Our little girl is full term today!!!!!! Happy 37 weeks!!!!! Over the next 3-4 weeks (if she stays put that long) she will simply be gaining more baby fat and getting stronger for life on the outside. :) All of her organ systems are developed and working properly, including her lungs. She'll be able to do everything on her own from the day she's born with no medical interventions! :) Now given, she will need a little help and jump start with things like regulating her own body temperature, but all newborns need that. (That's why we'll do skin-to-skin for the first hour of her life, so that my body can help her regulate hers.) I can't believe she's almost here! Every time I feel a new ache or pain I wonder if the moment has finally come and she's ready to arrive. ;) Unfortunately, that has not been the case so far. :P But not to worry, she's still got plenty of time to make her appearance. :)
It seems like it was only yesterday that I was begging Michael to let me take a pregnancy test. We were going to wait until the first week of February to take one, that way, in case my period came just a little late, we wouldn't waste a test, and I'd be at 5 weeks by then. But at the end of January we were going to a friend's house to play board games. I wanted to take over some wine to drink while we were there. I told Michael that if we took the test, I could know, and then I could have a glass of wine that evening and not worry about it. Then we would work on trying again a couple weeks later. But I'd had no symptoms, so I was sure I knew what the outcome would be, but still I took the test. Michael and I listened to the song Two Pink Lines while we waited and joked about what the results would be. This was only the second time in my life I'd ever taken a pregnancy test (the first being a month before). It was surreal being in that moment, taking that test, thinking that the results could change my life forever. Then the moment came, Michael and I kissed and hugged and took pictures, this could be our last moment before we realized we were going to be parents. Then, in our wonderful little Wichita apartment, we opened the hallway bathroom door and walked inside, hand in hand, we looked down at the little test and saw, clear as day, 2 pink lines. :D They were not faint, there was no mistaking our results, we were pregnant! :) We were estatic! We were shocked and stood in disbelief for some time, looking back at the test over and over again. We hugged and kissed (a little more enthusiastically this time). ;) We took pictures in those moments of disbelief, you can see the shock and excitement on our faces. Our lives were about to change forever, to change for the good. We had begun our journey to parenthood. :) Ready or not, the ball had begun rolling and we were on our way. After only actively trying for one month, we had succeeded in making a baby, and from that moment our lives would never be the same. :) So we left the apartment to go play board games, with our secret on our minds, still not completely sunk in. In the midst of our game, Michael got a call from Nick, telling us that he and Maggie had just bought a house. Throughout their conversation, Nick asked Michael if he (Nick) was going to be an uncle anytime soon. How ironic that he would ask that question for the first time only a couple hours after we'd found out! Michael denied it, this would remain our secret for a while longer. But very soon the rest of our families would find out about our perfect baby on the way. :) Such sweet memories. It even gives me a fondness for the winter season, because it was then that we began our journey. :)
All of that seems like just yesterday! Now here we are, 33 weeks later, I'm huge, with a tiny person inside of me. We have a new home. Our baby girl has a room of her own, a bed, more clothes than she'll know what to do with, and a name. Our home shows the signs that a little one is on the way, with toys, bouncers, and playpens scattered throughout each room. We have bags packed and ready to go to the hospital. We have food in the freezer for when she arrives. We are momentarily suspended in baby limbo, waiting for her to decide that the perfect day has arrived for her to meet the world.
This is one of the moments that Michael and I talk about. One of the perfect moments when everything is right with the world. In a moment like this you just need to take time and drink it all in. Be happy and appreciative for the blessings in your life and for a moment, nothing can go wrong. These beautiful fall days make me so thankful and feel so blessed for my life and the way things have turned out. God most definitely had a plan! Because I couldn't have dreamed for a better life. :) I have a handsome, God-loving, caring, providing, sweet husband who does anything and everything he can without a second thought to make me happy and keep me healthy. He has a wonderful job that allows him to provide for our family. We have a daughter on the way, a perfect baby girl to love on and teach, who could arrive any day. We have a beautiful home that we will eventually grow into. ;) We have 2 sweet puppies who love us, love each other, and who add a great deal of joy and happiness to our lives. We have a church and a church family who love and care about us and our spiritual growth. And we have our family who are always there for us, standing by our sides and supporting us through the ups and downs that come our way. We are so incredibly blessed! How can you not soak in this moment and just be thankful?! What an amazing life! Like I said, I couldn't have planned it better myself. ;)
We are 37 weeks pregnant today, and I am so thankful for all that God has blessed us with. It has been an amazing ride, and I can't wait to see where it goes next. :) Happy Friday, my friends. :) I pray that you are feeling as blessed today as I am. :)
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