And so the Journey Begins....

... We are "trying" to have a baby!

Actually, as T states it "We've pulled the goalie", as I state it "We are no longer preventing a baby". And so the journey begins. After being in a relationship for over five years, married for nearly one year, owning our very own house for two and raising two beautiful puppies for another two we are ready to expand our brood and challenges. We love our careers and our current state in life; always working to get ahead and playing as we go, but we are ready for a little Thornton to share this life with.

We officially stopped preventing in June of 2009. After 11 years on birth control we decided it was officially time to give my body a break. We consciously and emotionally made the decision it was time to try for baby around August. After a couple curious cases we both found that the excitement surrounding the possibility was a driving force in our desires.

So, since making the conscious decision the real excitement has begun. The endless thinking about so many random details... First, just the process of getting pregnant. I've come to learn, is not as easy as it seems in high school, timing is everything and timing is so very limited. The monthly curiosities and timelines. Then there are the thoughts surrounding the possibility of miscarriage, though a reality, a scary and saddening thought process no less. Then having a healthy baby regardless of gender, a healthy baby. Raising a child. Teaching them about love, kindness, generosity, joy and life. Playing sports; dancing, swimming, soccer, baseball, skate boarding. Participating in music and art. There are also the thoughts of dressing a little baby and decorating a room. Teaching the dogs how to interact and the baby about dogs. Everything so very exciting, everything so much more real once the conscious decision was made.

This is an incredible journey. One which I look forward to sharing and one I am so very proud to have begun.