My First Blog Post :)

YAY! I'm joining the world of blogging :) I'm mostly doing this little blog to track the pregnancy and birth of my first child. I'm 8 weeks pregnant and so far my expected due date is December 19th, 2011. I have some guilt about having a child so close to Christmas but hope my baby will feel loved and thought about no matter what time of year they are born.

I'm 30 years old and have been with my wonderful man for almost 5 yrs now. He has two children from a previous marriage that we raise full time together. He is my best friend, closest ally and biggest cheerleader. He keeps me centered and takes amazing care of me. We always laugh together and have a great time no matter what we're doing. He reminds me daily how wonderful I am :) I love him more than I could ever imagine loving another human being. And I love his children!! They are the reason I get up every morning! I love them to pieces and would do anything for them. My step daughter is Joli (or Joli Bean) and she is 7 years old. She is the smartest little 1st grader you'll ever meet. She loves to read and draw and write letters. She even has her first diary that she writes in regularly. She is very excited to meet the new little bundle growing in my tummy and her and me are hoping that it's a girl so we can go shopping with her and have "girl's day out" as she likes to call it. My step son James III (or Jamesy) is 5 years old. He is my little love bug! I've been in his life since before he was a year old. We bonded in such a way I thought would never happen with a child. He tells me he loves me more than space and that's all I could ever ask for! He loves to play video games like his Daddy and play T-Ball. He's in preschool and will start kindergarten next year. My little man is growing up so fast :(

So a little bit about my situation....I live in San Ramon with my boyfriend and his 2 children. We had been discussing having a child of our own for some time now but decided to pick up the pace mostly due to the kids' ages. We want them to still be able to bond with the new baby and be the best big sister and brother they can be! Little did I realize it would happen so fast but after some shock and denial I'm finally excited to be carrying my first child :)

I decided to start a blog (thanks to my sister) so that my friends and family can see what's happening throughout my pregnancy even if they're not close by. Plus, I'm hoping that writing will help me keep excited and involved in the whole process.

WOW! A lot for my first post and hopefully the following posts will be shorter and to the point, but I'm very excited to be starting this new chapter in my life and having a life in my tummy is new and scary but already rewarding in so many ways!