Welcome to the world, baby!

I've always been a late bloomer.

I did everything later than the other girls. And now, here I am blogging - late again. I guess I do figure it all out eventually. I was also late to the party having a baby. Not that I'm "that old" mind you, but if you ask the Dr. who immediately told me I was "Advanced Maternal Age" when I had my first pregnancy appointment, I'm not that young either.

For those of you trying to get pregnant, as my husband, Rick, likes to say, the best way to get pregnant if you've been trying for awhile, is get laid off. I was laid off from a corporate marketing job last year and about a month later we had a "family meeting" it went like this:

Me (while lying on the couch during my second nap of the day because I hadn't been this tired since I had Mono in 8th grade): Hey, Rick, I think we need to have a family meeting.

Rick: You're Pregnant.

Me: How'd you know?

Rick: Fuck. (and really, this was about money, not about babies - although he wasn't as bought into the baby idea as I was - more on this another day)

I was lucky; the pregnancy was easy. I had minimal trouble, I just got as big as a house. I gained a good 45lbs on a 5'1" frame. The baby is 5 months old and I am struggling to get the weight off. Of course, truth be told, I had an extra 15lbs on me before I got pregnant.

Instead of going back to the corporate grind, I did some contract work until I got to big for anyone to be interested in hiring me. I had my beautiful baby boy the end of January and have been enjoying my time with him.

Now I am a stay at home mom by default, grappling with the idea of going back to work and what that might look like. Thinking about all the things Mommies think about. How did I get here? Do I get daycare? Can I work from home? When do I start solid food? Can I make it myself? How do I figure the budget so we can afford to live while still doing the things we enjoy? And on and on.

Welcome to the Mommy Life....