New Experiences..

I have had so much "new" in my life recently, I decided that now would be a perfect time to begin a blog!  I don't know where to start!  There has been SO much change in my life over the past few months, I thought I was going to go insane!  I am not a person who handles change well and since November we have moved, Jon got a job teaching(PRAISE GOD), I left my wonderful job at Apple, and the biggest change of all.. we had a baby!  Poor Jon can tell you that I was not a great person to be around in the months before Laine Abigail's arrival.  Being one who doesn't much care for the unexpected, I was a NERVOUS wreck!  I knew our lives were about to be turned upside down, and I wasn't too sure how I felt about it.  I had just landed a fabulous job working with a company many dream of working for when I found out I was pregnant.  I wanted to put all my time and effort into climbing the ladder at Apple.. now I have to focus on a baby.. WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO??  I'll be completely honest with you, I spent many nights crying because this "wasn't my plan"!  After a lot of time thinking and feeling overwhelmed, there was a moment when it all became ok.. I realized that this was God's way of telling me that life isn't going to go according to my plan, it is going to go according to his.  He decided that Jon and I were to be parents!  How blessed are we!
I had an interesting pregnancy to say the least!  Morning sickness, which should be called constant sickness, set in QUICK and lasted the entire pregnancy!  The doctor that I was seeing was ridiculous and didn't pay attention to some concerns I was having.  Towards the end of the pregnancy, I knew that something wasn't right, and since my doctor wouldn't listen to me, I decided that it was time to find another doctor.  So, I switched at 35 weeks.  At my first appointment at the new doctor, I found out that I was a gestational diabetic AND was trending towards preeclampsia.  Awesome, right?!  I was immediately taken out of work and told to rest.  After a few weeks of monitoring my blood pressure the doctors decided that it was time to go ahead and deliver.  WAIT.. I thought I had a few more weeks!  I don't like the unexpected, remember!!  As excited as I was about meeting our baby girl, I can't begin to explain the fear I had.  In less than 24 hours, I would be solely responsible for a life.
The time spent in the hospital before she was born was spent thinking about what our lives were going to be like.  What was she going to be like?  After 24 hours, my body was not responding to the induction and we decided to opt for a c-section.. just what I didn't want!  Once again.. I don't like the unexpected!  We went through the prep for surgery and before I new it, I heard that beautiful first cry!  They brought her around the curtain, and I was in LOVE!  Life had drastically changed in that very moment.. and I now see how foolish I was for worrying like I did about it.  I knew at that moment that my life was just beginning!
Ever since we welcomed Laine into the world, our lives have been full of happiness!  How silly does that sound!  But really, I can't begin to tell you how happy I am now that she is here.  We have come to realize how extremely blessed we are as a family.  The immense amount of support we have received from our families and friends is greatly appreciated!  We see every day as a learning experience.  I find myself laughing most of the time because we have NO idea what we are doing!  We get better at it as we go and know that no matter what, we mean the world to that little girl.. and she is my world!  
I know this first post is extremely wordy and I promise you.. the rest wont be like this!!  I want to end this post with a quote I found a little while back that I have turned to many times in the past few months. It helped me put things into perspective.. maybe it will do the same for you..
"Life isn't supposed to be an all or nothing battle between misery and bliss. Life isn't supposed to be a battle at all. And when it comes to happiness, well, sometimes life is just okay, sometimes it's comfortable, sometimes wonderful, sometimes boring, sometimes unpleasant. When your day's not perfect, it's not a failure or a terrible loss. It's just another day.”