This is my first real post! It has been way too chaotic and crazy to sit down and blog but as baby Everly sleeps I’m going to give it a go!

So, let’s start from the beginning. We found out we were pregnant in January of 2015. We had been trying for some time and it was actually quite a surprise. It got to the point for me that I just had to accept if it wasn’t going to happen then it wasn’t meant to be. But finally after almost a year of trying we were blessed!

My entire pregnancy was a really easy one compared to most women. I did feel nauseous and had bad headaches in my 1st trimester but I never threw up and barely had any food aversions. Once I hit my 2nd trimester I wasn’t as fatigued and I felt great! Seeing and feeling a life grow inside of you is an experience like no other. Becoming a mom, whether or not you carried your own baby or adopted is another amazing experience.

Although we had wanted a baby for so long I felt so unprepared! Where does one even start! All of a sudden I had to find an OB, one that worked with the hospital I chose to deliver at, then look for a Pediatrician, preferably one that could come to the hospital when baby was born. I had to figure out what I could and could not eat, what vitamins to take, what exercises were safe and unsafe. I had to think about if I wanted to do a gender reveal party, who could help me with a baby shower and really, if really I was ready for all of this! Then comes the part of what things do we need to buy? Not only what do we need but which is the best for our little one! All of a sudden it’s not about you anymore. It’s about this life that you are carrying. Nine months is hardly enough time to mentally and physically prepare to bring a life into this world!

Baby Everly is up now! I will make my next posts about my experiences in the different trimesters! Thanks for reading!