And It Begins...

Well, I have decided to do it.  Start a blog that is.  I think it will be interesting to see if I can keep up with this considering that I have never been able to keep up with a journal or diary.  As a kid, I bought so many because I was fascinated by the idea and to be honest, they were always so cute.  Little leather books, or cute diaries with hearts on it.  Anyways, let me start by saying that this is my blog to record the happenings of the Cresswell household for our family and friends, both near and far.  So... that being said, I will not be proofreading for grammatical or punctuation errors.  If that kind of thing bothers you, move on and read someone else's blog. :)

So, I will start from the beginning.  (well, the day we found out our family would be expanding)  It was a Saturday morning and I decided it was time.  Time to take the pregnancy test that is.  I had taken other tests since I had been off the BC (birth control) for a while so this time, I had told myself that I would wait until I was really late.  So, I take the test and it says positive.  I was in total shock even though this was something we were planning and hoping for.  I went into the living room and told Scott.  I am not sure he had that much of a reaction (not like on the movies) because he was so shocked.  We wanted to tell our parents immediately but for some reason, I decided that it was absolutely necessary that I take a shower first.  (this was the beginning of all kinds of weird things that I would do as a pregnant person).  After my shower, we went to my parents and told my mom something along the lines of how she would be a grandma in about 8 months.  My dad had already left the house so my mom told him to turn around.  When he got back to the house, we told him about his new title of "grandpa."  He said he had a feeling that is what we were going to say.  Of course, he just smiled and my mom cried.  After the excitement died down, we went to Scott's moms to tell her.  We were standing in the kitchen and Scott said something like " well, I need to get new tires on the car for my pregnant wife."  I am trying to remember that exact words he used.  Of course, Sara (Scott's mom) was so excited! 

And so it began... I was so lucky in those early months and did not experience much nausea.  I remember getting very hungry a lot sooner than I expected that I would.  I did get sick one time and it was due to taking my vitamin early in the morning instead of at night and eating a piece of toast that really scratched on my teeth. :) 

In December 2009, I left my job to accept a position at a small firm that has an office in Owasso and one in Tulsa.  It was truly a gift from God.  In March 2008, I was looking for an attorney job and I sent my resume to Holly Cinocca's office (some of you know her as Holly Breese).  She kindly said she didnt need anyone.  So anyways, in November 2009, I got a random call from Holly saying that her firm was looking for an associate attorney.  I couldnt believe it.  About this time, I was 4 months pregnant and had begun to really struggle with whether or not I could leave my baby and drive an hour away to work.  So, long story short, I met with Holly and the other partners and took the job, which would enable me to cut my commute from about 60 minutes one way to 4 minutes one way.  I gave notice and my last day at my old job was December 15th and I started my new job the very next day. It was hard to transition but I know it was meant to be.  The new job worked out great and I got bigger and bigger. 

In the beginning, my due date was April 24th and at some point it was moved to April 22nd.  I worked all the way up until my due date.  I will continue the story in my next blog...