Mostly writing this blog for a personal keepsake and update on my life...but for all the world to see! and Also thought this would be a good time to start because we have exciting news...
Over a month ago, Kyle and I found out I am pregnant! Exciting, nerve-racking, happy, surprising, and probably most life changing news we have had. I will be ten weeks tomorrow, which is based on the app that I have on my phone that keeps track of my periods. I am in PA school and days and weeks can fly by without realizing which day is which so what would I do without my apps! We are waiting until my birthday (March 13th whoop whoop!) which is also our next appointment (12 weeks) to tell the rest of our family and friends...hopefully noone is tech savvy enough to find this blog before that.
I have been keeping track of random information about the pregnancy, such as food cravings, weight gain, exciting moments of the week, and think this is a good place to keep friends and family in the loop!
We are also getting married in May, hence the surprising part of this pregnancy. I am crossing my fingers that my wedding dress fits, because I will be about 23 weeks the day we get married. In the long run is my wedding dress the most important? Well, no. But it damn well is today! I...I mean we...have been planning this wedding for 9 months. I don't care if they tablecloths look perfect or if my dogs (our ring bearers) ruin it by attacking/licking someone to death as they walk down the aisle, or if we run an hour behind. But there are certain things that matter and one of them is my dress!
I have also decided it is perfectly acceptable to be selfish for the next 7 months. Not necessarily as in it's my way or the highway with friends or with Kyle. But for at least the next 3 months it will be about me as a BRIDE-to-be...not a MOTHER-to-be. I will not be combining my bachelorette party (guess we will be whipping out our sewing kits or something equally as exciting for this sober event), my bridal shower, and my baby shower. The baby will have its own parties and celebrations just about it...and this week 'it' is referred to as 'olive' (we change the name based on the size it is that week).
I am also in the middle of PA school and by the time the baby pops out I will still have a year left. And then I will get to stick around an extra month or so due to taking time off for the baby...which obvsiously all of my classmates will be super jealous that I will be sticking around Fort Wayne, IN while they all have to fly back home to Florida or Minneapolis. I am happy that our school is accommodating for having time off. Apparently, it is a law. But I feel like they are doing me a favor anyways, because originally I thought I might get kicked out for being pregnant. Don't ask. It's just the way my brain works. Which is why I cried (only a few tears) when I told the director of our program. And cried again when I told our class of PAs. People are much happier and accepting and interested in our baby than I thought! I thought there would be silence after the announcement and I would run out of the room as quickly as possible. But everyone was excited and gave me a hug...and it was probably the best day of this pregnancy yet. I was also excited not to have a secret anymore, I am not good at keeping them.
I think I dominated this Round 1 of blogging. Purposeful blog? no. Meaningful? eh. ADHD comments that circulate in my brain actually written out for all to see. check.
