In 1998, Ian graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and started his first real job out of college, at Dynalco in Fort Lauderdale. The time still wasn't right to start a family, so we adopted a kitty named Mocha to keep us company.
In 2000, we moved to Largo and bought our first home together. Ian continued to work for Dynalco through telecommuting, and Georgine was employed by the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County. Both Ian and Georgine were busy with work, and for various reasons, including some health-related ones, the time still wasn't right to start our family. We added another kitty, Suzie, to the mix.
In 2003, Georgine actively resolved several health issues, and we decided to move to Maine for a while, as Ian's telecommuting status made it possible to live anywhere they chose. We sold our home in Largo, and bought one in Caribou, Maine.
Five years later, the circumstances were perfect for us to decide the time was right to begin thinking about having a family of our own. In fact, to tell the truth, Ian had almost given up on the thought there might ever be a little person joining our household.
At this time, in 2007, Georgine was 35 and Ian was 32, and Georgine finally felt ready, although worried, that it might take a while to conceive. After all, several friends had cautioned us about waiting too long, as they had taken years to conceive their children. In December 2007, Georgine decided to actively target the correct dates, fully expecting it to take at least several months of trying before getting it right. Unbeknownst to us, we already had a hidden Christmas gift coming that we didn't know about.
Georgine started suspecting in early January that a baby was on the way, but tested negative on home pregnancy tests several times over a couple of weeks. We promptly forgot all about the missed cycle, assuming that there wasn't anything going on, and chalked it up to stress and a change in routine. Georgine was sooooo sleepy all month though, and after a second skipped cycle, tested with the one remaining home pregnancy test and it turned positive before she was even done doing the test!
Georgine had planned to have a cute and fun way to tell Ian the good news when it happened, but upon getting a positive test, was too shocked to do anything but take the test out to show him - to which he promptly asked, "What is that?"
Almost 9 months later, here we are, a week or so from our new baby girl's birth day. This blog is just a record of what happened, and when, so all the info can be located in one spot, and accessible to family and friends.
We are excited to meet our little girl soon, and already our hearts are bursting with love for her!
(written 8/30/2008 by GVJ)
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