Today is an exciting day for me because I am now officially “late.” I tested today, and it was still positive. I think that will be the last time I will test to confirm that I really am pregnant. I have accepted that it’s really true!

We went to a baby shower today, and the girl who was hosting the shower is due just two weeks after the girl whom the shower was for. I’m friends with both of them, and it was so hard for me to not tell them my news! They know that we have been trying, and one of them asked how it was going. I just said “we’re working on it.” I think she might have guessed that I am already pregnant — especially when I didn’t want wine and wouldn’t share any details about the trying process.

I almost cried during the present opening because I am just so happy that our baby is on the way. I am looking forward to starting to show and to be able to tell everyone that we are expecting.

Matt is going with me to the first doctor’s appointment on 9/16. It’s in the morning, and he will tell his friends at work after the appointment. I will be 8 weeks at that time, and hopefully the midwife will reassure us at the visit. The person who scheduled the appointment said that we wouldn’t have an ultrasound until 18 weeks, but I’m hoping that maybe we could hear the heartbeat or something.