Before Baby

I just found this little 'about me' from September 2008 and thought I would share...

"My husband and I are expecting our first on December 31, 2008. We have been together for nearly 7 years, but were just married 08-08-08... married life is great, I wish we wouldn't have waited so long- but God's plan always falls into place.


We plan to name our new little girl Anastasia Lea, and are so excited to have her join our simple life. I work at a bank and he installs solar panels. We live in Temecula, CA- just moved out of San Diego county when we found out we were pregnant... the pace is a little slower here and we can focus on growing our family and not the 'rat race' that is so often seen in San Diego.


Before getting pregnant my husband and I played softball about 3 times a week, he still gets to once or twice a week- I still like to watch him, and I do the scorebook- but there is nothing like playing. We have a simple, yet busy lifestyle. We enjoy the outdoors- things like going to the desert or river; and we go to church (Assembly of God- Christian) every week. We both find it keeps us 'in line' and focused on the important things in life. We would not be where we are today if it wasn't for our church family and wonderful Pastor- everyone should have a support group like that.


While we are thrilled to have Anastasia join us later this year, I have had to do lots and lots of research on everything baby... I feel at a total loss sometimes. I will start reading a review about some book or product or idea and find there are just so many point of views, it's hard to decide if I like something or not. . . I was lost with the registry- so many things seemed pointless, and I know I had to have left off some important things just not even knowing.


My husband, Blue, wants to have another baby as soon as my body can handle it- he asked my doctor and she told him to wait at least 6 weeks before trying, so he's all excited for Valentines Day- that's a first! I want to have more after Anastasia, I just don't want to overwhelm myslef with a child under 1 and another pregnancy. As good as this one has gone (well, after the first 3 months) I can't say that it would be horrible, I just know that I could easily feel overwhelmed with a new baby- and just that, not even pregnant.


We have 2 pets already, Duke (a 7 pound pomeranian) and Blaze (an orange cat). Duke has been our baby for a few years now and we are excited to see how he will react to a baby in the house. We keep hearing horror stories about cats and babies, so we are not quite sure about what to do with her- I do not want to have to give her away but will have no choice if I feel our baby is in danger. I need to do more research- I just keep thinking that we are responsible enough to keep the cat away from the baby.


Okay, wow, I just wrote a lot... didn't mean to do that!! I think I'll bring this to a close for now. Kudos to you if you read this all the way through!!"

It sure is crazy to read- and Oh how things change!

Blue still runs around shirtless & loves me - that will never change!  ; )