Telling Jim

I had already called Jim and told him a little bit about the appointment, including that I had taken a pregnancy test and that it was negative – just as we expected it to be. Erin had joked that now I could find a really creative way to tell him, since he wasn’t with me to find out. So I went to two stores and a library on the way home, trying to find a nice pregnancy book for dads. It turns out those aren’t very common. I ended up getting a Pilates pregnancy book (I don’t know why, but I felt like I needed something!).

When I got home, Jim was on the phone and getting ready to change into work clothes. I had to wait until he got off the phone before I started. I gave him a hug and asked him, “Will you still love me, no matter what?” He groaned and said, “Oh no, what did you do to the Explorer?”

I looked him right in the eyes and said, “The pregnancy test was positive.” He looked startled, but he quickly recovered and said, “Yeah, right.” I kept repeating myself, and he kept saying, “No!” and “You’re kidding, right?”

I had to tell him the whole story before he believed me! He got really excited and started kissing my belly… he even got teary with me when I said, “We’re going to have a baby!”