After announcing our pregnancy to the remaining members of Brian's fam over Easter, and making the quintessential Facebook post this morning (because nothing is true until you read it on facebook), I'd say we are now officially, publicly, pregnant.
It's thrilling.
I can't tell you how long I've waited for this moment. The years I spent reading other people's announcements and getting baby shower invitations in the mail, all the while choking back tears because I was convinced that I would never, ever be pregnant. The anger I felt towards these people - my friends - and the guilt that followed because I should be happy for them and I just couldn't be.
So to be at this point - proudly showing off my little belly with a smile (and a slice of pie in my hand) - is like a dream come true.
I can't stop grinning.
And I can't stop being SO THANKFUL for these gifts I've been given (although if you ask me, I've earned these suckers).
I'm not a religious person - too much of a scientist to believe that an omnipresent personality chooses my path through life. But these babies give me a feeling of oneness with the universe. They help me to step outside of my life and see the bigger picture. They make it less about me and more about them, which is a good thing, I think. After 29 years, I'm ready for it to be about someone else.
So hurrah for bellies and hurrah for twins.
It's going to be a WONDEFUL year and an even more WONDERFUL life from here on out!!
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