And Baby makes Three: Our Pregnancy Announcement

We are expecting!!!

Russ and I are over the moon excited for this season of life. Since the day we met I knew something was so special and different about Russ. It was because for the first time I truly envision a life beyond just the two of us. I can not wait to see him become a father to our child, as they say it’s a whole new kind of love and I’m not sure my heart can possibly handle that feeling.

If you’ve been following me for awhile you know I’ve always been pretty set in my reality that kids would never be in the cards for me. Mostly because I was young, living out of a suitcase and wanted everything opposite of being settled.

I didn’t grow up naming my future kids and dreaming of the day I would become a mother. While most of my friends were having babies, 1,2 and 3 I still didn’t have that feeling that I was missing out. And that’s ok.

I know that the journey to motherhood looks different for every single person. The highs and lows, the heartbreak, the surprises- no two are the same. There is no one way to have a baby. So many of us realize as we get older, that no one tells you having a baby isn’t easy. We were fully prepared for this process to most likely not be easy for us and planned on having to look into fertility options. My doctor wanted me to wait until October on my 35th birthday then we would talk next steps. October 18th came, the morning of my birthday and I was 2 days late- trying not to get our hopes up as this was pretty common.

I took a pregnancy test and sure enough it read: Pregnant! With sleep still in our eyes mixed with instant full tears we were SO SO happy. We were going to be parents! Wow! Needless to say, a birthday we will never forget.

Since that day we’ve been floating on this feeling of what is yet to come while sharing the news with our family and friends and me trying to eat a little better than bagel bites. I’ve been so fortunate and have had the easiest first trimester. I felt a little nauseous around 6-7 weeks but it was very mild. The biggest thing I noticed was my disgust for different smells but mostly candles. Which if you know me, I’m beyond obsessed with candles and if you walk into my house it instantly smells like Anthropologie Volcano or Diptyque Baies. So yes, smell has been a big touch and go for me but luckily no food adversions or cravings as of yet. Ok, maybe pasta- everything!

Most people were like oh, that’s why you bought the new house and actually it wasn’t the case. We went to go look at the house in September and I remember standing in the driveway with Russ and there was no hesitation in his mind, he absolutely loved the house. As did I, but my concern was we just aren’t there yet. It was a huge house, and there were only two of us. We weren’t pregnant, we didn’t know how long it was going to take or the expense of it all. All things that naturally cloud your head when making big decisions like this. We ultimately decided this is were we wanted to be at the end of the day. We saw ourselves raising our family here and if it wasn’t this year, it would be someday soon. The day we got the keys for the house we were in fact pregnant, we just didn’t know it yet! Cue the hormonal tears.

That brings us to this moment, I’ve been so excited to share all of this with you. I can’t thank you enough for all the support and grace you’ve showed me over the past few years. I know somewhere in the mix of it all I pulled back tremendously and stopped sharing so much of my personal life with you and I still plan to keep some of those moments private. But I’m thankful for this this community of women that support each other unconditionally, who want the best for each other and celebrate every season of life, even if it’s not your turn. I know most of you are mother’s yourselves,  I will lean on you now more than ever. Thank you for being apart of our lives and I’m so excited to watch this beautiful world unfold.

Sweet Baby Adams we can’t wait to meet you this June!

Xx.

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