Feeling raw and sad
So, DH and I announced the pregnancy to family and close friends this weekend for Father's Day. While it was an overall joyful experience, I didn't realize just how hard it would be, too.
Old rivalries I had thought long buried immediately reared their ugly heads. (For example, my two closest friends are now in a passive-aggressive war over who gets to throw my baby shower.) Family members have immediately started... I don't know... It feels like they're staking claim, you know? Like the baby and I have suddenly become public property and everyone wants a piece of us. I'm already missing the days when this baby was just mine and my husband's.
Couple that with the fact that my grandmother is going in for pancreatic cancer surgery in two days, and I'm kind of am emotional mess right now. I'm raw and exposed when I just want to hide under my covers for a couple months.
Achieve your health goals from period to parenting.