Funny thing happened today.

My body has been aching pretty badly today. In fact, it felt the same way I always feel at the beginning of my pregnancy. I jokingly mentioned to my friend that I was going to take a pregnancy test (since Brad had the big V back in December but has never been tested to see if he's sterile Terrell yet). She said she had one from America in her closet that she didn't need and she'd give it to me. So I went into the bathroom and took it.

And it came back positive.

I was a bit freaked out, unable to decide which emotion I felt. My body was smiling and my heart was happy but my brain was thinking about breastfeeding for a year (or 19 months), diabetic diets, getting fat and all the other unpleasant things that come along with pregnancy.

I took another Chinese made pregnancy test and it came back negative. So I started reading about false positives. While they happen very rarely, they can happen in some situations, one of which is if the test is expired. I called Sarah and asked her to look at the box for the expiration date and she happened to look at the picture on the back of the box. Being an old pro at pregnancy and pregnancy tests, I had neglected to do it.

While most tests give you two lines if you are pregnant and one if you're not, this one gives a PLUS sign or a NEGATIVE sign as well as an additional line (that's let's you know the test is finished). So, I mistook the negative sign as my second line. I wasn't ever pregnant.

My reaction was bittersweet. I know that our family is complete and I'm ready to move on to the next phase of my life but I will definitely miss those sweet, cuddly moments with a small baby.