie
>CONGRATS Lindsay!!!Wooooohooooo! Your hub is puffing his chest, isn’t he? That’s what they do.Oooooh I hope it’s a boy. Of course another girl would be wonderful too. But I can just see your girls fawning over a baby brother.Hoorayyyyyyy!
>What exciting news! Those Dollar Store tests are the best – my OB told me about them!
>Soooooo exciting! Congratulations!
>DUDETTE, one life leaves (Busy mom’s mom) and another shows up the party! Congrats!!!!!
>Congrats sugar! :o)
>Congratulations!!!!! to all of you!
>Congratulations! And for the record, I was off the pill for a few DAYS when I got pregnant the first time. Oh, those were the days…Ha!I’m very excited for you!
>CONGRATULATIONS! I am so happy for you! First the column. Now the baby! This is one fantastic year for you. May you have a happy & healthy nine months, and a happy & healthy baby to show for them.Sending big hugs and lots of love your way.
>CONGRATS! How exciting! Here’s wishing you an easy pregnancy and birth!
>Well congratulations!!
>Congrats!My wife refused to buy home tests since the doc gives you one anyways. Seems like it saved you some time.
>congratulations!Love your blog BTW
>Aww….congrats! What will you call the next one on the blog? It can’t be “baby” number 2?
>OMG! Congratulations! (insert a zillion ! here). I have a few friends who swear by those pg tests. LOL @ your hamster prayer.
>Congrats, Lindsay!RUABelle and I depend on cool folks like you and Dennis to populate the earth since we have chosen not to. Should I go short on my Absolut stock?
>I’m late to the party…AGAIN! Congrats to you and hubz! It’s going to be sooo excitingly chaotic. We too are talking about the 4th! Yikes! Call us insane!
>Holy crap! First you…then Motherhood Uncensored. Man. You guys are making me feel a bit behind.Congratulations!!!
>CONGRATULATIONS!
>congratulations!
>wheeeeeeeeee!!! baby superstore here we come!!!
>WOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
>I’m really really thrilled for you. Congrats!
>Congratulations!!I’m so happy for you!!
>Congratulations! I am so late to the party. I’m not even going to mention the fact that I read it on Blogging Baby before I read it here. DAMNIT.
>That is so wonderful! Congratulations! I was only a month off the pill when we conceived our first baby. It was a delightful surprise!
>holy crap, i need to go to the dollar store.but more importantly – OH MY GOD! congratulations! it’s like baby explosion on the internet lately. what a nice surprise, yes?
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