*knowing there is a little life inside of me that God has knit together
*learning SO much about pregnancy, babies, labor and delivery, that I had NO idea about before
*seeing my body stretch and grow as little Aedan continues to grow
*talking and dreaming with Landon about our baby and what life will be life with him here
*hearing Landon talk to Aedan
*having strangers ask about when I'm due and hearing their stories about their pregnancies, babies etc.
*how sweet and protective most of my students were towards me once they found out I was pregnant and how excited and interested they were to know everything about the baby
*picturing Landon holding our little baby and trying to imagine what he will look like *the protectiveness that comes out in both Landon and I, at sometimes the most unexpected of times, of our little baby who we've never laid eyes on, but who is already so real to us.
*when I would walk into my classroom and some of my kids would say "hi, Aeden!". So cute.
*getting to park in the parking spots with the little stork on them at the grocery store and other places
* talking with my mom about her pregnancies, deliveries, babies etc and learning new things from her and about her that I never would have known. I'm so thankful that we're close and live close to each other.
*the moments where I would look down at my stomach and be blown away that what I've dreamed of for so long, having a baby, is actually happening.
*being able to (a lot of the time at least) not worry about how much weight I'm gaining but actually enjoy looking pregnant and focus on what that means--a healthy baby growing inside of me. I am so thankful to Landon for his sweet words that helped me to not worry about the weight, but be thankful for what it meant. *seeing Aedan's sweet little face and body on the ultrasound machine
*how sweet Landon is to me and the little things he does now without even a second though, like giving me a hand to help me stand up
*hearing his heartbeat at the doctors appointments, with Landon on the phone so he could hear them too. This never got old. I loved it each time.
* getting to experience and figure out all of the new, fun things about being pregnant and having a baby with Landon--it has definitely brought us closer and brought our relationship to a different place and I love it.
*the times recently when Aedan's really kicked me--I can tell he's getting bigger because he's got some strength behind his movements now!
*how my nails are actually growing, probably from the prenatal vitamins *being pregnant with some of our good friends and being able to share experiences, stories etc--and dream about how fun it will be for all of our babies to grow up and be friends!
*how nice and helpful strangers are, just because I'm pregnant
...and, just for memories' sake too, things I will NOT miss once our little baby is in our arms and no longer in my stomach. :)
*getting out of breath from just talking
*feeling like I have no ab muscles anymore and having to work to get up off the couch
*not being to wear any of my clothes anymore
*not being able to sleep through the night most nights
*having to sleep on my side
*not being able to eat or drink certain things
*not being able to bend over to pick something up
*not being able to run or really do a hard workout
The FUN far outweights the NOT FUN! And, at the end of it all, we get a precious little baby, which definitely makes ALL of the not fun things more than totally worth it!
Cute post! I think I pretty much agree with all of those things. :)
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