Operation Baby Hite Begins

So to say this is surreal would be a dramatic understatement.  I had a gynecologist appointment this morning and when filling out my pre-appointment paperwork, I answered the question, "Do you plan to become pregnant within the next 12 months?" with a YES.  As I sat in the exam room talking to my nurse practitioner, we were going over my health and medications and such when she brought up the subject of pregnancy.  She informed me that to start trying for a baby in the summer, my husband and I would need to attend a pre-conception counseling session around the end of April or first of May and that I would need to stop taking my birth control around this time as well to give my body time to get the birth control out of my system. 

While this is probably the most exciting visit to the gynecologist I've ever had, it is also one of the most unnerving.  I am so ready to be a mother and have had baby fever pretty bad over about the past year, but having my nurse practitioner actually going over pregnancy information with me made it all so real.  I have talked to Justin about it and we are prepared for the journey we are about to embark on together.  It is bizarre to think that as I prepare myself for my twenty-sixth birthday in a few days that I might be carrying a child this time next year. 

As Justin and I gear up for this journey, I just pray that we have no complications and that everything goes smoothly during this time.  I can't wait to update this blog as we progress through the baby-making/having process.  Stay tuned and follow me as I travel through the planning phase and into the practice/conception phase and on into the pregnancy phase!