A Big Beginning

Since this is my second attempt at blogging, I thought I'd kick it off with a big announcement - my husband and I are expecting our first baby in May! We were both shocked and thrilled when we found out because we thought it would take us months of trying, and actually, we got it on our first cycle! It's still sort of a secret, as we've only told my in-laws and a few friends, mainly out of necessity. I'm extremely superstitious by nature, and didn't want to tell anyone until after the first trimester. Even typing this makes me a bit nervous. We've actually already had a couple of scares (more on that later). I am waiting to tell my parents when I see them over Thanksgiving because I really want to be able to tell them that they will be grandparents for the first time in person. We are nearing the end of the first trimester (fingers crossed!) and because of aforementioned scares, we have actually been able to see the baby via ultrasound three times. This last time we were actually able to see the profile and make out its distinct facial features and see it kicking its leg and moving its arm. We even got that classic baby sucking its thumb profile, which we have a print out of at home. So, bear with me, this blog may center a lot around pregnancy and parenting musings because, wow, I'm going to be a mom.