May 20, 2008

Kick it

Last Friday afternoon, I was watching tv (a Firefly marathon, to be specific) with D and my little bro. As I lay there on my left side and partially propped up, I felt a thump on my right side. Huh. I could feel it with my hand, too, so that was interesting. Then it happened again. So I grabbed D's hand and settled it where mine had been, and he got to feel the third kick. This was the first time I'd felt anything so obvious. Before that, I'd felt some movement, like little flutterings, but always on my left side and always right before I went to sleep.

Last night, J decided to bounce off the walls (literally, as far as I can tell) after I went to bed. I'd feel a thump at the top of my right side followed by one at the bottom of my right side and then a little something on the left. Maybe it was the Mountain Dew.... ;)

Anyway, I have an anterior placenta, but J seems to understand he needs to go around it in order to be felt. Good boy!!
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Mother's Day, then and now

In 2007, we spent Mother's Day in Kentucky with the in-laws. Sunday morning, I awoke to my period. Oh, joy! It marked the end of our 37th unsuccessful cycle of trying to get pregnant. And then we had to go to church with the in-laws. Their church had a baby dedication* that morning at each service; the service we attended had either five or seven babies dedicated. I sobbed through the whole thing. The family was going to go out to lunch after church, but I just couldn't handle being around any more people and especially mothers or babies, so they left me at the house. I can say without hesitation that it was one of the hardest days of my life.

In 2008, however, I woke up pregnant. Mother's Day marked the 20-week point (some would say the halfway mark) of my pregnancy with J. I had a smile on my face and in my heart that I just couldn't hide. Not to mention the belly poking out happily...can't hide that, either! D & I took another couple from church out to lunch with us for Mexican food. Yum! And I didn't want to find a corner and disappear.

I thought a lot that day about how different these two holidays had been. The Lord was definitely with me on both days. In 2007 D was merciful and always such a comfort. He allowed me to grieve without making me feel guilty. He's definitely an instrument in the Redeemer's hands...what a blessing! And in 2008 He has given me (and us) and invaluable gift in our child. We're so very thankful.


*A baby dedication is a ceremony held by churches as a substitute for infant baptism, because the churches do not believe paedobaptism is Biblical. In it the parents promise to raise the child in a Godly manner, and the church body in turn promises to assist.
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May 10, 2008

Our little guy

Isn't he sweet?
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May 06, 2008

Mystery revealed

We had our anatomy ultrasound this morning. Baby seems to be pretty daggone laid back. Evidently, nap time is not to be interrupted (sounds familiar). However, the tech was able to see all the different parts of our apparently perfect baby. We could see both hemispheres of the brain, all four chambers of the heart, the arm & leg bones, adorable little hands and feet, and even the nose and lips. The spine was also quite evident. It's amazing how much has changed since our first ultrasound 10 weeks ago. Then, Baby looked remarkably like a gummy bear. Head, torso, and arms & legs were visible, but there were no fingers and toes. Now? Wow!

We also were able to see that our long-awaited baby is a son. We are so looking forward to meeting our little J this fall and can't wait to see if he's the laid-back little guy he appeared to be this morning!
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