"When my husband and I decided we wanted to start trying for a baby, our window of opportunity was small because he was leaving for a six month deployment soon. We tried and I tested….and tested and tested. Every pregnancy test was quickly coming back negative while his ship out date came closer. Before saying goodbye, I tested again and it came back negative...again. We chose to believe it wasn’t meant to be for now and we would try again in six months. Three days later, I started exhibiting some symptoms of early pregnancy. I messaged a friend who told me to take another pregnancy test NOW! I did and this time there was no doubt, two pink lines appeared. I took three more tests to be sure and all came back positive. The next day, I gathered items to ship to my husband to tell him I was expecting our first baby. We were over the moon with excitement. He literally jumped for joy. We chose not to find out the gender of the baby and referred to our little one as Boog (short for little booger). ⠀ ⠀ Continue reading Boog's story in our highlights under "Blog Posts"⠀ ⠀ https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/2019/11/03/boogs-story/⠀ ⠀ #nilmdts #pregnancyandinfantlossawareness #stillbornstillloved #stillbirthawareness #stillbirthsupport #stillbornbutstillborn #sixmonthdeployment #deployment #goodbye #tryingforbaby #bfn #test #earlypregnancy #bfp #overthemoon #excited #littleone #baby #LoveWhatMatters