Introductions are in order...

Hi…

Hmm, that wasn’t a great start. Where to start…

I guess I should start by introducing myself. Not by name, of course…because these blogs are accessible by anyone and I feel like I should at least make a slight attempt to protect my privacy. Unfortunately, I can’t think of anything witty or clever to call myself, so let’s go with Lady-Lawyer.

Yes, I am a lawyer (insert all your worst lawyer jokes here). I should quickly point out that I’m also a lady (in true southern belle fashion)!

So why am I starting this blog (and yes, I realize that I’ve done a poor job “starting” so far…but give me a break, I’m new to this)? Well, I can finally safely say that I’m “expecting”. I say finally because this has been a fairly long time coming…there have been some ups and downs, but rather than dwell, let's just say that it all culminates in the amazing little bean (let's call him or her "Baby-Bean") that is now growing inside me!

I am ecstatic to be pregnant. I’m officially 16 weeks and 3 days pregnant today. I figured this was as good a time as any to get started diarizing the pregnancy (mostly so that I can look back and remember the details, but also to keep myself entertained while I’m procrastinating at work).

Note to self: don’t share this address with my bosses…wouldn’t want them to know just how useless I’ve become!

I think I should start by looking back to day one…well, actually day 14! I’ll spare you the specifics (hee hee, can you say too much information?), but Baby-Bean was conceived on February 16th; the same day as the first Canadian woman won an Olympic gold medal on Canadian soil (yay Maëlle)! Maybe baby-bean will become an Olympic athlete!?

I’m not going to do a day-by-day account of the agony of waiting for the end of the first trimester…but sufficed to say, there was a lot of hoping and praying and positive thinking going on in the Lady-Lawyer family…and it worked! On May 27th, at exactly 12 weeks pregnant, Prof-Man (seems like a good name for hubby) and I got to hear Baby-Bean’s perfect little heartbeat for the first time. Such an amazing sound. I cried, of course (both out of sheer joy and also a release of all of the fears that I had held for the months prior). Finally got to start enjoying the pregnancy at that point. Or did I?

It has been awesome so far, don't get me wrong...the only thing that I'm bothered by is that I’m still petrified that something could go wrong. Of course, I’m trying not to focus on that (stress isn’t good for the baby, etc.)…but I just can’t help myself. Next appointment is June 1st; hoping to hear that beautiful little heartbeat again for some added comfort and reassurance that everything is progressing well. Fingers crossed!

Well this has been a terrible first post, so I'll stop bathering now.

Sorry...I vow to get better over the next 5 or so months!