The news is getting out...

OK, so one more post for the night. We'll just call it making up for lost time. As I said in my first post, we weren't sure when we were going to share the news. Then my parents decided to visit this past weekend. Which was great, but I disappointed that Jay was going to be on one of his motorcycle trips. Anyway, I couldn't spend that much time with them and NOT tell them! I gave them a baby bib that said "My grandparents love me." Needless to say, they were pretty excited. First grandbaby there. So of course they wanted me to tell Kelly and Jason so they could openly talk about it. I told them this week also, and this coming weekend, we'll be telling Jay's parents. We will be giving them a bib as well. It's fun to see the faces when they see it. :)

I'm a little nervous about everyone knowing though. But as long as we're telling my family, we should tell his too. This weekend will be Jay's parents, grandparents, brother, neice, nephew, brother's friends with their 2 kids, and neighbors. I am definitely NOT comfortable sharing the news with everyone and being the object of that conversation yet. Why can't it be a month from now??? But as a friend pointed out, it wouldn't matter how far along I was, I'm not ever comfortable being the center of attention! :)

Speaking of hormones

I forgot to post my hormone levels that the doctor called with! Since the first post, nothing has really happened. But, I'm discovering that it may be therapeutic to write about it. They are normal. Yippee! (That was for you, M&D.) I have to wait 3 weeks for my next visit, but at least I know they were normal at the time of the first visit.

What have we done???

In less than a year, we're going to have an infant. That means our lives will revolve around this infant. We will get no sleep, no freedom, and no time together. We won't be able to go to the grocery store or a restaurant or a friend's house whenever we feel like it. We will always be around a crying baby--we won't be able to go the other direction like we (like I) do when we're in a store with a crying baby. Jay's been gone for almost a week and I've been forced to think that this is probably about as much of him as I'll see when the baby actually gets here. It's the hormones thinking. Life as we know it is changing DRASTICALLY! I have known this all along, but it hit me today. Along with excitement. And depression. And nausea. And guilt. And anger. And sadness. And exhaustion. Have I mentioned the hormones have kicked in?

Can I just say what a Godsend you are, Cindy? You listen to me and you talk to me and you're excited with me, and you reassure me that I'm not crazy or over-emotional and I don't overreact. (Though you may change your mind after this post.) And all the while, you're going through the biggest change of your life as well! I don't know what I would do without you--especially since I'm alone this week.

I hate computers

I guess it's a good thing I'm a technical writer. Really--I have spent about 30 minutes trying to post a picture on the main page and I can't figure out how to do that without it being it's own blog. I'll figure it out eventually. When I'm in a better mood. If that ever happens. The hormones are kicking in.

The Journey Begins!

Well, it's happened! After 7 1/2 years of marriage and several months of trying, the stick had 2 pink lines instead of one! Yes, we're taking the plunge into parenthood! Last year we were thrilled to find out I was pregnant, only to have a miscarriage at 6 weeks. Now, I am just at 5 weeks, so we're definitely hesitant to get too excited or to tell friends and family about it. Fortunately, we didn't share the news the first time and that made it easier. We have not shared the fact that we were trying, simply because we did not want people to keep asking about it. This is my way of sharing the baby updates with anyone who cares to read about it. It's all exciting for me, but I'll try to keep it somewhat interesting for the next several months, until the good stuff really begins.

They say 12 weeks is when the pregnancy becomes "safe," but I just don't know if I can hold out until then! I mean, come on--that's 7 weeks! Are you kidding? To ease my mind, I went to the doctor this morning. Jay came with me, and hearing her say "Congratulations" made it seem more real. They drew blood to check my hormone levels, and I should get the results tomorrow. If I know everything is progressing normally, I will be more inclined to share this fun news, but I'm hoping to wait until September 21, when I have the first ultrasound and we get to hear the heartbeat! So, I am certain I will share it before the 12 week mark, but until then, this will have to get me through! :)