Now, I think any and every woman can agree with me when I say: anytime we can do something clever and sweet for our men...it's full-on plan mode! Following our wedding, we immediately headed off to Arizona. The month of March in general is often a whirlwind; the early mornings are reality, we're getting back on and figuring out a new schedule, and family is in town to visit. Brandon's Mom came into town for a week, and following that, my family was in town to visit and to celebrate my birthday. With all of the craziness...I didn't think too far into the fact that my cycle was delayed by a week. My family flew out Easter morning and taking the time to sit back and realize the week-lateness and the fact that I had strangely obtained an obsession for BBQ potato chips [...HUGE sign] within the weeks prior - I got to really thinking...could it be!?
At first I thought I'd hold off for a little on buying a test. Figuring it was just my body adapting to all of the change and craziness. And then I had a thought: "well, it's Easter...I could and should do something really cute in the chance that it is positive!" So, the wheels started turning and I had the thought to get him Easter candy and incorporate the hidden results into that. My husband is not a Three Musketeers fan by any means, but I thought...how cute would that be to use if we really were pregnant!? That became my basis for the surprise...The Three Musketeers. With no expectations for what was to come, and a quick prayer up to the Big Man, I was in utter disbelief and overcome by joy and emotion to see the words "Pregnant" flash onto the little screen!! After composing myself, and thinking I had surely done something wrong in performing the test...I went about the results another way, one more time, and it was indeed true...we were pregnant!!!
In the midst of my happy-crying, knees shaking, "can this really be true!?"-excitement...it was time to put the surprise into full speed ahead! I was waiting to hear from Brandon to pick him up for the day, and knew that call would be coming in at any minute. To really paint this picture, I have to sort of give you the visual of how the living room at our rental home for the month was set up. There were two recliners facing the TV and a small sofa set closest to the recliner where Brandon sat each night when he got home. [If those couple of lines don't make us seem like old folks...I'm not sure what will!] I quickly scrounged up all of the candy that we had in the house and set it on the table next to his recliner. I figured this would look a little less obvious than just setting a Three Musketeers bar next to his recliner. I threw together a card real quick and simply told him Happy Easter, how much I love him, and how truly blessed I am because of him. I propped the card up against the table lamp, surrounded by the pile of candy. At the top of this pile was the Three Musketeers bar with the positive pregnancy test tied to the back of it, so that the test was hidden from his sight.
When we got home, sure enough...he gravitated right toward the recliner! I walked over and sat by him on the little sofa and sort of just talked to him about his day. He didn't even glance over toward the candy or even notice it's existence on the table next to him. I real discreetly propped my phone up on the arm of the sofa and began to videotape, knowing I couldn't wait another second for him to know the news!! I told him I had put the candy there for us to munch on a little later when we were watching a movie and told him that I had written him an Easter card. He picked up the card and started to read...a bit confused at the whole thing! I then proceeded to say "you like Three Musketeers, don't you!?" His response: a shoulder shrug and pursed bottom lip to sort of hint "they're alright!" [I knew very well that he had no particular sentimental attachment to them]. I then told him to look at the one under the Three Musketeers. He picked up the candy bar, as the test slipped out from the ribbon and into his lap. Picking up the test and in a complete state of confusion, he asked what it was - quickly noticing on his own the little screen and the word it held!!
An incredible blessing in our life and the perfect moment to celebrate it...more than we could ever ask for.
Xo
CRH
At first I thought I'd hold off for a little on buying a test. Figuring it was just my body adapting to all of the change and craziness. And then I had a thought: "well, it's Easter...I could and should do something really cute in the chance that it is positive!" So, the wheels started turning and I had the thought to get him Easter candy and incorporate the hidden results into that. My husband is not a Three Musketeers fan by any means, but I thought...how cute would that be to use if we really were pregnant!? That became my basis for the surprise...The Three Musketeers. With no expectations for what was to come, and a quick prayer up to the Big Man, I was in utter disbelief and overcome by joy and emotion to see the words "Pregnant" flash onto the little screen!! After composing myself, and thinking I had surely done something wrong in performing the test...I went about the results another way, one more time, and it was indeed true...we were pregnant!!!
In the midst of my happy-crying, knees shaking, "can this really be true!?"-excitement...it was time to put the surprise into full speed ahead! I was waiting to hear from Brandon to pick him up for the day, and knew that call would be coming in at any minute. To really paint this picture, I have to sort of give you the visual of how the living room at our rental home for the month was set up. There were two recliners facing the TV and a small sofa set closest to the recliner where Brandon sat each night when he got home. [If those couple of lines don't make us seem like old folks...I'm not sure what will!] I quickly scrounged up all of the candy that we had in the house and set it on the table next to his recliner. I figured this would look a little less obvious than just setting a Three Musketeers bar next to his recliner. I threw together a card real quick and simply told him Happy Easter, how much I love him, and how truly blessed I am because of him. I propped the card up against the table lamp, surrounded by the pile of candy. At the top of this pile was the Three Musketeers bar with the positive pregnancy test tied to the back of it, so that the test was hidden from his sight.
When we got home, sure enough...he gravitated right toward the recliner! I walked over and sat by him on the little sofa and sort of just talked to him about his day. He didn't even glance over toward the candy or even notice it's existence on the table next to him. I real discreetly propped my phone up on the arm of the sofa and began to videotape, knowing I couldn't wait another second for him to know the news!! I told him I had put the candy there for us to munch on a little later when we were watching a movie and told him that I had written him an Easter card. He picked up the card and started to read...a bit confused at the whole thing! I then proceeded to say "you like Three Musketeers, don't you!?" His response: a shoulder shrug and pursed bottom lip to sort of hint "they're alright!" [I knew very well that he had no particular sentimental attachment to them]. I then told him to look at the one under the Three Musketeers. He picked up the candy bar, as the test slipped out from the ribbon and into his lap. Picking up the test and in a complete state of confusion, he asked what it was - quickly noticing on his own the little screen and the word it held!!
An incredible blessing in our life and the perfect moment to celebrate it...more than we could ever ask for.
Xo
CRH
