Snow baby

   In January we had that wonderful week of snow and arctic temperatures that kept us all locked up in the same house for days. Luckily I was able to keep the majority of my sanity intact without murdering my children....or my husband. In fact it felt nice to spend extra cuddle time with my husband since usually we work alternate schedules. Of course snuggle time turned into sneaking away from our bed since Milk Monster bedshares with us. After the storm, BatGirl returned to school and slowly our routine went back to normal. There were still days of subzero temperatures and snow, but nothing like that one week.
   As our routine went on, small changes began to occur. These changes were only noticeable to myself, and involved my own body. I noticed I was beginning to produce much more milk and this was causing Milk Monster to nurse more than he had in months. At first I thought my body might have been responding to the beginning of a growth spurt in my son. Then my body just felt, well different than it had in a long time. I don't know how to describe it, but it felt as if something within me had changed. I told my husband my suspicion, that perhaps our week of snow had resulted in another baby. He knew I had baby fever and that I had been wanting another child, but he didn't want to get my hopes up. So he tried to calm my suspicions, but it was impossible. I waited weeks before allowing myself to take a test. It was roughly the week my period was due when I bought a pack of tests. I took a test and it seemed negative to me, so I went to bed without saying anything. The next morning, I happened to glance at the test and realized there was a faint second line. I knew of course that it could have been just an evaporation line. So I waited a day before taking the second test. Again, there was a very faint line. My husband wasn't convinced that it was positive, I think partly because he wanted a baby more than he was letting on. So I waited until the end of the week and bought a set of digital tests. The first one was negative, which at first crushed me inside. I waited until the next night to take the second test, and it was positive. I took a picture of it and sent it to my husband while he was at work. There was no denying it now, I was pregnant.
    So we waited until just a few weeks ago to announce to our families that we were expecting. For the most part they seem excited, and we are happy about it. BatGirl wants the baby to be another girl, and Milk monster doesn't really know what's going on. He kisses my belly when we talk about the baby to him, and it is the cutest thing in the world. The interesting part will be when the baby arrives. I wonder how well he will do with sharing mama's milk with the new baby. Oh lord...that's going to be scary.