Windy road types of peeps.

On August 15, just three and a half short months ago, I wrote on this very blog; “Don’t quote me on this, but I have a feeling that Durham will be our home for quite a while.” Ha, I now laugh at myself! Feel free to join in. Either we are the type of people that are extremely indecisive when it comes to figuring what we want out of life. Or we know exactly what we want and just take ridiculously windy roads getting there. Well we are windy road types of peeps and guess what I am over North Carolina! Some people may laugh at us, tell us to stick it out, or think we are just plain dumb moving over and over and over and yep now have the desire to move once again. I’m not saying we have official plans to move just yet but this has been a major topic of discussion between Glenn and I recently. Don’t get me wrong we don’t hate our lives here by any means. We love the green, the people we have met, and the opportunity to establish ourselves as a couple away from a place where people have known us our entire lives. But we dislike Glenn’s job, having no money, and the thought of raising our baby 2,785 miles (Yes, I just Googled that.) away from our families. We have given the East Coast a fair shot. Plain and simple though we are West Coasters born and raised and it’s where we belong. There are a lot of possibilities up in the air right now but I will say that Glenn is looking at jobs teaching at Colleges located on the West Coast. We’re not talking California specific but anywhere within a day’s drive of California is our preference. We don’t exactly love the hassles and expenses and starting over in a new place constantly. Our current plan is that Glenn will remain with his current job teaching at a High School and will apply like crazy at Colleges for next fall. Last year Glenn was narrowed down to the final two applicants for College positions twice, so we are confident that with another year of teaching under his belt he stands a decent chance. We are optimistic, hopeful, and trust that life will work out the way it’s supposed to for us. If we have to stay in North Carolina for another year we know it’s not the worst scenario for us. We could deal, but I just don’t wanna! If life goes according to our plans we will be making a road trip to California next summer, have our baby there, and Glenn will be a College professor in the fall! We’re daring to dream!

I can’t believe I actually kept this secret so long!

We’re having a baby!!! Baby Fox will be arriving on June 27, 2013! In November I took a trip to California and thought I got sick on my flight. A week later when I was back home in North Carolina and still feeling exhausted and like my body was just off somehow I decided I should probably take a pregnancy test. I was so nervous I couldn’t even look at the stick. I made Glenn look first and then tell me, positive! We scheduled a Doctor’s appointment for the day before Thanksgiving. I thought the Doctor would confirm that I was four maybe even five weeks pregnant. So when the Doctor does an ultrasound and tells me I was 8 weeks and 6 days pregnant I was shocked to say the least. I was not expecting to see our baby and hear a heartbeat on this first visit. I stared at this picture of our baby all day long just to believe that this was real. Glenn will love that I’m telling the world that he cried during the visit, but I think it’s just so sweet how excited he is to be a Daddy. Mommy was a little surprised, but Mommy and Daddy are both elated of course and just can’t wait to love on our perfect baby!

Over our Christmas vacation to California we finally had the opportunity to tell our families our little secret. I thought it would be more fun to see people’s reactions in person. And so the secret keeping began. I talk to my mother on the phone practically every day so imagine just how difficult it was for me to find other topics to talk about. I felt so guilty. I am so happy that we waited though. I loved seeing all the different reactions from people: tears, screams, squeals, hugs, we had it all. Since this will be grandbaby #1 for my parents I wanted to tell them in a special way. We bought an ornament that says Joy, and the O was a tiny picture frame. Glenn took the ultrasound photo and photo-shopped in, “Hi Grandma and Grandpa!” We sized it to fit in the ornament and I gave the soon to be grandparents their present the second I was in California. I flew in Monday and Glenn was flying in on Friday. He knew in person I would not be able to hide our secret that many more days, and he was right. The second my Dad walked in the door from work on Monday I jumped up and ran to go get their present. I wish I took a picture of the frame. My Mom just cried and cried and even my Dad’s eyes welled up with tears. I know this will be one spoiled baby. It didn’t take long before this baby dominated our conversations. Baby you are so loved already!!

That entire month between Thanksgiving and Christmas was surreal to me. Telling our family and friends was unforgettable and truly makes this baby feel more real now. I still can’t grasp that I’m already in my second trimester. Today I am 14 weeks and three days pregnant. Honestly, I feel fantastic! I am definitely more tired than normal and feel like I need a nap every day. I have only had just a handful of times where I feel a little nauseous at night. When that happens Glenn has found a secret potion of half diet mountain dew and half pink lemonade slushee that helps. I never drink soda so it’s sweet he found a way to make it not so icky for me. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who is kind and takes care of me. Aww I’m in LOVE! Next big baby news will be boy or girl in just four short weeks!