It's been a little over 6 weeks since we first found out. For me that time has flown by...not so much for Sara. Apparently being pregnant makes every day drag on in an endless eternity of discomfort and pain. OK, that may be a bit hyperbolic, but I'm pretty sure it seems to be going a lot faster for me than it is for her.
We've made it through the big July 4 camping weekend, a couple of big family get togethers, and a week in Boston with her sisters. So far, no slips, which is pretty amazing. With so many people we know having babies, and the reality of it something we talk about every day, I'm amazed that neither of us has let it slip out, absentmindedly, in a conversation yet.
Once you all find out, I hope you don't mind that we waited so long to tell.
Out planned "coming out" event is just a month away now. That time will be over before I know it. Work is kicking into high gear as we prepare for the new school year. Daily training sessions start next Monday and I've still got 3 or 4 weeks of catch up work from last year in my queue. No rest for me until Labor Day, which may be a good thing. The more focused I am on work, the less time I spend thinking about the "shrimp" (the official name now bestowed upon our offspring) during the work day. The less time I spend thinking about the shrimp, the less likely I am to spill the beans without meaning to. :)
Back to my poor dear wife...
I'm surprised she didn't just blurt it out while we were in Boston, especially the first couple of days when she was trying to keep up with her sisters. They were pretty active during the day, out and about, shopping and doing lots of walking. I'm learning that lots of activity isn't something most pregnant women enjoy. She was completely pooped by the end of the first day. She hung on (and out) as long as she could before succumbing to "shrimp exhaustion." So Sue and Felicia, now you now, your big sister was feeling sluggish for a reason.
The trip to Boston helped me gain some perspective, too. It was probably the last big trip event we'll do as just a couple for another 20 years, maybe more. As we did our sight-seeing I got the warm fuzzies thinking about how in the near future, these types of things will be "family" events, not just the two of us.
Our first official appointment with the doctor here at home is coming up in two days. I think we're both a little anxious and curious about what's going to happen. We had our last appointment, and confirmation of the pregnancy, in Ann Arbor over a month ago. Even with everything we've been reading about the process, it feels like we still don't know what to expect. Going to a doctor here definitely makes it seem more real (not that it hasn't already felt real, it just MORE real now.)
September 12 feels like it's right around the corner....for one of us anyway.
