Hi guys…. So, yeah! I’m preggers! That’s why it’s taken me longer than usual to email you back if you’ve emailed me in the past few months. That’s why I haven’t been to your blog as regularly as I used to. That’s why I’ve been ranting my ARSE off lately on this blog! And, that’s why I had some rather dark and “mysterious” posts for a while there back in January! (You were wondering, weren’t you!?)

The past 3 months have been really really really really REALLY hard for me. I’ve been beyond tired, nauseous 24/7, indigestiony, unable to sleep, jittery — the works! I’ve also been struggling, like last time (see here and here), with pre-partum depression. The obsessive compulsiveness hasn’t been as bad this time, but the anxiety and depression were very painful. The fact that my parents went away for 3 weeks made things even more challenging for me. Anyway, I’m so glad I can finally tell you what I’ve been going through and that we’re having a baby! Now that the first-trimester symptoms, including the anxiety, are starting to dissipate, I can enjoy this pregnancy and sharing this beautiful news.

Thank you so much for making me laugh these past three months with your supportive and hilarious comments, emails, etc.. You don’t know how much you helped me stay afloat. You don’t know because I seriously can’t even tell you. LOVE!

We’ll talk more later. Today’s ultrasound and obgyn appointments took ALL DAY! We were there from 9:30am until 4pm — waiting, waiting, waiting and waiting. Can you believe!? Josh was with me — thank goodness! So, we both chased after the monkey all day…. Anyway, my point is I’m EXHAUSTED from this day, and I still have to manage to stay awake during the ballet I’m going to tonight, AND to write my Cheaty’s Celebrity Gossip column! Gotta go get the monkey bathed before I leave (wish me luck with that one!!!).

xo Haley-O!