I still remember when I said the words, "We're having a baby," to my husband for the first time.
The look of fright came over his face as well as excitement and curiosity.
"What do we do now?" I think was the first thought in his mind.
We had been married for eight years before this blessed news arrived, and it was strange to realize it wouldn't be just the two of us any longer.
I believe my husband was just simply afraid of change; our lives would never be the same again.
For eight years, we had simply been accustomed to come and go as we pleased.
We worked during the week and had weekends to visit new places, join a bowling league, or just go to the movies.
Basically, we had freedom to do whatever we wanted.
We thought we were in no rush to have our first baby, and we enjoyed spending time together to know one another.
However, after so many years passed, I had an increasing desire to have a baby of my own.
My husband, I believe like most men, was content with his freedom to come and go, but I was ready to settle down with a family.
I knew I wanted to be a mother, and I didn't want to wait much longer.
After all, my biological clock was ticking.
Every time I held one of my friends' babies, I would have an overwhelming love in my heart for this little life, and it was harder and harder to pass it back to its mother.
Babies have a way of wrapping their little finger around your heart.
Our friends became our learning experience as we watched them raise their children.
We learned that being a parent could be challenging at times to say the least; however, the joy and pride that was felt was priceless.
Very quickly, we realized that parenthood is a wonderful experience that everyone should be able to enjoy.
It's not something to be taken lightly, but at the same time, it's not something to be afraid of either.
Eventually, our blessed day came: our new baby boy was born.
Our feelings of fright were replaced with feelings of worry, anxiety, and so much love.
It opened our eyes to a whole new world.
We no longer thought of just ourselves, but instead of how we could make our family the best it could be.
We learned that as husband and wife, we were bonded even more now as a family with our baby, instead of when it was just the two of us, and we wondered what took us so long!