Way back before Kristin got knocked up we partied 24/7/ Even if it was just in the car dancing to Lady Gaga and talking, life was a party. She still is the life of the party at 6 months in.
She is now 27. At 18 she was married to a very religous egyptian Muslim man and their marriage lasted 6 years. When they were wed she was required by his religion to sighn a waiver stating that if her husband met an untimely death and they had children, Kristin's custody of the children would go to the grandparents. Problems came from this and therefor there were no kids, and inevitably she left him.
I met Kristin around August 2010 at a party. We were instiantly best friends. That party was followed by many others, lots of hanging out, and lots of conversations. Within 2 monthsshe had met Michael, and conceived a child.
I did not beleive the text. It read "I'm preggers!! :]" I thought it was a joke. I laughed about it and made alot of slut jokes, but she was serious. Kristin was delighted, as we all were once it sunk in. I LOVE Kristin and her baby bump. After the Inital schock was over, it was time for prenatals and doctor visits.
Michael was just as excited as any of us and has been with Kristin through it all. They are going to be a great family. Though he lives in Mississippi and we are in Alabama, he comes here, she goes there, and they are ALWAYS on the phone. I can tell how excited they are.
Im the first few months I began hoarding baby items and we all write down names, endless names. Though, all the good ones were girl names. We had settled on the name 'Aluhra Jewel Husky' (Husky is the last name). We would call her 'LULU' for short and spoil her rotten.
Ultrasound after ultra sound we could not wait to find out the sex so we could begin buying Lulu everything she would need to be taken care of and everything a baby could ever want. Soooooooooooo the day came where we found out that there was a penis on the baby, and it was declared a boy. Though unexpected, still a blessing.
Pregnant women are subject to alot of bloodwork, tests, and vitamins. Among the tests done on expectant mothers is a precautionary test for chromosomal abnormalities. Kristin's test came back positive, and we were all scared. This meant that the child could have downsyndrome. The procedure done to test the baby directly for the condition is called and Amniocentesis. This procedure carries with it a 2% chance of miscarriage since it is direct to the baby. She did not know if it was worth the risk. I was the one to tell her that we need to know because we need to be prepaired. For the wellbeing of the baby we cannot go without knowing. She went through the procedure.
Two weeks past and we got news back that the baby was absolutely normal. We were thankful. Allthough, we would love him anyway there are difficulties to raising a handicapped child that would be expensive and at times heartbreaking.
So here we are now 6 months in registering at Target for gifts and seeing wich prego pants look best. She is getting bigger everyday and im nervous to be a Godmother. Though i have experience with childcare, this is going to be the closest i'll ever be to being a mom.
Afterall, picking out breast pumps and baby surveillence systems is as close to being a prego that I can get without the bump.
The baby shower will be within the next 2 weeks and im excited to be throwing it. All of our friends and family are entirely involved with Kristin and supporting her in every way we can. It takes a villiage to raise a child you know. At least I wont be the one birthing and Breast feeding him! I'll settle for naptime cuddles and strolls on the weekends, as long as I can give him back!
