Lots of Changes

Where to start... It's been a busy summer and it's not going to slow down any time soon. Once Aaron and I got engaged in April, we figured we'd have a year long engagement so that our families (mostly mine) would have plenty of notice to plan time off and travel to come to the wedding. A big surprise came in early August when we found out we are going to have a baby. I will admit, I was freaked out at first. It wasn't the best timing since we'd set the wedding date which fell 6 weeks after my due date. Plus the whole fact of wanting to already be married before the pregnancy thing happened. But, Aaron was great and told me that there is a plan for us and this must be what it is (he is so great). When we decided to go ahead and get married I almost worried about the whole "shotgun wedding" factor. Again, Aaron reminded me that, had we not had to save for a wedding, we'd be married already and it doesn't matter. Two weeks later, we're at the courthouse getting hitched.

The wedding turned out better than I could've imagined. Aaron mom, dad, brother, and sister all came in town last minute for the celebration and I got to have my Mom fly out to be here. My sister was here and my dad and stepmom even changed their vacation plans to be here. I swear, we are so blessed with family. My extended family that lives outside of Charlotte event came up for our BBQ afterward. It was so great to have their support.

Now I am 11 weeks along and the pregnancy seems to be moving right on track. Boy, does being pregnant mess with you a bit. I wouldn't say my symptoms are extreme, but they are there. Most of all, I am tired all the time. Funny though, when I need to go to bed at night, I can't sleep. Go figure. I'm not quite showing yet, just looking a litte chubby around the middle. I read that is normal to be in the stage of growing, but now showing the "baby bump". I think I am most looking forward to feeling the baby move. I just can't imagine how that feels, but I hear it is really cool.

One thing I am trying to do is not be one of those women who turn their whole life and all conversations into pregnancy talk with friends. I'm okay with talking about that stuff with other moms and pregnant women, but I know what I thought when all a friend could talk about was babies and pregnancy and, really, it can get annoying.

As far as married life, I am extremely happy. For those of you that truly know me, the whole lifelong trust and committment to one person was a hard thing for me get on board with. But it's not anything like I worried about. Life is good.

Well, that closes my first post. As things progress and, as I'm told, I get more irrational and into 'the pregnant brain", I'm sure I will have much to share.