This nut doesn't fall far from the tree. My brother and I were born 13 months apart. Josh and his brother were born about 15 months apart. So really, we just don't know any better.
My mom told me once that she was five months pregnant with my brother before she found out. I asked a boat load of questions...How did you not know? Weren't you hungry? How did your pants fit? She said she figured it out when she was sitting at work and felt a kick. How could anyone be so clueless?
Well let me tell you, it's easier than you think! I was going about my business at work when I barfed up a bad banana. Then, at lunch, someone ate what I thought was a rotten salad.
Just to be on the safe side, I thought I should probably pee on a stick. I borrowed a few from my friend Amanda and headed straight to Angela's house. This particular pee stick was confusing. I dunked it over and over and nothing happened. By the time I realized I had it upside down the whole stick had turned purple. What does that even mean?
Of course, Angela wasn't going to let me go home without an answer, so she dug around in the bathroom closet and found an old test. After chugging enough water to work up a dribble and try again there was an audience. At this point six people had a pretty good idea what I was doing in that bathroom. So I peed on the stick, threw it in my purse, grabbed Jackson and headed for the door! I couldn't let everyone find out before Josh.
The first stop sign I came to on Water Tower Road, I made the call. He may have been in San Diego, but we both found out together. All I said when I looked at the test was, "I hope it's a girl!"
A few days later we found out I was 17 weeks along already. I'm sure the ultrasound tech was a little annoyed by my constant giggles. I suppose it's hard to do that job on a bouncing belly.
How did I miss all the signs? Why did my pants still fit? I suppose I was kind of hungry... It's true. The nut doesn't fall far from the tree.
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