It's Positive!

So, last Tuesday Megan sent me on a wild goose chase running errands so she could get me out of the house. Little did I know she was planning on taking a pregnancy test!

She was hoping to surprise me with the news when I got home. When I did get home I found her sitting on the edge of the bathtub, filing her nails nervously and staring at the test results on the counter. I asked her what she was doing and looking at the test she said, "Waiting for the results of a pregnancy test."
She looked up at me and asked, "So, what do you think?"
I saw a small strip of paper with what looked like two red lines and my reply was, "What should I think?"
It was a moment of 1) I don't really know what two red lines mean, and 2) if it means what I think it means, I was hoping to get from her the "correct" response I should present! We both stood there in silence for a few moments as our brains were tyring to catch up to our current situation, and then we did the classic 'avoid & accommodate' response- we talked about how our day has been going.

Finally, I wised up and gave her an excited smile. I pulled her of the edge of the tub and we hugged! "We're going to have a baby!" I exclaimed.
She shyishly said, "I know, I can't believe it!"

Her next comment was, "What do you think it is going to be?"
I told her quite confidently," A girl."
She said, "Good, because I already know what I want to name her if it is a girl."
"Lucy"
I was racking my brain for all the Lucy's I know to see if that was an acceptable name. She then told me how she thought it was classic, cute, and simple. An adorable name for a small girl. I was just hoping all the re-runs of 'I Love Lucy' would finally end by the time she was in Jr. High.

"Sounds good" I said, realizing that when it comes down to it, I really don't have a say in the naming of our little girl. If she carries and delivers it, I should be happy if I get to see her from time to time!

So, it is going to be a little Lucy if a girl, and Megan is going to let me have the boy name I like if it turns out to be a boy. I've always like the boys name, "Christian."

Well, that is our story. We are very excited and are so looking forward to starting a family here in Scotland. The culture here is perfect for having a child. It is free! It is a slower pace of life which allows for community to help raise children. The schooling is free and very accommodating. And we get a mid-wife for up to 2 months I think. I am not too sure what a mid-wife does, but because of the name I am hoping to get her to do the cooking and cleaning! (It's not mid-mother, right? so that sounds more like a task for a mid-WIFE)

You know I am just kidding about the mid-wife thing, right? Ok.