"Look, Ma! I caught a 'Spraggle'!" ~Junior Gorg

So A little bit of a back story is in order. In October of last year we, meaning Michelle and Tony, made the conscious decision to stop using birth control as of the end of the year. We realized that we did in fact want kids, something we had always known although we had put on an outward facade to the contrary.

We continued to boast that we were never having children even after Michelle came off the pill. Very few people knew that we were thinking about having kids. Over the next few months Michelle’s cycle went all to hell and we figured it would take a few months before her body regulated itself and she was ready. However, one fateful weekend in April we had quite a bit going on, a night out with friends, a party to go to, and a dance recital on Sunday. Michelle seamed out of sorts. She was tired and had no interest in drinking. Conversation began, while at the bar after the dance recital, that she might be pregnant. We excitedly finished our drinks, said our good byes, and rushed home.

A quick pee test later and it was confirmed; WE ARE GOING TO BE PARENTS!! After a few tears of joy and some time jumping around in excitement we sent our cheering section this text:



A long running joke with our friends.

The next few days we set up doctors appointments, talked about every possible facet of having children that we could think of and generally just basked in the glow of happiness.