I wanted to capture a few highlights of this pregnancy before it's over. As I sit here, I am anxiously waiting for my baby to arrive...wondering if I will know that I am in Labor, will we get JJ to Grandpa's house in time and get settled into the birthing room at the Hospital, will I be able to make it through this process without an epidural and have a successful VBAC story to tell?? Soo many questions! Although this is all that I am thinking about now, pregnancy started out very differently. It began as, should we have a second child? When is the right time? Now that we have decided...when will I ever get pregnant? It amazes me how all of these unknowns become reality and then just seem like old news. At one point they are all consuming and then you basically never think about it again once you are safely through your first trimester.
For me, this time around was much more difficult. The first 12 weeks included extreme exhaustion, nausea, and trying to balance life with an almost 2 year old and a move to a new home. By the Grace of God, we made it through all of that and feel like it has been smooth sailing since then. We decided to find out the sex of our baby, another boy! We enjoyed our long summer days going for walks to the park and vacationing to Montana and Yellowstone National Park. We spent a lot of time with family and friends and have tried to enjoy each and every moment as a family of 3. Pretty soon, life will be changed forever. In an instant, we are going to fall in love with this little person and he will hold a special place in our hearts forever. We soo look forward to meeting him and we have had a lot of fun dreaming about the day that he arrives. JJ is excited to be a big brother, Jason is loving the idea of having his 2 boys to hang out with, and I am ready for the new challenge of being a mom of two kids. I think we have all had enough of being pregnant....I am ready to have my body back (as much as you can while nursing), JJ wants to be able to climb all over me again while playing, and my Husband wants these mood swings, cravings, potty breaks & tossing and turning in bed to stop!! It's almost over & we are ready:)
Sam I think it's funny and very observant of you that you said that we become so consumed with certain topics, and then things pass and we can barely remember being so passionate about them. You reminded to look at the big picture and how there is still so much more to come with being a mom and so many new things that we still have to explore! I think you should try for a girl!!! :)
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