When you think there are no surprises left...

So there you are, pottering along with life thinking that, at last, life has settled down again. You have just had that milestone 1st birthday party for the little man (and what a party... thanks to the heat wave we had a gazebo in the garden and the party became a pool and bubble party, a bit Ibiza but for babies!!!) and you're marvelling that you managed to get the baby safely to his first year and amazed that, yes, you are starting to feel human, adult and vaguely back in the real world. You lay there one night reflecting on how busy, different and good life is and feeling at one with the world, hoping that this 'moment' will go on forever as it is all just so good. But deep down in the recesses of the sub conscience there is a niggle, a doubt, a question, but what? As I drifted off to sleep with the clearest of clarity a thought hit me like a bolt. I had been so busy that I hadn't noticed that 'that time of the month' hadn't been and gone! A few calculations and the results came up that, yup, I was definitely over due. That meant an urgent trip to the shops the next day to buy a test. One 10 second pee session later and a three minute pace, for the first time in a very very long time I found I struggled to breath. The test showed positive, I was pregnant! After sitting down a moment to regain my equilibrium it was time to break the news to PM. I found him downstairs being a fabulous 'new man' busy washing up. I tapped him on the shoulder and showed him the test. There are many possible reactions I could of expected but from an adult male who has already fathered one son the last response I expected was 'how did that happen?'. I did offer to explain the very basic outline details but he hastened to reassure me that was not quite what he meant and we just stood there gapping at each other doing a very good impression of a couple of blonde goldfish. This then begged the question, what now? Well I have to confess that we discussed the 'situation' and after a day or two I was delighted and so so excited. I had thought my life was settled then along came the biggest, most unexpected surprise of all! All I have to do is keep busy with the little man and wait until I am twelve weeks and then I can tell people... I just can't wait! Watch this space.....