the pregnancy of noah blake

Well, mine is very complicated, I guess is the way to put it.

Not the pregnancy, but the story was or is.

In 2009, I got pregnant with my very first and only child. I was beyond scared. I had just started cosmetology school at Kayes Beauty College, and just 2 weeks prior to starting, at my meeting my dad had taken me to meet with the guy to sign up, and the guy joked about taking leaves if a pregnancy ever occurred, and my dad said “trust me, she won’t be getting pregnant anytime soon.” Little did I know, 2 days before that, I had just become pregnant.  So here’s where the fun part comes in. My cycle has never been normal. I would either go months with out a period, or go completely on schedule. Usually at the beginning of the year is when I would skip, and it would go on for 2 or 3 months! I never really knew why. So, I did end up with my January period, and didn’t pay attention to February, March, or April, because I thought it was like every other year. Well, May came along, and I was extra emotional, and very opinionated, which caused Noah’s birth father and I to fight even more than usual. So, I was waiting for my period to come on and it didn’t. That’s when I noticed I had a line straight down the middle of my stomach. So, I googled it. I saw that it was called “linea negra” and that’s when I found out I just might be pregnant. Well, that week, my fiance at the time (Noah’s birth father) came to stay, and we were staying at my friend April’s apartment. (We were staying with April because he lived in Vincennes, Indiana, and I live in Noblesville, IN. It’s a three hour difference, and he wasn’t allowed to stay at my house. My mom and Shawn do not and will never get along. They don’t like each other. It was a very sad year of my life! Lol) We got into a huge fight one night, and April came out to see what was the matter when her husband told her that I was crying on her couch in the living room. She came out to see what was the matter, and then after she left the room, fiance left her apartment too! I finally got ahold of him, found out where he was, and broke the news to him that there was a good chance I was pregnant. We went out bought a test, went back to April’s, and I looked at april with a certain look and said that I was going to use her restroom, and next thing I knew she was up off the couch walking with me. I sat there for a while just talking to her. Very very scared to take the test. Then I took it. Tick tock tick tock. And when we looked at the test, we couldn’t really tell, but it looked like it was positive. Next thing I knew, Shawn and I were planning doctors visits! Well, we found out at our first appointment that we were having a baby boy.

Then it was telling my mom. My mom, like most parents of younger adults, was very upset and worried. We didn’t really talk to each other for 2 weeks. I gave her, her own space, and she gave me mine. When we finally worked it out, she was very excited. Our first “happy” talk was went like this “I’m too young to be considered ‘grandma’ so he will call me ‘nana’..” and that was that. Haha. During the two weeks of not talking to my mom, is when we started announcing. Well, it was more like, Shawn told one person and changed his status to “boy or girl?” and everyone and their mom was texting me. So changing my profile pic to my ultrasound picture of “it’s a boy” was the best way to do it! I promise you though, to this day, some of my friends on facebook still ask me when I had a baby! Haha

First baby bump pics:

**JULY 4^TH**

After Shawn went back home, all we did was fight. Every single night we fought. I was always so upset. Crying every night. But I loved him. He was my fiancee, what else could I put up with? I had a job and our main fight was for me to quit my job and move with him. He didn’t have his own place and he didn’t have a job. So preggo would starve. No way! About mid august, I ended up losing my job because he wouldn’t wake up to take me home and my phone and his phone was shut off. The girl we were staying with had a phone that was shut off too. So I couldn’t call into work. It was awful. Then he wouldn’t take me home because he didn’t want the baby and I to leave (meaning the baby in my belly! Lol) We fought outside of my house for 2 ½ hours because he didn’t want to drive all the way back home with out me. Then when I finally convinced him to leave, told him I’d stay up til he got home. Well 3 hours is a long time to wait for a pregnant lady. So I told him I was going to bed via facebook and he cussed me out for it when he got home. I’m pregnant and sleepy! I’ll do what I want. That was my thought anyways. 

The day pregnant horomones got the best of me and I cut off all my hair was crazy! I just got out of my computer chair after seeing an adorable pic of Selena Gomez, and decided that’s how I wanted my hair. I was the girl who said, "I won't cut my hair off. I refuse to be THAT pregnant woman." haha. I guess I lied!

7 month belly pics::

My last FULL month of pregnancy was September. Which lead to my rib fest, my baby shower, and  my 21^st birthday. Ribfest included more food than you could ever imagine!! I ate and ate and ate. Oh and I ATE!!

I had two baby showers! One was supposed to be for just friends and my grandma, but only a few came to that one, and my second one was supposed to be for just family, but all my friends showed up to that one! Haha. It was fun though!!

 2 very proud greats! “great aunt janie” and “great grandfather

this pic are some of the most amazing friends I could ask for. Jackie, Lily, and April. Some amazing women who could get me through anything!!

Soon after was my 21^st birthday, which consisted of spending time with my mom and april! And I even got to eat from the SPAGHETTI FACTORY! Oh I was excited!!

(this was our first “April’s the one not pregnant and hope is” picture! Haha.

About a week and a half before Noah was born!!

So let’s skip to OCTOBER!!

A week before Noah was born, I got to pick a date to be induced. I only did this because I wanted to make sure Shawn was there for the delivery! The doctor chose October  14, 2009!

This story will be continued on a next post where you’ll see how choosing to be induced wasn’t such a good idea!! Stay tuned!!

xx

hope