Yep, I'm HUGE!!!! I just could never imagine that my belly could stretch this much, but sure enough....I officially have a watermelon under my shirt. We have entered our 36th week of pregnancy and it feels like about week 84. The anticipation is mounting with each passing day and my ability to be patient is dwindling. I know, not good, considering the road ahead but I'm sure my patience will improve as I learn to be a mom.
This past weekend, Mike and I went to Wisconsin to visit a church and also to have a baby shower with family and friends. It was an absolute blast and they all went above and beyond when it came to their giving. I feel so much more prepared for this little guy now that we had that shower and I am just so excited to get to put some of those cute little outfits on him. Within one day of receiving our gifts, Mike had already assembled our stroller and baby swing as well as the mobile for the crib. I went right to work washing clothes and bedsheets and making the crib look BABY BEAUTIFUL! We are so excited that we can hardly handle it.
Physically, it's getting a little tough. I've had moms tell me before in order to try and prepare me for this but it's just not the same as going through it yourself. The back pain has probably been the worst but I try and tell myself that "this too shall pass." Getting in and out of bed at night has also become a task, as well as the 15 trips to the restroom in the dark of night. Also a little annoying are the swollen ankles and the body parts that seem to increasingly become numb. I can hardly sit or lay in one position for longer than 15 minutes before my hip or hand or foot fall asleep. All and all, I wouldn't trade it for the world and I'm sure many of you who read this understand exactly what I'm going through. It's all worth it and that will just be confirmed when I hold Landon in my arms for the first time.
This past weekend, Mike and I went to Wisconsin to visit a church and also to have a baby shower with family and friends. It was an absolute blast and they all went above and beyond when it came to their giving. I feel so much more prepared for this little guy now that we had that shower and I am just so excited to get to put some of those cute little outfits on him. Within one day of receiving our gifts, Mike had already assembled our stroller and baby swing as well as the mobile for the crib. I went right to work washing clothes and bedsheets and making the crib look BABY BEAUTIFUL! We are so excited that we can hardly handle it.
Physically, it's getting a little tough. I've had moms tell me before in order to try and prepare me for this but it's just not the same as going through it yourself. The back pain has probably been the worst but I try and tell myself that "this too shall pass." Getting in and out of bed at night has also become a task, as well as the 15 trips to the restroom in the dark of night. Also a little annoying are the swollen ankles and the body parts that seem to increasingly become numb. I can hardly sit or lay in one position for longer than 15 minutes before my hip or hand or foot fall asleep. All and all, I wouldn't trade it for the world and I'm sure many of you who read this understand exactly what I'm going through. It's all worth it and that will just be confirmed when I hold Landon in my arms for the first time.
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