You've all been very patient with me and my contest, and I appreciate your fun participation.
When I posted the contest on Tuesday, the answer was not definite. I had done a home pregnancy test on Sunday, October 7, and the result was not pregnant. But I called my doctor Monday morning and told her the situation, described my symptoms and told her the test was negative. She suggested that because she had just seen me in July and I have had no signs of onset of menopause, pregnancy was a strong possibility She said to wait until the weekend and test again. (Thus the week in waiting to give my answer here.)
The doctor said if the second test was negative, I should schedule an exam to make sure everything was fine. Tuesday while I was in a state of wondering am I or am I not pregnant, I decided to ask readers to ponder the thought with me. Aha! a contest.
So we have waited.
Well Saturday morning, October 13, I peed on another stick. Below is the result.
The final answer, not pregnant. I truly feel sad in disappointing so many of you that genuinely wanted me to be pregnant. Really, someone wished twins for me, most wished a girl for me and each of you sent your prayers and best wishes whatever the outcome. A couple of you cracked me up over your congratulations that, whether pregnant or not, I was "getting some". A few even kissed up by commenting I did not look old and that they had never thought of me as anything but youthful...wish I had a million bucks for you.
The truth is I truly thought I was pregnant, and I truly did not want to be. I am on medications that would prove harmful to an unborn child. From the first moment the possibility of my pregnancy entered my mind, my prayer was "God, please, no. Give a child to a woman who has been waiting and longing, but please not to me." I am so happy God and I were on the same page with this one! Making me happier still is the thought that maybe it's menopause, and I'm one of the lucky ones who just woke up one day and it had happened. Woo hoo! Menopause at age 30. ;)
Back to business. Of 90 comments (2 comments were mine) only 29 guessed correctly - not pregnant. I printed out the comments; highlighted the comments guessing no; numbered them in the order they were received one through twenty-nine; and using random.org, chose one winning number. The eleventh "no" comment, Avery of Avery Gray, is the winner of the $10 Target gift card. Avery, email me with your mailing address, and this fun little card will be on its way to you.
Thanks again for hanging with me this week. By the way, should we decide to adopt another child, you'll be the first to know.
