#brighterthansunshine

[djsangsta]

Today's #First4Songs: #BrighterThanSunshine by #Aqualung, #Galaxia by #KristianNairn and #FerryCorsten, #Speeding by #Lights, #MamboNo5 by #LouBega. #music #DJSangsta #musicislife #Spotify #musicismyescape #oooShiny https://www.instagram.com/p/CBs5G8oDRU2/?igshid=19g5853wgy6cm

[phenabolis]

This makes me happy on a dreary, wet day! #brighterthansunshine #loveburnsbright @annmarie_berg https://www.instagram.com/p/B27bSBlJHgm/?igshid=17yzn9sfexk6q

[isoldita]

[fallingawaywithmuse]

Omg everyone! CHRIS IS ALIVE!! Not only is he alive but happy and smiling ♥️ and adding some sweet ink to those manly arms 💪 Don't keep that beautiful mug hidden from us darling, your smile is everything 🌈🦄✨ #ChrisWolstenholme #brighterthansunshine @ctwolstenholme78 @chrissy_wolstenholme @carisball

[sleekat]

“What a feeling in my soul love burns brighter than sunshine ☀️ “ #aqualung #brighterthansunshine #lakewalking #smiling #sleekat 🌀™️ (presso Ivrea, Italy)

[modellecitizen]

L e t t h e r a i n f a l l I d o n ' t c a r e I ' m y o u r s a n d S u d d e n l y y o u ' r e m i n e 🎶 • • • 📸 @kassimihm 9.3.17 #firstdance #aqualung #brighterthansunshine (at The Calhoun Beach Club)

[aroseram]

What a Feeling.. #brighterthansunshine

[spiritualgravity]

Little one.

I’m thrilled to finally come out of the closet and share that my husband and I are expecting our first child. It’s something I have been scared about on so many levels, for many years.

I vividly remember around 30-years-old, STRESSING-OUT about NEEDING to get pregnant BEFORE 35. Everything I read was terrifying when it came to advanced maternal age, things quite literally go down hill. Women have a significantly harder time conceiving, and the odds of having genetic complications skyrockets.

Fast forward, I didn’t get married until 35. But sometime between 30 and 35, I torched the deadline and simply didn’t care anymore. I can’t put my finger on it, but I felt peace in my heart about the entire situation. I resolved that if it was meant to be, it would be. The big man upstairs would intervene and provide.

I “warned” my hubby that it would probably take 6 months, 8 months, or more to conceive given the state of the uterus union. Not only did it not take long at all, it took one freaking try. Gulp.

This is how I told him the big news, “Sweetie. We are both really, really fertile.” I don’t take this lightly because I can count on my fingers and toes the people I personally know who have had / are having trouble conceiving; I know it’s a blessing it happened quickly for us.

We’ve kept our lips zipped for weeks, keeping our tiny blessing to ourselves. Then we finally told our parents recently & captured their reactions on video. It is a priceless moment that I’ll always treasure. This will be my parents’ 13th grandchild. It will be my in-laws very first grandchild. But I can’t help but think they’ll all love our baby equally.

For the first few weeks, I think my husband and I were in a state of shock. We dated for the better part of 13 years, and have been married for nearly 2 years. Although we were open to becoming pregnant, neither one of us thought it would happen as lightning quick as it did. Now I’d classify us as being in the giddy, awe-struck, a-tiny-human-is-growing-inside-of-me phase.

When we purchased our home 2+ years ago, we didn’t quite think through the whole 3rd person living under our roof situation. You see, we literally don’t have anywhere to put the kid. But wait, it gets better. We also inadvertently moved into a quasi-retirement community. The master bedroom is on the first floor for goodness sake. On the 2nd floor, we have an office and 1 guest room.

It seems wrong and weird and confusing to not even sleep on the same level as our little one. It also feels wrong and weird and confusing to not even have a guest room for visitors to sleep in. So we’ve got some game planning to do on the home front.

I may be one of the least educated, least prepared, and least knowledgeable 37-year-old preggers people on the planet. But I’m also OK with that. I’ve been enjoying perusing my Ovia Pregnancy app every night before bed, reading about the developments and fascinating, super-sonic growth of the little one. Currently it is the size of a brussel sprout. And it’s peeing inside of me. Mind = Blown.

We had our first ultrasound a couple of weeks ago. The baby looked “stellar” according to the doctor, and a super strong heartbeat to boot. During my next blog post, I’m going to pull back the veil and share my deepest, darkest fears and neurotic musings that spin around in my mind.

It’s been quite an unexpected and unchartered journey, albeit a short one so far, but I’m fully aware it will speed by in the blink of an eye. This blog will help me document the road to love that is bigger and brighter than the sun.