I have to confess, I have a big secret I’ve been hiding…
Remember that hiatus I took from blogging in late March and April?
That’s because this little one was giving me some terrible “morning sickness.”
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(I use quotes here because for me, it was all-day, almost unrelenting nausea until about 14 weeks.)
My hubby and I are excited to announce that we are expecting a little GIRL sometime around November 13th!
We’re absolutely thrilled and are really excited to be adding to our family. She’s been moving around a lot more lately, which has been a fun and unique thing to experience. She’ll give me little pokes throughout the day and a bunch of little pokes right when I’m trying to fall asleep, of course. They’re not quite big enough for my hubby to feel yet, but I’m hoping that will change within the next few weeks.
So why did I wait so long to announce on the blog? A big part of it was my own anxiety. I know I’ve blogged about my struggle with anxiety before, but if you weren’t aware, it’s something that I struggle with on a daily basis. When it came to baby, I was terrified of telling the whole world that I was pregnant, only to find out soon after that we’d lost the baby. I know other bloggers have shared about pregnancy loss and have gotten nothing but love, but I couldn’t imagine the personal pain of having to tell everyone that we’d lost the baby.
We had our 20 week ultrasound on Monday and everything looked great, which is what finally made me feel safe enough to share our happy news. Our families and close friends have known since the end of the first trimester, but that underlying fear kept me from sharing the pregnancy on social media and other places. Like anything, coping with anxiety is a journey, and if you’re struggling with it, know that you’re not alone. And yes, I’ll be sharing more openly in the future about my anxiety in general and how it’s affected my pregnancy.
I will be posting about my pregnancy on a somewhat regular basis on the blog, but if you’d like more of a behind-the-scenes look, be sure you’re following me on Instagram (@sublimelyfit) and on Snapchat (bethbrombosz)!
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Beth, wow so excited for you and your husband. Being a Mom is the best thing in the whole world!
Congratulations!! You look so stinkin’ cute! <3 I understand the reason for waiting to announce. I have a sister in law who went through the same thing. I'll keep you in my thoughts!!
YAY! Congrats! What a great picture of the little lady. You look absolutely glowing! So excited for you!
Oh my goodness, CONGRATULATIONS!! So happy for you and your hubby!
Congrats!!! So happy for you!
I’m so happy for you Beth! And I hope you’re feeling much better now too.
I’m so happy for you my friend! Congrats!!!
Congratulations! I so understand both the “morning sickness” that last all day everyday! And I understand the anxiety. I was 30 when I had my first (and only) pregnancy, and I had a hard time embracing my pregnant body. I let fears take over and waited as long as I could to share the news although we were so happy and blessed. All turned out well and we now have a 13 year old boy that I don’t think I could love anymore than I already do. Exciting news! Enjoy it!
Just so beyond happy for you. So, so happy. SO HAPPY.
Did I say I was happy? 😀 So many congratulations for you and Scott! And glad that you are feel better!
Awww congrats. Great news and a little girl too!!
You KNOW I’m over the moon happy for you and Scott! <3
And I look forward to hearing about anxiety + pregnancy, as that will be a reality for me if/when I do become pregnant.
OMG congrats girl! How exciting and I’m so excited to see you and baby in two weeks too!
So exciting! Hang in there- the second trimester is SO much better.
How exciting! Congratulations. I cant wait to see more posts! 🙂
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations!!! I wish you all the best in the remainder of your pregnancy <3
Blessings,
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Thank you so much, Edye!
Woohoo, how exciting. Remember, there can never be too many baby pictures. 🙂
My own little niece is due about the exact same time. Just had fun shopping for girlie clothes with my sister-in-law.
Thank you, Abby! I’m excited to do some shopping for cute clothes, too! I can’t resist. 🙂
Congratulations!
It seems to be a normal feeling to want to wait and share when you’ve hit a certain milestone… so I hope that isn’t making you feel like you’re overly anxious about it!
Congratulations!
I think it’s a very normal feeling to be anxious about sharing after a certain date! It doesn’t seem overly anxious to me at all to wait and tell!
Thank you, Kim! And I’m glad I don’t sound totally crazy. 🙂