Why Wait?
I broke the rules.
You see - when you're expecting - there's this unwritten rule that you're supposed to wait until 12 weeks to announce to the world how excited you are. Somehow - it's supposed to be super easy to just act like you feel perfectly fine and that you're not excited at all about life growing inside of you. Also - 12 weeks is not a "safe zone." Unfortunately - nothing is a safe zone. I will dive more into that below.
Well - I've NEVER been good at keeping secrets. (sorry friends, might wanna keep that little bit of info in mind ;)). But also - these past 2 weeks have taught me more things about life than I have learned in a long time. And that's what helped my husband and I decide that our news was perfectly okay to share. Whenever. We. Wanted.
On Tuesday - 2/3/15 - I found out I was pregnant. Naturally I sent a snapchat to my husband letting him know I was pregnant (he was on the phone at work and totally surprised, but that is another story!) One of the first people that popped into my mind that I was excited to tell was Bill Graves.
From the moment Cole and I got married - Bill would call me, text me, ask me in person when we were going to start a family. I would always laugh it off and tell him that we had a dog, and kids were somewhere down the road....a long ways down the road. He would always try and convince me that kids were the best thing that ever happened to him, and that waiting for the "right time" was basically...well "stupid." :).
Cole and I kept our happy, exciting news a secret the next day or two. We found out on Thursday that our friend Bill had tragically passed away on Wednesday night. Needless to say I spent basically the entire day crying. But now that I have had time to process all of this - I've realized a few things.
1. Life is precious. Whether its at 5 weeks in the mother's womb, or 52 years, full of life. It is so precious, and should be celebrated.
2. There is no "safe zone." For me to hide my excitement for another 5 more weeks doesn't mean that all of a sudden my pregnancy would be smooth sailing. Life can throw curveballs at literally any time during any persons life, and we need to be ready. No one knows how many days they will have in their life, so we need to live each one of them to the fullest.
3. If something tragic were to happen to this life inside of me - I want other people around me to understand what's going on, and be able to help me through it. We're not meant to go through hard times alone.
All of that being said - I'm 7 weeks pregnant today. My due date is October 3rd, 2015. I am so very thankful for all the love and support that has been shown to Cole and I so far!!!
I am not trying to convince anyone that they should tell earlier. I completely understand why people don't. But this is why we did. We are so passionately in love with this little one inside of us, and simply couldn't wait any longer to share it with the world.
You see - when you're expecting - there's this unwritten rule that you're supposed to wait until 12 weeks to announce to the world how excited you are. Somehow - it's supposed to be super easy to just act like you feel perfectly fine and that you're not excited at all about life growing inside of you. Also - 12 weeks is not a "safe zone." Unfortunately - nothing is a safe zone. I will dive more into that below.
Well - I've NEVER been good at keeping secrets. (sorry friends, might wanna keep that little bit of info in mind ;)). But also - these past 2 weeks have taught me more things about life than I have learned in a long time. And that's what helped my husband and I decide that our news was perfectly okay to share. Whenever. We. Wanted.
On Tuesday - 2/3/15 - I found out I was pregnant. Naturally I sent a snapchat to my husband letting him know I was pregnant (he was on the phone at work and totally surprised, but that is another story!) One of the first people that popped into my mind that I was excited to tell was Bill Graves.
From the moment Cole and I got married - Bill would call me, text me, ask me in person when we were going to start a family. I would always laugh it off and tell him that we had a dog, and kids were somewhere down the road....a long ways down the road. He would always try and convince me that kids were the best thing that ever happened to him, and that waiting for the "right time" was basically...well "stupid." :).
Cole and I kept our happy, exciting news a secret the next day or two. We found out on Thursday that our friend Bill had tragically passed away on Wednesday night. Needless to say I spent basically the entire day crying. But now that I have had time to process all of this - I've realized a few things.
1. Life is precious. Whether its at 5 weeks in the mother's womb, or 52 years, full of life. It is so precious, and should be celebrated.
2. There is no "safe zone." For me to hide my excitement for another 5 more weeks doesn't mean that all of a sudden my pregnancy would be smooth sailing. Life can throw curveballs at literally any time during any persons life, and we need to be ready. No one knows how many days they will have in their life, so we need to live each one of them to the fullest.
3. If something tragic were to happen to this life inside of me - I want other people around me to understand what's going on, and be able to help me through it. We're not meant to go through hard times alone.
All of that being said - I'm 7 weeks pregnant today. My due date is October 3rd, 2015. I am so very thankful for all the love and support that has been shown to Cole and I so far!!!
I am not trying to convince anyone that they should tell earlier. I completely understand why people don't. But this is why we did. We are so passionately in love with this little one inside of us, and simply couldn't wait any longer to share it with the world.
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