Beckie asked in one of her comments about the baby in my belly. So . . .
So far so good! We are 20 weeks through the pregnancy and 20 weeks to go! Our last ultrasound gave us some good news and I have another one on Tuesday morning. The further along you are, the more accurate they become at finding this blood issue in the baby. But I am quite confident that everything will be alright.
I find that with the twins and everything, I have little time to ponder the coming of this new baby. When I was pregnant with the girls, it was pretty much all I could think about when I had any time to think (I was working 2 jobs at the time and was pretty busy!) Now, it seems that when I do have time to think, it's of other things. Jennie or Jessie, did you find that your other pregnancies didn't loom over you as much as your first? Did you think about it? I kind of feel guilty that I don't think about this baby more. Mostly I think about it in terms of right now . . . I'm achy all the time and it's difficult towards the end of the day to pick up the girls and I attribute that to the pregnancy and their chubby little thighs!
But the baby kicks me all the time and within the last few days, my belly has suddenly popped out. My regular shirts, which have fit just fine up until a few days ago, suddenly only cover half of my belly! It's as if the baby is saying "hey . . . I'm down here!!!!"
I'll let you all know how that goes on Tuesday, but I'm sure it will be more of the same . . . "Everything looks fine, but we still need to keep an eye on you!"
2 comments:
The first time you are pregnant, it is all you can think about. You are excited and scared, and when the baby (or babies) is born, you spend all your time with her. The second (third and fourth, too) one seems to get shorted right from the start. You are busy with other children and don't have time to count hiccups. The same is true after she's born...you don't have time to watch her sleep like you used too. And you do feel guilty. At least until you come to realize that even though the new baby doesn't have all of you, she has older siblings. What they get from sisters is far different from what they get mom. So try not to feel guilty. I know you will anyway, but consider it like this: This new baby is going to born into a family, not just to a couple. A family. What could be more wonderful than that?
It's a different you, too, that is pregnant this time, and it is a different you that will love and cherish your new baby. Things that worried you and made you hover over your first babies will seem trivial and silly to you this time around. It's part of the human experience. It doesn't mean that you'll love this baby less or that you'll give it less, but that you'll give to it differently. Different is not bad. (Not that I'm speaking from experience, but everything is that way. . .your first year of teaching is always the most exciting and you give it your all. . . after that, you give differently, based on your newfound experience!)
Love you lots!
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