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I don’t even know where to start….life is moving in so many directions some days I don’t even know which way to turn. We’re supposed to be working hard packing for the move to South Dakota…I say supposed to because it is much easier to promise to do the packing later & go play with Pete, Anne & the boys or snuggle on the couch with a movie. After all it’s cold, cold, COLD here right now. Plus I’m just starting to get past the extreme nausea of the first trimester.
That’s right, you read that last sentence correctly…I’m pregnant!! I am entering my fourth month & am excited if really feeling the fatigue of all the changes. Abe has been wonderful taking care of me, helping me when I am too sick to do much & just generally being wonderful to me. He’s as excited as I am though of course he doesn’t say much.
It is truly an answer to many many prayers….we both were getting to the point where we didn’t really think that having a baby was going to happen. Now we are pleasantly surprised & shocked to find that parenthood will indeed be something we can participate in enjoying/lamenting.
Our little bundle (we won’t find out the sex….all we want is a healthy baby) will arrive on the tentative date of July 6th. We have lots to do to get ready but there’s still time. I will keep you updated on things as I feel like writing…one thing that I’ve noticed is that reading/writing/typing makes my nausea worse. Couldn’t be a more irritating thing since I love to read & would like to work on my writing since I’m not working right now. Still it is the best of all reasons so I’m trying not to get too frustrated with it.
It has been HARD keeping the news a “secret” (okay I totally told all my immediate family & some close friends right away) but we’ve decided to let the rest of the world in on the big news. I’m glad ‘cuz it was getting tricky trying to keep from making random comments about how sick I feel or how oddly weepy I get at things. Let me say that dealing with depression & pregnancy hormones really makes the old emotional roller coaster a true 5 alarm emergency some days. Still overall I’m working to keep calm & not be too self-critical (okay in my head I’m still too hard on me but I’m trying to give myself some grace) & most of all take care of myself. We shall see how I survive the next 6 months or so. I won’t even think about labor, delivery & afterwards yet.
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