The name of the game for the first 3 months. I personally like to pride myself that I’m good at keeping a secret. Well, it turns out it’s not that simple. The more time passed the harder it got to keep it to ourselves.
At one point I was very close to just say I don’t care anymore and I want the world to know. Probably this is where the added level of difficulty does come from. It’s something good, you are happy about it. Not being able to share with close friends and family takes away from the specialness of it all. I enjoy the moments when only we know, but this urge to just burst out and scream it at the world kept eating away at me slowly.
Just a few things to keep in mind, it’s good to have an excuse for everything. Trust me when I say, this time it really did come handy to have those excuses. There are multiple situations that you wouldn’t even think of normally. I’m talking about very simple thing. You go out for a dinner with friends, and suddenly it becomes a big thing why your wife is not having a glass of wine. Another good one, since pregnant women can’t eat certain things, once again, she doesn’t have something that she usually would and the hounds are sniffing around and trying to figure out what’s going on.
It also teaches you a good lesson in how much people do pay attention to certain details of one another, especially when it comes to the ones who are close. Probably a good sign that your friends really do care about you, or they just nosy and can’t mind their own business. I’ll let you be the judge of that. I’m not complaining, but it was interesting to see what others pay attention to and how they try to lure you into their trap with all kinds of questions just so they can validate if their theory is wright or wrong.
Before we wrap it up, I just want to share one more small story. We were traveling, visiting some friends, when suddenly this game of keeping a secret became even harder. Since they know you well, your favourite drink is waiting for you upon arrival. Go ahead genius and try to navigate yourself out of this one. I was thinking to myself whilst searching for the moment to switch my empty glass with the wives full one.
Overall it’s an interesting time. These situations are getting you ready for the bigger adventure that lays ahead of you. The signs of pregnancy start showing more and more. With every doctor visit and test, you start getting to grips with your new reality.
Let me know in the comments if you had issues in keeping a secret. Take care and see you in the next one.
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