Baby News

As much as I love letting Anil pretend that he's the one that's pregnant, I figured that it probably made sense for me to just get it out publicly (I've been blogging about it here on Vox for friends and family) that, yes, Ben and I are expecting a baby later this year.

This is what full looks like

If you know me, you know that I'm a worrier and that all that Italian blood in me has made me incredibly superstitious. My biggest fear has been that something bad would happen to the baby and if more people knew (especially the blogging world as a whole), it would be even harder to get through. Even writing publicly about the baby now makes me feel that I seem overconfident. So, until I'm holding a healthy baby, I'll still be scared (and then, surprise, surprise, the real worrying begins).

I need to be a public person with my role at Six Apart, but having someone else to protect and take care of has made me realize how much of a private person I really am. The balance of being public for work and private for life can be difficult at times and we're constantly figuring out what our comfort zones are on a daily basis.

But we're really excited and are completely amazed by how fast this all goes. There seems to be a bit of a baby boom going on in my circle of friends and that makes us even more anxious to meet our little one!

Comments

[[atropos]]

Congratulations! I do hope for the best for all of you.

[Jacquie]

that's wonderful news, Mena! warmest wishes to you and Ben on this addition to your lives together.

[Teresa]

[this is good] Best Wishes!!

[Lauren]

Having a very superstitious father (he's Filipino), I know how it is to worry about very personal times like this. Try to focus on the positive in everything right now though. You're going to be a wonderful mommy. Congratulations, Mena! I'm so happy for you and Ben.

[Erin]

[this is good] Congrats! :)

[Terie]

[ciò è buono] That is awesome. Congrats.

[Janette]

[this is good] I can relate to the superstition, and it is a nerve-wracking 40 or so weeks, but also very exciting.  Congrats!  Happy news indeed. 

[erin*carly]

[this is good] oo!  congratulations to the parents-to-be!

[Colleen]

[this is good] babybabybaby!!

[Abe]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :D

[Mikki]

[this is good] You have such a cute little baby bump! Congrats! You are in for the ride of your life. At least once a day, I have a smile on my face so big my cheeks hurt, and it is all because of them.  It's great that you will now be able to enjoy the support of the cool community that you have set up here. 

[Papi Chulo]

Oh dude! Is THAT what that is?? Man... I wasn't gonna say anything...

[Anil]

[this is good] I'm so glad Ben finally knows!

[crankypants]

[das ist gut] Congrats! :)

[Mutsumi]

[this is good] I'm so happy to know that we'll have a baby at the same year!
Besides, I really understand your worry coz me too. Maybe we can share our fear and happiness as well! I'll fly to SF next year and we can have a baby meeting, ne?

[Arvind Satyanarayan]

[this is good] Congrats!!

[ueno]

[this is good] (^^)b

[lizzy]

[this is good] i think it's very normal to be protective and a little anxious about something this big. congratulations and best wishes. :)

[raf]

[this is good] Congratulations to your both, Ben and Mena and good luck.  Do not be too overly worrisome, and enjoy it.  Your life will never be the same once the baby arrives.

[aa]

[this is good] About time!

[rachel]

[this is good] congrats (again)!

[rachel]

Does this mean Anil's not pregnant?

[Michael Sippey]

[kids are good]

[Patty]

Congratulations Mena. You and Ben look soooo happy in this picture. And despite the worry and the fears, everything will turn out so much better than you can even imagine. I can't wait to see the baby photos. Maddie is going to be so jealous. :-)

[Daryn]

congratulations to you both.