The Big News Is Out!
So I’ve officially told my bosses and my family. The news is no longer a secret, and everyone is soon going to be telling me how they feel about it and what they think.
It’s strangely relieving to tell everyone though. Now I feel like I have an excuse to eat as much as I REALLY want. lol. WHAT?! YOU GONNA STARE LIKE THAT AT A PREGNANT WOMAN?!
My parents were strangely calm about the entire thing. I called my mom and said that i wanted to talk to her and her first guess was pregnancy. When I said yes she just laughed…and laughed…and laughed. It was unnerving, uncomfortable and terrible. But she said that it would be ok and I could always consider adoption. (Yeah, right.) My dad was a different story. When I called him (the hurricane prevented us from telling them in person) his first guess was “Aww are you and Matt engaged?” which of course made me feel terrible because that’s what I WISH I was telling him instead. When I told him that I was pregnant I burst into tears and he just listened while I ranted and rambled about how I’m not sure I’m ready to be a parent. His response was the most calming thing anyone could have said. He said “I’ve been a parent for 20 years and I’m still not sure I’m ready to be a parent. Everything is going to be just fine.”
Matt’s parents were interesting as well. Matt’s Dad could have done a back-flip he was so excited. (Ever seen that episode of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ where Raymond finds out his wife is having twin boys and he says “SOMEONE HAS TO SHOW ME HOW TO DO A CARTWHEEL RIGHT NOW!!!”…that’s basically the effect Matt’s dad was going for.) He just kept talking about his little grandbaby and how happy he is to be a grandpa. Matt’s mom was mostly in shock. Matt thought it would make everyone feel better to know that the baby is due May 13th and Matt’s mom BURST into tears. May 13th is the day that Matt’s grandma died. The exact day. I told Matt to consider it even more of a blessing…that perhaps this was something his Grandma wanted to happen. I didn’t know what to say really… Matt comforted his mom and I think now she’s ok and excited.
Everyone has been really proud of me because I immediately quit smoking, stopped drinking caffiene and gave up so many things that I loved. It’s going to be an interesting next 7 1/2 months.
So Sheryn gave me more questions and I want to answer them. Today is our 6 month anniversary (we really haven’t been together that long!) but it feels like 6 years. lol.
I want to know about your relationship with Matt… I don’t remember much of what you said about him before, so spill! When/where/how did you meet?
We met at the bowling alley. I had seen him several times and thought he was a little “goody two shoes” kind of guy. He carries himself with this confidence that makes you think he’s arrogant. So I ignored him. One day I was talking to this girl Heather and she got a text from Matt and it said “Who IS that girl that you’re talking to?” and Heather said “Cheryl” and he said something about me being attractive and him liking me. To which I told Heather to say “Grow some balls and talk to her yourself.” …So he never did. I guess that was a little TOO strong. Abu Dhabi taught me well. After about 3 weeks of us passing and never speaking I went to his bowling team and started talking to Jen (who I also didn’t know) about the marathon that I was training for. Matt never took his eyes off me. So from that day forward I would go to their table and talk to Jen and hope that MAYYYBE Matt would try and talk to me so I could tell him he shouldn’t have waited so long. At this point I had quit smoking and I was in perfect shape, feeling confident, sexy and great. Until I went to their table and saw him smoking a Marlboro 27. I just about died. I wanted one SO bad. So I asked him for a cigarette and he said no. That’s when the flirting began. (How ELSE was I going to convince him?!). So from that day forward we just flirted and finally he asked me out on a date and I said “No, but we can go see a movie together as friends.” So we did. When it was time for us to go our seperate ways we hugged and the sparks just FLEW. The next night he asked if I wanted to go see a movie again and I said sure! and that night we hugged again and sparks flew again. For four hours we hugged and talked and finally when I said I was going home he pulled me close and kissed me. It was almost immediate love. lol.
How long have you been together:
No clue really. We’ve been dating for 6 months today is what he says. I didn’t ever really keep track.
First I love you:
It’s really strange…but I don’t remember. Matt could probably tell you every detail of every moment…where we were, what we were doing, how it felt. But I can’t remember. Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones.
First kiss:
I think I answered that one up there ^^
When did you decide to move in together:
My mom is the one that actually suggested it. We joked about it and talked about it for a while, and then my mom said something about me moving out because I was feeling suffocated at home…and she said “you and matt could always move closer to work.” He was on a cruise at the time she said this, so I had to wait until he came back. We talked about it, he agreed, and we did…about two weeks later.
What does he do at your company:
Right now Matt works out in the warehouse of the company. He works hard and he actually makes pretty good money doing it…so we’re satisfied by it. He enjoys it and wants to move up in the company.
I will post pictures of the hurricane/baby bump/apartment as soon as I can.
