The past few weeks have been consumed with all things little girl! We have spent most of our weekends looking for textiles for her nursery, picking out paint colors, and scavenging for accessories perfect for our little girl. We have finally picked out the fabrics; we found a purple and cream toile, a purple/blue/green/ stripe, and a really soft, green polka dot. Her room will be painted a very light lavender. Everything has to be perfect for our little miracle!!
I feel her moving daily and many times a day! She is very active. I wake up in the mornings to her kicking and go to bed feeling her swim around. Jordan got to feel her move for the first time this past week. She likes to be still when he tries to feel her move; I hope that means he has the magic touch! It has been a real obstacle to manage her kicking my bladder while I try to teach for six hours straight! I'm getting a lot of exercise running to the restroom during class changes.
She is the size of a large papaya! She is drinking the amniotic fluid, urinating, and working on her first poo-poo which will happen after birth. When she is not moving, she is sleeping 12-14 hours a day. We still haven't decided on a name; it's so hard to name little girls! My students try to suggest names daily. You can only imagine the uniqueness of some of those names!
I almost have no belly button! We enjoy watching my belly grow every day. I should be growing half an inch every week! My sweet tooth has finally returned, which is quite dangerous for my waist line. Jordan had to run to the store for chocolate chip cookies one day and I bought Krispy Kreme doughnuts one night.
My favorite part of the past few weeks has been shopping for her! I went to a consignment sale this past Thursday with my mom and mother-in-law. I bought her several cute outfits for her to wear for the first few months. Both grandmas bought her some cute clothes this week too! We plan on working on the nursery over Labor Day weekend! We're also going to buy her car seat and stroller soon!
Words cannot explain how overjoyed I am to get to carry this baby in my womb. I remember last Christmas, I was so sad because I should have been very pregnant. Instead, I had an empty womb and a slim chance of becoming pregnant. I had honestly given up the dream of being pregnant. I spent most of the Christmas season begging God for a baby. I realized today that God couldn't give me a baby last Christmas, but he is this Christmas!! I feel so blessed! God is so good! I wouldn't trade the swollen hands, constipation, mood swings, crazy cravings, hip pain, fatigue, etc. for anything else in the world because God has allowed me to carry a miracle inside of my body.
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