{"id":149,"date":"2011-05-06T04:17:23","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T09:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bethbrenneke.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2011-05-06T04:17:23","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T09:17:23","slug":"once-again-i-attempt-to-dust-this-thing-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beth.unspunproductions.com\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Once again, I attempt to dust this thing off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t touched this blog in forever, but with some pretty big changes happening in my life, I thought it best to give it another shot.\u00a0 A new location, a new look, and a new name- all in hopes to journal one of the biggest events in my life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_151\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-151\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bethbrenneke.com\/?attachment_id=151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"size-full wp-image-151\" title=\"Tests\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bethbrenneke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/webtests.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beth.unspunproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/webtests.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beth.unspunproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/webtests-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, we&#39;re sure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As you all know, Matt and I are expecting our first child in November, and I am scared shitless.\u00a0 I imagine it&#8217;s the same crap every first-timer thinks, but I can&#8217;t seem to help it.\u00a0 I&#8217;m terrified that I have already done something to screw this kid&#8217;s life up, like passed on my anxiety and depression issues.\u00a0 I pray this kid is like Matt in pretty much every way.<\/p>\n<p>And regardless of what my darling husband may think, he has, and continues to be absolutely amazing.\u00a0 He tells me I&#8217;m beautiful when I&#8217;ve got a zit the size of a small moon on the end of my nose, and I have no doubt in my mind that he will be the best daddy ever.\u00a0 I think that&#8217;s the part I&#8217;m looking forward to the most- seeing Matt hold our child (pregnancy hormones make me all weepy just thinking about it).\u00a0 So, the next time you see him, please remind him of his awesomeness.\u00a0 He doesn&#8217;t believe me when I say it, but if enough people tell him, he just might.<\/p>\n<p>As I am writing this, I am just shy of 12 weeks.\u00a0 I try not to complain, because I know that some women would kill to have the pregnancy I have had so far: apart from being queasy a few times, I haven&#8217;t been sick.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll take the crippling exhaustion and horrible breakouts over that any day!\u00a0 We&#8217;ve found a great doctor, and hearing The Kid&#8217;s heartbeat over the doppler on Monday was beyond awesome, if a little surreal.<\/p>\n<p>So, what are the next few months looking like for us?\u00a0 Hopefully we&#8217;ll be able to get this house in a condition to put it on the market.\u00a0 I would really prefer not to bring a baby home here, but with the housing market the way it is, especially in St. Louis, there is a very good chance it may happen.\u00a0 I may not like it, but I&#8217;ve accepted it.\u00a0 Besides that, life will be pretty much the same until November, when all hell breaks loose.\u00a0 And I can honestly say that I can&#8217;t wait (and yes, come Christmas I know will whistling a different tune).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t touched this blog in forever, but with some pretty big changes happening in my life, I thought it best to give it another shot.\u00a0 A new location, a new look, and a new name- all in hopes to &hellip; 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