Welcome to SR Azreal!
Yup, your story sounds familiar to me too, though I am a female
Astro, isn't it the truth that I wish that we could tell our stories and keep all others like us from going any further into the disease.
Azreal, I am only 4 1/2 months sober and I can SO relate to those giddy sensations. That was so me. I did not drink all day but man was I looking forward to it when quitting time came! Only you know if you are an alcoholic but don't let the amount fool you. I only drank a bottle or bottle and a half of wine a night, even at the very end and I am DEFINITELY an alcoholic.
Congrats on your first baby! Trust me, you do not want to miss a minute of that!