I know a lot of people who have recently married the love of their life, and have started their family. It seems really weird to think that a bunch of people I knew from high school, and even freshman year of college, are now married and are parents. Although it may seem weird, it is getting to that time in our lives where people start to settle down with the ones they love. We are getting older whether we like it or not, and that is just another chapter in life. Things are going to continue to change as we turn the page and start new chapters.

Out of all the people I know that have recently been married and started their families, one happens to be my best friend. I will never forget the day she told me she was pregnant. I wanted to cry. I knew her life was going to change. With her life changing, I wasn't sure if our friendship would change. That scared me a lot. I didn't want to slowly drift away from each other because our lives would now be in two different chapters. The more I thought about it though, I thought about how much our friendship had been through already. We have been there for each other through major ups and major downs. Although this was a big change coming in her life, I knew I would be there for her through it all and support her constantly like I always had.

Throughout her pregnancy, I loved hearing about the process and how much she hated and loved it at the same time. I can't imagine being pregnant and watching your body go through that change of getting bigger and bigger, but knowing what is growing inside of you must make you so happy. She handled it like a pro though. When the time came for her precious baby to finally make her appearance, she handled that like a pro as well. The one thing about having your best friend go through pregnancy and labor is that you get to hear every detail about the good, the bad, and the ugly that no one has ever really told you before (which is a very funny and honest conversation).

In the beginning, I was a little afraid that things would change. The reality of it is though, that things haven't changed one bit. We are still the exact same best friends we were before. Well, one thing has changed a little I guess. I used to get texts that said "omg I just spent so much money on clothes" and now I get pictures of the nasty messes that her little girl makes and texts that say "OMG I just spent so much money at Lowes buying stuff for the house". I tell her constantly that she has turned into such a grown up, but I am so proud of the grown up she has become. I love watching her be a mom every single day and I love getting texts with pictures of her sweet baby. She is such a great mom, and she is still a great best friend.

Don't ever think that just because your best friend is pregnant, that your friendship is going to change. In fact, it can make it even better. I will always cherish our friendship and how we have always supported each other. I know I'll be looking to her for guidance some day when I go through this chapter of life and I know she'll be so supportive and tell me how it's all worth it in the end. I can't wait to be home all the time soon so I can go see her and her sweet baby any time I want.