Hello there to the wonderful world of expecting mothers!
When people ask me "Are you excited" I'm just like the rest of you quick to smile, say yes and rub my belly. Never thinking twice to add that I'm also scared, worried, and probably losing my mind in the process.
Who wants to hear that?
No one...
But we all feel it. And we feel it just about as hard as the little kicks that come with our growing little ones. Let me just tell you now...it's perfectly normal. I know your doctor probably told you that too, or that you would get used to the idea, but it's always easier to hear it from someone going through it and not someone who only read books on it, or it's their job to tell you so. Sometimes the person going through it with you is your best friend for the next 9 months.
When I first found out I was pregnant I went to the doctors thinking I was gaining weight because I had gotten diabetes. Now that I look back on hindsight, I should have thought that out a little better. Either way my doctor, who had recently just had a baby, came in toke a little drop and blood, politely asks if she can screen me to see if I'm pregnant, and goes on about her job leaving me to ponder the 10 pounds that I had gained. Low and behold she comes back in with THAT look on her face. The one that says "this could be worse than you thought." Immediately I'm thinking 'welp no more cupcakes for me, hellllooo insulin!' So you can understand my utter confusion when she lead the conversation in with "Well you don't have diabetes" and ended it with "but you are pregnant." said in one breath as though I might explode. I sat in shock for what felt like a good 20 minutes, but was probably only 30 seconds, mouth all open eyes all wide. She gave me a second to collect myself, asked the necessary questions, and told me all would be fine and she'd be right back. Then came the tears, and the hurried text to my best friend. No more than 3 seconds later she was calling me. Her first words weren't 'so what are you gonna do?' or 'Are you gonna have it?' It was a happy and giggling "Are you serious?" When I told her dead ass, she told me "Congrats! I can't wait! You're gonna be a great mom!!!" and the tears stopped. The fact that someone, other than my mom of course, thought that I could do this and had so much faith within the 5 mins that I knew, told me everything I needed to know.
I was gonna be someones mommy, and I was happy about it!
I think I might have given my mother a heart attack though when I made it out to the car, smile on my face, and new found joy in my heart. I handed her the prescription for prenatal pills, my contact sheet for a OBGYN and the card that told me just how far along I was thought to be. She kinda just stared at them all, then at me. Then I announced "You're gonna be a grandma!" Ever since I haven't gotten to to stop baby talking my belly! I love my mom.
At that moment I thought 'I may be pregnant but no one ever complains about it so it can't be that bad, right?' Now I'm not saying being pregnant is bad but it sure as hell isn't what people and movies make you believe, they only got the basic. "Oh you might have a little morning sickness and your feet might swell a little but you'll be fine!" If you're looking for a blog that will tell you that, you might want to keep looking because I'm gonna tell you the truth of what might happen. Not just my stories, but the stories of people I know who, now that I'm expecting, have told me the real deal.
Through out my blog I will share with you the ups, the downs, those middle moments when your not quite sure what to feel and my own thoughts on the matter. Also I may include a few tips from my mommy and other mommies alike. The name of the blog is simply to make you laugh. I do not find pregnancy to be a horrible thing, or some big laughing matter. I find it to be wonderful even if exhausting. Which I will tell you now it is! But it's gonna be worth it ladies...hang in there! Even if you have no one else, I can promise you...you have me.
It's Baby Time Ladies!
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