Blue Line Day +1 Year

It seems unfathomable that this time last year I had only just realised I was (8 weeks or so) pregnant.

I had been feeling very ill for weeks and an old problem with my feet had got a lot worse (something to do with loosening ligaments during pregnancy as it turns out) so I'd had very little sleep. I was beginning to worry that I might have glandular fever or something - until suddenly something clicked... and I thought... I wonder?... we wanted a baby but hadn't expected anything to happen very quickly but the more I thought through the myriad of things that were wrong with me the more I realised this could be it.

I headed out from work to the chemist, couldn't wait to do the test so I did it in the toilet at work and the blue line INSTANTLY appeared. I was shocked, suprised but mainly really excited.

I hadn't mentioned my suspicions to Tom as I didn't want him to be unduly excited (he was born to be a daddy and was very broody!) so when I saw that blue line I told him I needed to speak to him privately (we work together).

An hour later and he still hadn't found time to see me so I told him it was REALLY important (it was, I was about to have a coronary with excitement I couldn't share).. so I frog marched him outside and said 'I think I know now why I've been feeling so sick' and his stressed out work face softened unimaginably and he gave me the biggest hug ever. It was brilliant.

I've never been more excited than I felt right then. It seems funny that it was just a year ago we found out that I had a Lyra inside me, and now she is making every day a joy for us.