One year of celebrating lottie! 

The day I found out I was pregnant was one of the best days of my life! It’s rare to have moments in life, where one chapter ends, and the next begins in an instant. It usually seems like a slow morphing from one chapter to the other. But that morning, everything changed.

The month before finding out about Lottie, I was a few days late, which was super weird for me. I took my first pregnancy test and it was negative. I was more disappointed than I thought I would be. The next day, it came, and I was disappointed all over again.

The next month, it was late again. One night I was watching the Bachelorette on the couch with Matt. One of the contestants with the strongest connection decided to go home because he did not think he was mature enough for this relationship. I really liked him and I started bawling at the TV. Matt thought something was definitely wrong with me. It’s not uncommon for me to get emotional about things, but sobbing during an episode of the Bachelorette? That seemed over the top, even for me. A thought came through my mind: “Maybe I’m pregnant.” I decided to take a test as soon as I woke up the next morning while Matt was at work.

When I woke up, I was so nervous and excited. I waited for Matt to leave and then I took the test. I walked out of the bathroom because I couldn’t keep myself from staring at it while I was waiting the couple of minutes. When I returned to the room, I saw that it had a faint, but definitely there, second blue line. I was mostly in shock, and just could not believe that everything was about to change and I had become a mom. This past year has been the absolute greatest getting to celebrate this new life. One year of Lottie. One year of being a mom. One year of stretching and growing and making decisions beyond myself. I can’t wait for all of the other celebrations to come. I am so thankful.