Hello There

Hello, WWW. I'm J, a first time mother-to-be. According to my app, What to Expect When You're Expecting, I'm 19 weeks and 0 days into my pregnancy.

This year will be a year of major changes for me and the Hubbers, but I have a niggling feeling it will be even more the case for me. We are both in our first year of marriage, so we are still learning to adjust to living together. We will both hit the Big 3-0 this year (well actually, he already has), and have to grapple with the implications of growing older. And of course, we are both expecting a baby we didn't plan for in roughly 5 months' time.

It doesn't end there, though. Career-wise, we will both be experiencing changes, he moving to a new job, me taking a leave of absence at mine. Yes, to devote some time to take care of the baby. At first I thought, hey, no biggie, it'll be fun! But the initial optimism has kind of worn off and now I'm a tad more uncertain. A LOT uncertain.

With the arrival of the baby, it will be just me, baby and our dog Guinness for the duration of a year. Will that drive me crazy? Watch this space.