Theme 11

“Andrew? Hunny?” I called out in the darkness. I stood in the door way with my pregnancy test in hand. “You awake?” Grumbling reached my ears from the direction of the bed. “It’s positive, Drew.”

One week previous…

“Andrew, please don’t get to excited yet,” I pleaded. “I’m not sure if I’m pregnant or not. I just got a good feeling about it. Please wait a few more days to see if my period starts. I don’t want to disappoint you again.”

“Alright, I won’t,” Andrew promised. His words and his face said two different things. His face said he was already imagining holding our sleeping baby while kissing its tiny fingers.

Four days later my period still hadn’t started. Andrew and I took the awaited trip to Save-a-Lot, located in Dover Foxcroft to buy a pregnancy test. The pregnancy test came to a whopping total of a $1.05, the cheapest test I have ever bought. Mom had reassured me for hours that even though it was cheap it would still provide the same results. Then the waiting began again.

According to the box, the best time to take the test was in the morning. Andrew and I went to bed that night with apprehension at what results we would get. It took me along time to fall asleep.

At four o’clock in the morning my bladder couldn’t take it anymore. I wrestled my way free of the blankets and made my way to the bathroom. I silently prayed that the test would yield accurate results even though it wasn’t technically morning yet. I didn’t know if the test was going to be prejudice because it wasn’t the accurate time.

I followed the other directions on the box, then stood over the test with my eyes glued to where the bars where to appear. The first line showed up instantly, like it usually does. The purple color spread across the results window slowly. Panic gripped me as fear set in for another negative result. Then, ever so faintly a second line began to appear. My heart began to jump into my throat at the realization that this was not another failed attempt.

“Andrew? Hunny?” I called out in the darkness. I stood in the door way with my pregnancy test in hand. “You awake?” Grumbling reached my ears from the direction of the bed. “It’s positive, Drew.”

“What did you say?” Andrew asked, fully awake now. Rustling came from the direction of the bed followed by the click of the lamp switch. Light flooded the dark room, temporarily blinding me.

“The test is positive.” I said again, excitement creeping into my voice. “We are going to have a baby.” Andrew flew out of bed and came to stand beside me. I held the test out for him to see. He stared at it for minutes without saying anything. Then he began to jump up and down with excitement.

“I’m gonna call your mom and tell her the good news!” Andrew exclaimed as he took off for the phone.

I sat on the bed to wait to hear my moms squeal clear in the other room over the phone. We were going to finally have a baby. Not another false call. Mom’s squeals erupted over the phone, and I went in to the other room to celebrate with them.