Well after the last post and the scorpion house falling through, we just sucked it up and continued packing up our things as we knew we would have to move out of our home...regardless if we had a new one or not. We had until July 4th to be out and it seemed time was ticking...
After another round of househunting over the course of a few days, we found 2 more houses we decided to make offers on. At this point we had made 6 offers on homes and had to go well above (sometimes $35K) above asking price. We like both of these homes yet weren't willing to go up too much in asking. Based on the comps, we decided to offer $10K more than asking on both of them...as they were newer houses and foreclosures...so we thought they would most certainly go for much higher, but we better give it a shot. A couple days after submitting our offer, our realtor had called and asked us for our highest and best on one of the houses...as we were once again competing with multiple offers. Ricky and I had discussed it before he left for an out of town business trip... Ricky thought we didn't have much of a chance so just to leave it as it stands. I said we should go $5K more...as in the skeem of things what is another few grand. So he left it up to me to handle while he traveled. So I advised the realtor to go up another $5K and if it is meant to be then it will be...and if not, well it would not be our first disappointment..as we had been through 6 already. Ricky and I both wondered if we really needed a 3100 sq. foot house, but it was such a great deal if it worked that we thought we would give it a shot.
Well Ricky left town on Sunday and Monday I start feeling a little strange. I felt all the lovely things we women get to experience on a monthly basis and knew I should be expecting my 'monthly visitor' at any time. I started analyzing all the symptoms and as I have every month for the last 2 years...wondered if I could be pregnant?!? Yet I was sooo tired of being disappointed I dismissed the thought and decided I couldn't handle another negative thing right now. Then I looked at the calender again...hmmm...has been nearly a week late now, maybe I should check. I took one test that I had leftover from my last round of disappointments [as I had been taking fertility drugs for 5 months then stopped just that prior month since I had enough stress from the house situation...couldn't handle both]. Sure enough it was positive. I had a few happy tears, yet still was in disbelief--could it actually be true, what I have been praying/hoping for...have I mentioned for TWO years?!?!! Well I found myself at Target again the next day purchasing more tests...as I really wanted to make sure, as it was just too good to be true. Sure enough...it was just good and true--Praise God!!!
So I tried to think of a clever way to tell Ricky. I had talked with Derick about it and although I don't think he really 'gets' it, he could still say the words. When Ricky came in the door, Derick started to say "Daddy, we have a surpise for you! I am going...." I ran over as quick as I could and covered his mouth just in time. I walked over to the kitchen and said let's give daddy his surprise present first before you tell him. He unwrapped the two pregnancy tests I had taken and immediately knelt down and gave Derick a long hug as the tears streamed down. I was taking a video of it all and as soon as I shut the camera off and layed it down thinking I had captured the moment, Ricky started jumping up and down shouting with excitement. It was precious and I wish the camera was still rolling...but I will always hold the memory dear in my heart!
