The Pregnant Belly

Hello, and welcome! This post will mainly be of my experience of being pregnant and the effect it had on me. Enjoy!

Before Pregnancy
Becoming a new parent, let alone, a new mother, can be frightening. I was extremely scared when I first found out I was pregnant, especially because it wasn't planned. I had only been with the father of my child for less than a year and I had recently moved to a different part of California when we first found out (I moved back to where he lives and we're still happily together). So it was definitely a rough and challenging part of our relationship, but we've made it through. Because I wasn't completely prepared for this life change, I had a really hard time adjusting. I was only 21 years old when I found out and at that time of my life, I was still pretty active on going out, doing unhealthy habits, and all the other stuff that people my age does. But I of course had to stop everything I was doing for the sake of having a healthy child. It definitely played with my emotions because everything in my life just turned completely upside, with no warning. It definitely sucked ass, but apparently, it's completely normal to feel this way.

During Pregnancy
I had an easy and normal pregnancy, other than my first trimester. It was horrible. I felt sick, I did not have an appetite, and I wanted to throw up anytime I ate something. Fortunately, my second and third  trimester became easy peasy. I ate anything and everything (with the exception of greasy/oily food), which caused me to gain approximately 40 lbs, which was a total bummer after birth. But at the ending of my first trimester, I was able to get my first Ultrasound and obtain my first Sonogram of my first child, which is the photo above. In that moment, my joy overpowered my nausea. IN that moment, my view of pregnancy and becoming a mother, changed completely. I was still afraid, but it pushed me and she became my motivation to be the best for her.

Concluding...
Whew, sorry for the long post. In my next one, I'll be going into my labor and birth. But in my future posts afterwards, I will talk about specific scenarios and challenges faced in raising a newborn and infant. I don't have much experience in other milestones such as walking and talking because my baby girl isn't there yet, so don't expect anything of that sort. Unless she decides to start walking in a few months, then I will definitely write about it. I guess you'll have to stay tuned to see if she does end up reaching another milestone.