So, shortly after posting my last post, I realized there was quite a dearth of information that I could probably stand to fill in a little bit. So.
This will be our first child. Amanda is due in May and we couldn’t be more excited. Things have been going very smoothly so far, no sickness at all, though she is constantly exhausted and doesn’t seem to like eating much of anything she used to enjoy – which has given me a bit of a challenge from time to time. Particularly when her own tastes are even surprising to her.
It was a weird and very new place to be, after having spent all of my adult years scared to death of pregnancy, to finally come around and start to be okay with it and then even more so to be excited by the prospect and anxious for it. We were fortunate in that it took very little time for the magic to happen.
Sitting on this secret for three months now has so far been the most difficult part of the pregnancy. When you know, you pretty much want to shout it from the mountain top. I never anticipated how hard that would be – not telling every last person I knew. But it was serendipitous that three months (the generally safe period of time before making your announcement) were up on Halloween weekend. We hosted a party and made the announcement to friends that night. She was a pregnant cheerleader. I was an ambiguous pregnancy test. It was fun. Minds were blown.
Anyway, as some of you may have assumed, this – in no small part – accounts for much of why I’ve recently chosen to spend a little less time writing here. There is nesting to be done! Meanwhile I’m sure you’ll see your fair share’s worth of posts related to this new journey that Amanda and I have embarked on. I told you I had big news coming, didn’t I?
In other (slightly related but of course not as big) news, the new camera arrived this week! So much to learn.
