And if the stars ever fell one by one from the sky I know Mars could not be, uh, too far behind 'Cause baby, this kind of beauty Has got no reason to ever be shy 'Cause honey, this kind of beauty Is the kind that comes from inside
There are certain days you will never forget and finding out you are pregnant is one of those days.
My friend Tracy, the same one who told me I should stay in Ohio with Larry, and I were both working on third shift together at Express DC1 on Morse Road. I had been sick for a while, see August 10 Be Somebody post, and when we got off work early Friday morning December 10, 1993 she took me to the ER. While I was certain I was not pregnant Tracy was sure I was and in all honesty she was the only reason I was even thinking about it at all. So when I got the test results she was there with me grinning saying I told you so. She had been telling me I was pregnant from the first day I was sick, I just thought she was trying to be funny.
So after we got done at the ER and went to the pharmacy to pick up some scrips for prenatal vitamins and something for the nausea she took me home to my apartment to call Larry. Larry knew she was taking me to the doctor and had asked me to call him when I got home to let him know what the doctor said. I cannot emphasize enough how neither one of us truly thought I was pregnant, so I was a little nervous to call and tell him. There was a part of me that unsure of how he would react and that had very little to do with Larry himself and more to do with my own insecurities but the thought I might have to do this on my own was still there.
So I sat in apartment right across the street from where Larry was working and called him. Larry: "Hello." Me: "I'm done at the doctor." Larry: "Is everything all right?" Me: "Are you sitting down? Because you might need to be for this." Larry: "Ok?" Me: "I'm pregnant." Larry: "Wait, what? We're having a baby?"
He sounded so happy and excited but it wasn't until about a week later when I had lunch with him at work and some of his colleagues joined us that I confirmed he was over the moon from the moment he found out. So at least that was one less thing to worry about and its a good thing because there are enough worries when becoming a parent.
Why this song for this day though? Because in the video there is a part when a young family watches the birth of their first child together and because it's Prince.
For once, Shannon had something written before me so it was pretty unavoidable when I logged in to type my entry. I will also refer you back to my Our story... from Larry's Perspective entry where I reference this song.
So I agree - finding out that you're going to be a dad is etched into my brain. As is this memory:
2016-08-03 – Scrambler Marie’s Prince The Most Beautiful Girl In the World
I will never forget that I was working in the basement of DC3 off Morse Road. Our team was helping get Bath & Body Works set up as the company was moving out of DC1 Express. I got a page over the intercom that I had a phone call and to come to the office.
It was right there and then that some chick named Shannon was on the phone telling me she was pregnant and that the baby was mine. Of course my response was "Who is this? I don't know anyone named Shannon?"
In all sincerity, what did I feel? Shock. Concern - for Shannon. Joy. Mature - because in that moment I aged a ton; being an idiot 23 year old was no longer an option.
I believe Shannon had some nervousness around how I truly felt, but IIRC, that was all laid to rest when she returned to work and found out from everybody we worked with that after I received that call, I was on cloud 9 the rest of the day and couldn't stop smiling and telling everyone.
Timeline reminder - we got married on 2/19/94; this song was released on 2/24/94. We were sooooo close to being one of the first weddings to ever use this song - but it's close enough for me to say it has been here our entire marriage...and to me, Shannon is
The Most Beautiful Girl In the World Prince
Could you be The most beautiful girl in the world? It's plain to see You're the reason that God made a girl
When the day turns into the last day of all time I can say I hope you are in these arms of mine, hmm-mm And when the night falls before that day, I will cry I will cry tears of joy, 'cause after you all one can do is die, oh
Could you be The most beautiful girl in the world? Could you be? It's plain to see You're the reason that God made a girl Oh, yes, you are
How can I get through days, when I can't get through hours? I can try, but when I do, I see you and I'm devoured, oh, yes Who'd allow, who'd allow, a face to be soft as a flower? Oh I could bow (bow down) and feel proud in the light of this power Oh, oh, yes, oh
Could you be, could you be The most beautiful girl in the world? Could you be? It's plain to see You're the reason that God made a girl Oh, yes, you are
And if the stars ever fell one by one from the sky I know Mars could not be, uh, too far behind 'Cause baby, this kind of beauty Has got no reason to ever be shy 'Cause honey, this kind of beauty Is the kind that comes from inside
Could you be (could you be) The most beautiful girl in the world? So beautiful, beautiful It's plain to see, plain to see You're the reason that God made a girl Oh, yeah, oh, yeah! (Oh, yes, you are)
Girl (could you be?) You must be, oh, yeah! (Could you be?) You're the reason, oh, yeah Ooh Ooh Ooh
Ghost of a Chance 