Just got off the phone with my great friend Ashley, who is also pregnant (about 10 weeks behind me), and she found out today they're having another girl!! I'm so super excited for her and can't wait to see the ultrasound pictures. Her baby and our baby will be so close in age and it will great for them to have a buddy.
I know this is cheesy of me, but really enjoyed my parents friends who had kids around the same age as me. I guess it's because I really don't know my cousins and most of the cousins I do have are my parents age (my parents are both 8-10 younger than their next oldest sibling). I know that our baby has a greater chance of having cousins her age than I was, but Matt and I are states away from our siblings- so she won't be able to see her cousins a whole bunch anyway. That thought makes me real sad.
But on the other hand, I have a lot of great friends who have had or are going to have babies right around the same time as me. Garrett has a baby girl who will be 8 months older, I have another friend- besides Ashley- who is 12 weeks behind me. I have three wonderful friends who had babies last February/March so she will be buddies with them.
Just had a moment and wanted to share with you the blessing of our Lord and savior!
Me, Ashley, Addyson (her 1 year old), and the ol' horse this summer.
Way too much time has passed since I last wrote. Mostly because life has been too busy. And to be frank, when it's not busy I'm passed out- aka storing up energy for the next round. Thankfully things have settled down enough that I'm awake at the crack butt of dawn on a Saturday and I can write this. Amen right there!
As I've been driving to work each morning, well the mornings I don't carpool, and I've wished I could type and drive. I feel like there is so much about this pregnancy that I haven't been able to write down- so God bless you reader, here goes about two weeks worth of what I can remember.
I've enjoyed being pregnant, especially in the second trimester. I have however found out slowly but surely that the third trimester is a whole new ball game. (sorry for so many cheesy sayings :-) There is less energy to go around, and a greater desire to eat anything and everything in site. My students bring breakfast back to class- oh my, the thought crosses my mind to eat their food! Who desires to take food from a hungry child?! Madness! I had only gained 2 pounds from the end of August to late September. Well I just had another appointment- brace yourself- this past appointment was only 2 weeks after the last one and I gained 4 pounds this time! Yikes. I don't want to be huge, but I just want to eat all the time. I was telling Matt, that even when I'm not hungry my body wants to eat. I just spent the last three years of my life getting into a healthy body and keeping it that way, not wanting to throw that away in a mere 2 months. So anyway, that is something I've been working on- only eating a peanut butter english muffin every other day and not two a day ;-)
Some stuff I have been loving though is that she is soooo much more active this trimester. She is moving and grooving and she has a schedule. She loves to get wild in there when I come home from work and put my feet up, as I lay on the couch. Matt can usually enjoy the crazy from the chair across the room, she's so nutty! He can feel her more and more, which I love! This morning in bed when I was laying there I had Annabelle purring away on my legs and her wiggling around like a crazy girl in my belly. It didn't take me long to get uncomfortable (another pet peeve of 3rd trimester, nothing is comfortable for very long!) and I was thinking of Matt is laying away sleeping and dreaming while I was uncomfortable with both "kids." LOL...it made me giggle to think of our family growing and changing!
Another thought I had mid car ride, was how much faster time seems to go now that I'm back at work. We only have two months left- WOW!! That is big. I remember the first few month of being pregnant and thinking this was going to be the longest 9 months because ever week seemed to last a thousand years (a little over the top, but it's me talking here). I have been a little grateful for the speeding up of time. Not that I want life to fly by, but I find myself getting so ready to meet her. Does she have a full head of hair? Is her face round or oval? Will she be a fuss bucket or mellow? What will she smell like (I hope that isn't too weird to wonder)? What will Matt be like with her? Will she like swinging in her swing or rolling around the neighborhood for walks with me in her stroller? I'm sure it's normal to wonder all of these things, but I'm getting ready for answers. On the other hand though, I very much enjoy the selfishness of having her in my tummy, all to my self, safe and sound too!
Anyway, I'm going to end this with saying I feel so blessed to have what I have and be trusted with this wonderful life. Thanks be to God for all of it!!!
Me, Ashley, Addyson (her 1 year old), and the ol' horse this summer.
