I tell ya’, this is my most favorite, scary, exciting and uncomfortable month yet.
You see, the bigger she gets the more I can feel her move and kick and roll… I feel her all the time so I always know she is there and she does things that make me laugh and… it is really quite a binding experience. It helps that Ryan can feel her and see her move in my belly too because that way he gets to experience her as well. She likes him, I can tell.
On the other hand, the bigger she gets the more uncomfortable I get. I don’t think I have slept through the night once in the past few weeks. My muscles hurt, my nerves are pinched, my feet are tired, my stomach is full or sick, I can’t really get up out of my seat without looking like an 80 year old- or walk around without looking like an 80 year old… lots of physical issues.
The good things definitely out weight the “bad”.
So, you may ask… Why is it scary? Well, sometime within the next three months I am going to give birth (hopefully much later and closer to three months than earlier, but having a baby come out of your… is scary no matter when it comes ). Do you know what that means?? AHHH. What the heck do I do with a new born baby? I have no idea. I feel completely un prepared. I know that there is no way to fully prepare but really, you think you know so much until you really think about it. What if? What if? What if? What now? You mean, I can’t go back to sleep? Why does she keep crying? What does that mean? oyoyoy
Apparently these are all very normal concerns that all new moms struggle with or worry about. But, I really need to stop. There is not a darn thing that I can do about any of it. I just have to lift all of my anxieties up to the Lord and have faith that He is going to take care of every single little part. Better than that, he already knows what is going to happen and has a plan for it. I can worry about what I am going to face and how I am going to handle it, but really, it is already worked out. I really hope a few extra hours of sleep are in that plan of His… hehe
So, what is going on in development this month for our little one?
If I let Ryan put an ear to my belly — he might be able to pick up Lucy’s heartbeat (he tried and she kicked him very hard in the head, not successful). Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving Lucy a healthy pink glow. She is also soaking up my antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb (which could explain why I have been feeling a little more under the weather- I thought it was allergies). Eyes are forming, and baby will soon perfect the blink — perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes ( a flirt you say?).
She’s continuing to put on baby fat (only one pound for me this week!), she now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches, an english hothouse cucumber, (what is that?) from head to heel.
Interesting Fact: In the vast majority of the world’s languages, the word for “mother” begins with the letter M.
PS. I am pretty sure my belly is sticking out WAY further than that!
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