Cupcakes

i was looking through my journal today and thought i would share a funny entry dated april 10, 2009...

monday march 16th...

i woke up with cramps again. normally my cramps last about a day and then dear aunt flow arrives. well this was the fourth day of cramps and AF still hadn't made her arrival. i went downstairs and randomly looked up, "can you have cramps in early pregnancy?"..."absolutely... mild cramps are completely normal."

ok, calm down... no need to panic... i'll just watch some oprah on the dvr and relax on the couch with a big carton of ice cream. yeah, that lasted a while, and then i remembered that gabriel had purchased me a pregnancy test about 6 months ago that came in a pack of two. great, let's test this sucker out. while i am peeing, i think to myself, "this is such a waste of $20, there is no way i am pregnant!!" i put the cap back on, lay the test flat and wait the 2 or so minutes.

two bright ass pink lines!!! oh my gosh i started hyperventilating!!! hello, like seriously, wait, really, huh, mommy? i quickly regained my composure because well, i had to or i would call gabriel that minute and tell him!! i couldn't do that! he was at work, and i wanted to tell him in a sweet and calming environment.

tuesday march 17th...

so i waited. yes, that night wasn't calm enough. plus i needed to get him a special gift. the next day i called gabriel at work and asked him if he could come home early. see, gabriel and i only have one car at the moment and i get all claustrophobic in our house and i needed some fresh air! i need to run a few errands! since when do i run errands? well i did that day and gabriel was very impressed. i went by the bank for him and mailed off some client envelopes. little did he know i was also stopping by cvs to buy another prego test, (this time electronic) and stopping by the mall. so i take the test in the mall bathroom and sure enough within 10 seconds it pops up with a big fat PREGNANT, and well i almost peed a little... again.

next, i head down to the vans store to purchase some baby vans to give to gabriel, as a gift. but of course once i walk into the store i realize the guy that will be helping me was a bartender at the restaurant i worked at before gabriel and i were married. so here i am lying to the guy telling him that no, i'm not knocked up, these are for my uhh... sister-in-law!!! i get a kind, quick reply of, "oh good cause that would have been really fast!" thanks dude. so anyways, i get home with my little surprise all wrapped up with a big blue bow. (gabriel says it will be a boy cause i picked a blue bow, whatever.) i hid the package in the pantry and went on to make a delicious dinner. when we were finished i soon became sweaty and beat red. after about 5 minutes of awkwardness i finally tell him that i have a gift for him. that was the hardest sentence i have almost ever had to say! i pull out the pretty white square box and he says, "did you buy me cupcakes?!?!" um, no babe, it's not cupcakes. but man a cupcake would be so amazing!!

well, let's just say that gabriel is ecstatic to be a daddy and can't wait until my little bump starts to poke out! i absolutely adore my husband. he's the most loving, supportive, compassionate, gentle, strong, encouraging, appreciative, hard-working man i have ever known. i hope one day i can grow up to be more like him.

now, i need to make some cupcakes.