Awkward

Hubs and I decided to tell a lot more people early on than we had ever thought we would. We had tried for so long and were overcome with so much joy that we wanted to share it with those that we love. I have actually read that if you do share your news with your support circle that it can actually be positive, especially for your first trimester. If you keep the news to yourselves, then you worry more about the 10% chance of miscarriage. It made sense to us, granted by the time I read that, we had already told more than a dozen people.

Now, I have announced the pregnancy to a few people who clearly are not in our support circle. First example: I had a meeting at a local bakery to go over cake design with one of our clients. I arrived early and the woman whom we were meeting with asked me if I would like something to eat. My response, "I am pregnant!" Awkward! Now just yesterday, another vendor in the business stopped by to pick something up, she asked, "So how are you doing?". I responded, "I am pregnant!". Awkward again! She then went on to advise me I should not tell anyone until the second trimester, which really just made me paranoid. I guess everyone will always have opinions.

I have also had urges to tell other pregnant women that I am pregnant. Standing next to a pregnant woman at the store the other day, it was all I could do not to turn to her and say, "I am pregnant too". But considering, she did not know me and I obviously do not look pregnant yet, I figured that could be creepy and again, Awkward!

Check back tomorrow when I announce the key "ingredient" that we believe helped us get pregnant.