The Truth Comes Out...

So... here we go.

The real reason my lovely youngest sister has pleaded with me to start this blog is because my husband and I are expecting our first child late this year, cat's out of the bag now! Prior to getting pregnant I had this dream that I could make it to at least week 16 prior to telling anyone I was expecting (maybe even find out the sex first, if I was really lucky), just to make sure things were going well and everyone was okay.

Well, then it actually happened and all bets were off. First off its kinda difficult to have your whole life plan take a 180 and not be able to explain to those around you why plans for next year are suddenly changing, why financial worries that were not that big of a deal before are all you can think about, why business plans that you once had take on a whole new meaning, and why I suddenly have 3 different doctors appointments a week. The second reason is because lets face it, who am I kidding, there's no way I can suck in my gut for 14 hours a day, I make it the first 4 hours and then everything is aching and I can't breathe! I think that I maybe could have made it a little bit longer by being extremely covert (and patient) but that would have required buying an entire new wardrobe (which my loving husband suggested that we do after I complained to him for the 300th time last week that I have nothing to wear that doesn't make me look fat or pregnant). But the reality of the situation is that we don't have money to buy me new clothes, that at this point that will only fit for 4 more weeks, just so we can keep people guessing as to whether I'm actually pregnant or just putting on a surprising amount of weight since the wedding. So I decided that it was in our best "financial" interest (and for Charlie's sanity, poor guy) just to suck it up, announce it to the world, and then I can go around wearing my too small, too tight, unbuttoned and awkwardly layered clothing for a few more weeks.

Don't feel bad it's not like I actually don't have clothing to wear, its just that I am just a girl who is used to being able to mix and match outfits and I am now limited to sun dresses and maternity t-shirts and tanks which if any of you have been pregnant or had a pregnant wife know that there is NO hiding the bump in either of those clothing options. :) So we decided later this week, after all my doctors appointments, if everything is okay, we are going to call our families! ...then the cat will REALLY be out of the bag, no turning back now!

-Cait

Stay updated later on for some medical updates (too boring and complicated for most but mainly just for my parents) and possibly blurry pictures of the little bean!

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