Yep, you read the headline right, we’re having a baby! (And I’m practically shitting myself from anxiety while writing this. But more about that later.)

I figured this occasion was worthy of a whole new section in my blog, since, well… this seems like kind of a big deal.

Some backstory on how we got to this point…

• We’ve been married for seven years. Seven short, long, fun, adventurous, all over the place, and at times slightly dramatic, years.

• We’ve never tried to have a baby because let’s face it, we’ve been enjoying life and also working our respective asses off to get to this point (see: both of us getting advanced degrees, changing careers, fixing up our fixer upper, etc.).

• We weren’t exactly doing what I would call trying to have a baby. Mostly because I have always been of the ‘if it happens it happens’ mentality and have never been one to track my ovulation dates or make sure to force sex at a time when we are likely to conceive.

• I literally just got off birth control. Literally as in three months before what from here on shall be known as the ‘baby-making date.’

  You might be wondering why I got off birth control if we weren’t trying to have a baby…

  Fun fact, as some of you might know, pregnancy after that fateful moment you blow out your “OMG I’m 35!” birthday candles is immediately considered high-risk since you are now at an ‘advanced maternal age’. Cue eye roll at being considered geriatric and of “advanced age” at 35.

  I myself am at the ripe old (seriously, still eye rolling) age of 34 and just on the cusp of everyone looking all concerned about the fact that we haven’t stepped up and made a baby yet.

  Given that I’ve been on some form of birth control for most of my adult life, I figured it was a good idea to let my body start doing it’s thing again so when we were actually interested in conceiving, we would be less likely to have issues.

  (FYI, for those of you who are living your best lives pre-35 and haven’t heard this yet, my only warning is to brace yourself. You will undoubtedly be inundated with every other female in your life (those who are interested in starting their own family, those who want you to start a family, etc.) telling you why you should have a kid soon, and all of the risks that come with a 35+ year old pregnancy.)

• And finally, we like the idea of having a family. (I imagine this one should be a given if you’re actually going through with a pregnancy, but I realize this is not always the case.)

  Does this mean I feel ready to have a baby now? Abso-fucking-lutely not. But will I ever really feel ready to have life as I know it change in literally all of the ways? Also likely not.

So here we are, readers. We’re on the verge of having a baby (in August! Holy shit!) and I’m determined to share the story, the real story, about what it’s like (for me, at least).

I’ll be writing posts throughout and beyond the first trimester, even though I won’t be sharing them publicly until that ‘safe zone’ in mid-February. So if you’re confused as to what the fuck is going on here, just jump on in and start reading!

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