I phoned my GP on the Monday, explained I thought I was pregnant, and was priority booked for the next day.
Tuesday, having both left our workplaces early, Darren and I drove to the doctor's, nervous and excited. Dr C took me behind the screens to do a physical check, after sniggering while I advised I'd missed 3 mths & had sore tits, and hadn't put the two together.
The next thing I know is he's writing a mineral prescription for expectant mothers and telling me I needed to register my pregnancy with the Reception.
Then we're out the surgery door, confirmed expectant parents, and facing a ditzy newbie on the front desk who couldn't find the forms.
'Can you come back tomorrow?' she said, in that high pitched, authoritative yet panic-stricken voice that people have when they are trying to come across as knowledgable, but haven't got a bloody clue what they're doing.
'We'll wait while you have a look- we're not in a hurry', I reply, with a warmth that showed compassion and understanding for the newbie.
'Err...well I'm all by myself and I don't know where to look and...' sh
e blurted, now dropping the I Am Fine By Myself Honest tone and lapsing into the I Am Trapped Oh God What Do I Do manner of admission and quiet terror.
I must admit, Dear Reader, that instead of being my usual slightly-irked/disappointed and impatient self, I was abnormally relaxed and uber-understanding. Whoa. Darren and I left giving her assurances that it was fine and we'd return....and we pottered out of the GP Surgery on a fluffy cloud of serenity and giggles.
That night, and the following 4 nights, D and I just sat on the sofa, looking at each other and giggling.
We shared the news with family and friends, and loved every minute of it. Amazing to have happy news instead of all the saddness, bereavement and loss that we had seen and shared in our 8 yrs together.
We'd always fancied being parents, but sometime in the future. To be frank it had seemed so grown-up and scary. Life was just grand how we were pottering along. Parenthood was for other people.
Now, it had happened to Us, the Eternal Students.
It had turned our entire world upside down, and we were over the moon.
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