We have it all set up. We are going to Richmond today to have lunch with Danny, Kristen, and my Mom. We have also set up dinner with Victoria’s Mom and Dad at 7pm tonight. No one suspects a thing.

Richmond announcement:

We stopped at the rest area on the way up because Victoria had to use the bathroom. I was hoping my mom was not going to suspect anything and I was also concerned that Victoria might have been sick. She was fine, she just had to urinate (something that occurs frequently when you are pregnant). We made it to Richmond and Victoria had to use the bathroom again. Danny asked me if Victoria was feeling ok. I said yes and he asked me again. I sensed he knew something was up but I didn’t let on. Danny showed us the house and we had some cake. Victoria had a big piece — she is eating for two now. 😉

Everyone was sitting in my brother’s living room and that is when I gave my mom the gift bag that contained the blue and pink booties. She opened the gift and was not sure what it was. She was a little confused and I rubbed her on her back and said, “Mom, you’re gonna be a grandma.” She got all excited and hugged Victoria and I. Danny and Kristin were excited and congratulated us. We called Bucky, Melissa, and Antoinette.

Announcing to Victoria’s parents:

We got home around 5:30pm and had a little while before Victoria’s Mom and Dad came over. We sat them down outside and did some chatting. Victoria went and got the gift bag and gave it to her Mom to open. Louise began to open it. She was a little perplexed. I think Gene assumed it was for Chad and Catherine, but they had just found out that they will be having a girl (so the blue booty wouldn’t work for them). Louise recognized this and looked at me with wide eyes. I kind of gave her a nod and then she started hugging and crying Victoria. Victoria was crying. Gene and I also shed a tear or two. It was pretty amazing. For the next hour or so, we called family and chatted about the pregnancy.

Victoria has some water gain and some of her pants and skirts don’t fit. She is not thrilled about this. 🙂

Victoria and I went to see her doctor for her normal yearly checkup. I wasn’t sure what to expect but wanted to be there so we could ask questions together. They took a urine sample and verified she is pregnant (4 for 4). COOL! Now I can finally believe it! (Maybe I’ll be a believer when I see the ultrasound.)

We are scheduled for a consultation in 2 weeks and an our first ultrasound in about 6 weeks.

The doctor estimated that Victoria is 4.5 weeks pregnant and is due on January 30, 2008.

Victoria and I spent about 30 mins in Babies R Us tonight. We were looking for something on Jaime’s baby registry.

Victoria also suggested that we buy some shoes to give presents to our parents to announce our news. We purchased a pair of boy booties and a girl booties. We plan on giving a blue and pink booty to my Mom and to her parents.

We looked at furniture and other things to see what looked nice.

We stopped by Barnes & Noble on the way home and picked up “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”. Jaime suggested this book and from what I read online, this is an excellent book. We began reading it tonight.

We had one final test and figured what the heck… Well, we are perfect now (3 for 3) on the tests. Victoria said, “See, I told you so.”

Jaime (the girl I work with and who is 20+ weeks pregnant) suggested we take a picture of the positive pregnancy test, so the photographer did so.

We decided to pickup another pregnancy test (a two pack) so we could test again. Victoria has her yearly checkup with her doctor this Friday so we figure we will know for sure on Friday. In the meantime, I am the type who likes to be double and triple sure…

We went to dinner with Gene and Louise tonight and agreed we would not say a thing to them.

When we got home, we tested again and we once again were elated to see it was a positive test. We used a different brand this time so we (mainly I) could be sure. Victoria said she knew she was pregnant and I have read that women can often tell when they are pregnant. That was something I found amazing. I am sure that will be the first in many things I learn and find amazing over the next 9 months.

No physical signs yet.

I was playing golf in Richmond with my brother, Mark, and Kyle today.

After returning home, I found Victoria sitting in the hammock out back. She gave me a wave and started to come inside. She had also baked some brownies. All of this seemed a bit unusual, but I didn’t think twice about it at the time.

She joined me in the kitchen and told me that she was pregnant. I thought she was kidding around with me. She insisted she was not joking and then went upstairs. She brought the pregnancy test back downstairs and showed it to me. It said “Pregnant”.

I was now excited and we began hugging one another and saying how we were going to have a baby. Then I asked to see the instructions on the pregnancy test. Evidently the accuracy on a pregnancy test goes up the closer your are to your next period. Victoria was not sure when her last period was, so I was beginning to to be a skeptic. I searched the Internet for information about pregnancy tests and found that false positives usually don’t happen. So I was a believer again…