Our newest addition to the family will be joining us this April (Lord willing). No April fooling! We are thrilled! It's such a mix of emotions for me; I'm incredibly excited to see Selah as a big sister but the flipside is that my first baby girl, won't be the baby anymore.
I am 11 weeks, 12 on Friday. So far during this first trimester, I've felt pretty crummy. When I was pregnant with Selah, the morning sickness usually hit in the evenings. And I had MANY STRONG cravings. This time around, the morning sickness lingers through most of the day and NOTHING sounds good. I take that back... bagels loaded with cream cheese and chocolate milkshakes have sounded tolerable. And cold deli sandwiches which I can't have. Bah! But I haven't really had a single "I MUST HAVE THIS FOOD NOW!" craving.
I'm not sleeping well; for some odd reason, I keep waking at the 2a hour and lay awake for who knows how long.
The morning sickness with Selah disappeared immediately when the second trimester began. Here's to hoping the same happens this time around! The second trimester begins the weekend of my brother's wedding, so I'm really hoping it dissipates by then otherwise it will make for a much harder roadtrip to Alabama.
We're so thankful for the little peanut growing within me. Thank you Lord for the miracle of life. Being pregnant opens up my eyes to the amazing miracle of life created by the God of the universe. How a baby forms and grows inside a woman is amazing, complex, beautiful, and mind boggling when you really read or watch videos as to the development and growth taking place within a woman. Something that can only come from the creativity and power of the one and only God. Take 2 minutes and watch this video and see what happens from week 1 to week 9. Amazing.
Here's a peek at the photo shoot we attempted with Selah. I find the ones where she pushes over the baby's pumpkin particularly funny. It always seems to take like 50 takes before finding a good one, especially with an active toddler.
