New beginnings

And you can take that very literally ;-) Now that we told most of our friends and family I am so thrilled that I can share this news with you too! Eric and I are expecting a little munchkin somewhere in August! For a lot of people it was absolutely no surprise as I am very open about me wanting to be a mom. I have been ready for about five years, but I didn't want to do it alone when I was single. And after that Eric needed to get used to the idea first ;-)



So...after our wedding the story starts. And I never expected to be pregnant so quickly. I've been on birth control for over twenty years and I really expected that my body need to quit all those hormones first. But you can count also...we got pregnant in our second try already! Last Wednesday we had our first ultrasound. At that time we thought to be around 10,5 weeks but due to the fact that my cycle was short first month and we tested positive quite late I expected that I was put back a few days. I didn't expect 11 days though. Our little one was playing hide and seek already so it couldn't be measured really well. That's why we will get an extra ultrasound on the 16th to check the size again. Most important of this visit and ultrasound though was ofcourse the heartbeat....and it beated nicely! I was so releved when she said that!
Now the time is there to document everything we go through....from visits to our midwife to shopping for babystuff. I just want to remember everything again after a few years. And show it to our child when it's old enough to understand. I have been scrapping like three layouts already. Now I can finally show them to you. So excited about all of this.

And although I am only 9,5 weeks pregnant I feel absolutely fine. As it is our first baby I do have some insecurities about what I am feeling inside my body, but untill now everything seems quite normal ;-) I don't have any morning sickness at all. But I can't eat and drink everything anymore. Then my stomach starts protesting! I feel excited but also tired....and I am so emotional. I can start crying about nothing at all. Does this sound normal to you? LOL....

And both our parents are so thrilled! For my parents it's not the first time they will be grandparents but I'm their only daughter and that's a different experience than a daughter in law. Although the endresults will be no different. For Eric's parents this will be the first time...especially my mother in law is very enthusiastic. She wants to tell everyone, LOL. Also my friends and collegues reacted very positive. Everybody is just happy for us. Probably also because they know how much we wanted to be parents.

So....you will probably see a lot more pregnancy related layouts in the coming weeks/months.

For the first layout I used Here we grow by Dani Mogstad. For the second one I used Pickles and Icecream by Libby Pritchett and for the third one Project 2012 by Libby Pritchett. Templates are by Cindy Schneider and Sula Designs (freebie). I lifted her layout Clean Slate 2012. Font is DJB Love me some Laura.

So....now off to eat something...

See you soon!

XOXO