Week 14 & Baby Fever

Week 15 starts today!! Week 14 was pretty uneventful as far as the pregnancy goes. I was sick most of the week with a cold but actually got over it pretty quickly with NO medicine!

 We've started to notice a more permanent looking bump! It tends to look more prominent at the end of the day. I was actually uncomfortable enough to go look at maternity clothes though.When I was younger I always thought that buying maternity clothes would suck because it meant my body was changing and getting bigger.

I couldn't stop smiling yesterday though.

I realize that pregnancy isn't all pleasant and sometimes its downright gross. But when push comes to shove, I find myself cherishing every single moment. Even now as I'm battling a huge headache that I can't take anything for, I'm deliriously happy. The past few years I've watched a big chunk of my friends start their families, and I've had no problem feeling anything but JOY for them and their new chapter they were embarking upon. But I would be lying if I said it didn't make me feel a little bit sad for myself. Now that this is finally happening to us, I literally couldn't be happier.

Being a mom is really what I've always wanted most out of life. Of course, I love teaching and I can't wait to throw myself in a job someday....but the reason I love teaching is because of the kids. There was a time in college when I realized that I would be missing out on my calling in life if I wasn't working with kids EVERY DAY. Knowing that one day, my ultimate challenge would be to have and raise my own.

I've had "baby fever" for a long time. When we got married, it was hard to supress that feeling at first. And, as thrilled as I am that we are finally at that point in our life together, I am also very grateful that we waited a bit for it. For one thing, it makes it all the more special....we wanted to be in a good place financially, and a stable environment (or as stable as the AF would let us be!). For another thing, we will always look back fondly on our first four years together. We got married pretty young and though we knew getting married was the best decision for us, we were no where near ready to give up our selfish 20s lifestyle. Especially when we had just started to make enough money to really enjoy ourselves! We took countless weekend trips, went on expensive dates for no reason, bought each other nice things, slept in every weekend, and enjoyed every bit of it!

Now we are excitedly embracing the next big chapter in our life together. Sorry to be so mushy, but my happiness has been difficult to contain lately.

This will undoubtedly be our greatest adventure. We.Can't.Wait.