my 1yr anni

So 1 yr ago today, I took my first steps into the fertility office that gave me this preggerness. I had a meeting with the doctor, then the nurse, and was told all the steps I would need to go through in order to get pregnant. This is what I wanted, and I was going to do what was necessary to get there. I had do initial bloodwork, meet with a counselor (required of all patients using a fertility doctor), start monitoring my cycles, and other technical stuff. So 1 yr ago today I started my journey, and here I am 23 weeks pregnant with a baby boy. I have to tell you other than a turbulent first trimester, its gone rather smoothly. It did take me a couple of months to get pregnant, but looking back it was hard and it made me doubt myself at point and the 2 week wait is horrible! But in the end I think makes you appreciate your pregnancy even more.

Pregnancy is like this fragile existence. Anything can disrupt it- so you just lay low, don't overexert yourself to much and try to ride it out doing the best you can and still surviving. I am moving in about a week and a half and thats going to take alot of physical energy. I am doing my best to all the prepwork for it, so that the actual day of the move, it won't be so stressful. And having my mama come on Monday will help get everything ready to go and packed up. But my main goal in all of that is just to breathe, take care of my pets and do the best thing I can for my baby... Better to move in the 2nd trimester, then the 3rd- for sure!

Since actual pregnancy is a small part of a womyn's life, I do want to savor these moments. Drink up the sweetness, breathe in the realities, and just happily exist. I have def. been feeling more movement down there.. But it's not consistent yet.. I will get great spurts from him and feel him moving all over, then like nothing for a day or two, then movement again- my guess is that as he gets bigger I will feel him more.. As my natural padding is buffering some of his kicks..

But yay- tis it for now- Happy 1 yr anni to me! :)