12 Weeks and 4 Days :)
It's been a long road already. At first, I had no idea if something was wrong with me or what due to my lack of a menstrual cycle with the accompaniment of several boxes of negative pregnancy tests. Finally, a doctor confirmed my suspicions. I am pregnant and I couldn't be happier. That was almost 13 weeks ago, now. I seem to have learned so much already be it from books, websites, or family. I had no idea there were so many decisions to make, so many tiny little surprises, and so many things to look forward to. I found out I was pregnant when I was 19 years old. Since then, I have had a birthday so it makes it a little less taboo. As much of a shock as it was for me and my boyfriend, Wes, you can only imagine how my parents felt about my situation. I thought that they would be angry, frustrated, upset, and disappointed in me for "messing up my life" or something like that. It has been the exact opposite. They are being so helpful, caring, and supportive. It's so nice to know for a fact that you have parents that love you so much that they will support you through anything. They are honestly what give me hope that I, too, will be a good, loving, and caring parent with undying support for whatever may come to this new little bundle of joy. I am currently doing yoga three times a week at my house as I was told to keep my heart rate under 140 but still get in some "exercise". I am attempting to drink as much water as possible. I know that shouldn't be a hard thing to do but for some reason it is for me. Also, I have attempted to cut out 95% of caffeine out of my diet and replacing it with loads of fiber. As I head into my 2nd trimester this week I am remembering the last three months as strange, new, and a little bit difficult. Like I said before, I didn't know I was pregnant. I thought I was anemic at first due to the missing periods, negative pregnancy tests, and a few other signals such as the fact that my hemoglobin has been notoriously low before. Nope! Not the case at all. To our surprise, there was something going on down there... Honestly, That is what I consider it: a surprise. I do not like the term 'accident' at all. I personally believe that no human being is or ever was or ever will be an 'accidental occurrence'. I am pro-life as you might have already guessed. I won't harp on it however, there is something that I have always had stick in my head that I would like to share with you: A person was talking to God and asked him "Why God? Why do we have all of these diseases like AIDS, cancer, MS, Alzheimer's disease, or Parkinson's Disease? Why do we have people starving to death, people who don't have clean water, people who can't get the medicine they need? Why haven't you sent people to help save lives? Certainly, you have given someone they answers to at least one of these problems...". God simply relied "I did. But they were aborted, as they were not seen as important as the rest of you through some of your Brother's and Sister's eyes." Just a little something to think about. Surprise, gift, or whatever else positive you can think of. That's what pregnancy is about. I thoroughly believe that a baby can feel what you're feeling. It is inside of you, after all...
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