our secret's out!

we finally started sharing our news!  no more secrets.  thank goodness!  tired of dodging questions about pregnancy, rescheduling dinners and faking drinks.  we told family first on friday then friends after.  there has been different types of reactions.  most react with happiness (even tears) and lots of congratulations.  some are not so happy right away... shock and inquisition (mostly family).  we've definitely been getting some wedding questions (mostly from family).  we have NO wedding plans (why fix something if it's not broken).  some are in disbelief that i'm as far along as i am.  when i shared my news, some said "finally!" or "at long last!".  i waited for a long time to be ready for a baby and i don't regret waiting at all.  i was very selfish for so long - only thinking about having fun and where to go on my next vacation.  i got those things out of my system (finally).  my career is headed in the right direction and i'm comfortable where i'm at professionally.  i'm with someone who i love and who makes me want to have a child with him.  it can't be a better time.  no matter how people reacted to the news initially, mik and i only hope that they are truly happy for us.  we're very excited about this baby.  i'm liking (not loving) the whole pregnancy thing.  mik and i both have a lot of godchildren (i have 12 to date) so we take that as a sign that people think we'll make great parents!  :)  we can't wait to have our dragon baby...  actually, we can since we haven't bought anything!  ;)  we'll love him/her unconditionally and will do the best job we can as parents. 

BUT...  we haven't told our coworkers yet - mostly because we work together and no one knows we are even dating!  so not really sure how to approach that.

genetic counseling is scheduled for wednesday morning.  more on that later!