On September 9, 2010, I found out I would become a mommy for the first time. I was feeling many emotions that day including shock, excitement, nervousness and surprise!
I was going to be a single mom and I felt like the black sheep of my family because I was the only unmarried sibling out of five kids. However, I knew my child would be loved no less than if I had been married to his father.
The most difficult part of the whole situation was telling my parents, but their reaction was nothing like I thought it would be. They hugged me and told me they would always be there for me and things were going to work out. I love my family!
On December 23, we learned that this little bean was a baby BOY! I had always wanted a boy first. I would have loved a girl just the same, but it was exciting to know that my dream came true and that I would be able to use the name that I had loved for a long time, Liam! I also wanted to start a family at 25, and that too was coming true!
Having several family and friends that have or are going through a similar situation as me has helped tremendously. And of course, my faith has kept me positive even when I felt nothing more could possibly go wrong.
My pregnancy has been pretty easy and tame. I have been lucky! I'm at the end of my 8th month now and I am finding that I am losing more sleep every night, but I know it will all be worth it when I get to hold my baby boy! I can already tell that I will miss feeling his little kicks and wiggles, even if they are in my ribcage :)
