For a few years now friends and family have asked why I don't keep a blog. They've read some other, smaller things I've written and it would appear I have a knack to entertain. I had no real reason to keep a blog except for the occasional funny happening, like the time I went running in my fancy new running skirt and managed to flash anyone who dared look my way (it was windy!). For a while I mulled over the possibility of writing about the first year of marriage. Who doesn't want to read about the trials and tribulations of newlyweds? However, other than the occasional one-liners that I think are worthy of any sitcom on television we really do lead a mundane existence. Of course by "we" I mean Marcus, my husband, me, and Lasagna the cat (I'm fairly certain the cat leads a more exciting life than we do...and her world is a whooping 3,000 square feet).
However mundane I thought our existence was everything changed about a month ago when our little world went topsy-turvy. And by topsy-turvy I mean it went completely upside down. And by completely upside down I mean we found out we were expecting our first baby.
As it turns out our parents were right. When you put your mind to something you really can achieve greatness. Since about March we had decided not to prevent any possible spawns but we also knew our odds of actually conceiving were slim unless we paid attention to those all important "good days." Then, in July, Marcus suggested we actually try. So we did. And well, it did. So, here we are. It's 8 weeks into the rest of our lives and things don't seem too different yet. Well, other than my insistence that I'm pampered 24/7, that ice cream does constitute as dairy, and my new-found ability to turn the waterworks on at the snap of a finger, or in my case old, 80s movies. I mean really, Back to the Future is not nor ever will be a tear-jerker...that is until you're pregnant.
So, I think this is where I'll sign-off but before I do so I just want to mention that if you're looking for a "Oh, look at me, I'm pregnant and special because I'm the only woman on earth who has ever given birth" blog then you're at the wrong place. If you're looking for a "Oh, look at me I was cynical and sarcastic before I got pregnant so let's multiply those character traits by infinity" blog then welcome home.
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