Day 3...to Pickle or not to Pickle?

Today we went to a BBQ at my parents' place. It was a lot of fun. My best friend and her fiance were there, my family, and even my husband's parents came. Everything went great regardless of the fact that, any time I would pick up my baby nephew to play with him, everyone would give my husband warnings about my baby fever. "Uh oh, don't look now but she's comfortable having a baby in her arms!"..."Careful or you guys will be next!" The real funny thing is, no one knows that we are going to be trying to get pregnant in a matter of months! We wanted to keep it a secret. You see, my family is really anxious for us to have a baby, as are my friends. But the in-laws...not so much. The idea of us having a baby seems to scare them. I'm not sure yet if it's because they think we're too young, or that they just don't want to admit their getting older. Either way, we're avoiding the lectures about pregnancy and what it might do to our lives by just not telling anyone our plan. As it stands, we are the only ones who know that Pickle is coming (hopefully) next year. The best part of the BBQ was when my mother started talking to my mother-in-law about how anxious she is for me to give her more grand kids. I watched as my mother-in-law's eyes dilated as she started to frantically exclaim that I should at least wait until I am comfortable with my new job (I start next week working at a preschool...good practice for being a mom right? ^_^) before even considering getting pregnant. Well...too late! Already considered and planned! It will be interesting to see how they take the pregnancy announcement once we do get pregnant.

Everyone else's opinion aside, my husband and I are really excited about trying for a baby next year and that's all that matters. We have done so much planning already; the timing just seems too right. We are ready and that's what is important.

As a side note, I did much better with the diet today! Hamburger with extra cheese?...No thanks. I'll just have a Pickle.