Life is hysterical. One year ago I was in Brazil. Last year I wasn't even married. THIS YEAR I AM WITH CHILD.
It definitely hasn't hit me yet that I'm pregnant, probably because I wasn't originally planning on giving birth for another few years. People come up to me and are like: Wow! Congratulations! You are going to be the best mom! And I look around like, who is this person talking to and why are they saying my name?
I took the pregnancy test while Branden was at work. I actually didn't even tell him I was going to take it, so that was exciting. The last few weeks, I had been really tired and I suddenly couldn't eat chicken or apples, but I still absolutely expected a negative. I woke up, took the test, and didn't even look at it as I got ready for my run. I casually glanced at it's little face, double took, got closer, blinked 100 times. Yes, it said PREGNANT.
Naturally, I went for a run directly following this the discovery of this news. I'm the worst at keeping secrets, so I called my 25 besties and told them about it all before I had even told Branden. I wanted to tell him in person, so he could wait while I finished my run :)
I walked into his work an hour later with breakfast in my hands. I handed him a donut and some orange juice along with the blaring PREGNANCY result while secretly recording his reaction on my phone. He dropped the test as he went for the orange juice, looked at it, said "whaa...." and then flipped it over and just stared for a while. I saw it register slowly and then all at once, and he bolted through the door and across the counter and hugged me good. All his co-workers were all crying and stuff, and one of them said: "OH MY GOSH!!! ARE YOU HIS WIFE?!"
No, lady, I'm the dirty mistress.
Of course I'm his wife.
The day I told Branden
And just like that, all plans change. I applied for graduation in December, for which I will be 8 months pregnant. Hopefully they ask me to speak at graduation so I can run off needing to pee at the end. Glamor. I started making doctors appointments. They asked: How many weeks are you? And I was like: I don't even know what that means.
12 Weeks--I learned how many weeks I was
First Ultrasound
The learning curve for anything pregnancy is pretty steep. Example: You find out you don't have maternity coverage and have to figure out how the heck to finance a little one. Also, people freak out about everything when you are pregnant, thinking you shouldn't do anything other than eat broccoli and sit down all day. Ain't nobody got time for that. I've been surprisingly chill about it, and I listen to some of the guidelines, but other ones I think are ridiculous and I ignore.
I like to pretend like I have a bump
For instance, there are these stupid charts that say what you think you're craving and what you're actually craving and should eat. You think your craving pizza, but you're actually craving spinach.Um, I'm pretty sure I'm craving pizza. Thank you though.
In n Out for breakfast
Branden is pumped out of his mind. He makes lists of everything me and baby will need, and he talks to my stomach everyday and tells baby to be nice to me when he/she is making me throw up. I am excited on most days, and sometimes I'm so scared I cry. Actually, when I feel any emotion, I cry. Once again, glamor.
A grand adventure is about to begin!! Thank you all so much for your support.
