Ohh Baby!

It was 3 AM, when Leslie shook me. She needed my eyes, because she couldn’t believe. She took a pregnancy test, and we had finally conceived. That moment when I saw both lines, was a moment I will never forget. I hugged my wife with happiness and love. We stayed up for about an hour or two and talked about what this image of ‘two lines’ had meant for our future. We joyously gawked over the beauty and brains that our little one would have. We let Rusty out of his kennel and let him take in some of the excitement as well. We took pictures of us, the stick with the indication for selflessness displayed as two pink lines, and then we took one with all four of us together. I couldn’t sleep. I thought about names, looks, hair color, education, and how our parents would take it. After all, it would be a huge surprise for everyone. They all thought we would wait till we got to Killeen to have a baby. Leslie and I looked at each other in amazement, with no words to speak. This happened several times, and we cried, held hands, and told each other we were going to be the best parents we could.