Tuesday, May 10, 2016

bumpdate: week 34 & maternity pictures!



 Size of baby: Baby is as big as a butternut squash (weighing around 5 lbs) and I can definitely feel it! I don't think there's much room left in there for her!
Movement: She still moves a lot but now that she is bigger it's definitely different than the flutters I first experienced, or even the kicks. Now I can pretty much put my hand on my tummy at any time and feel some part of her little body somewhere. Like I said, I don't think there's much room left in there! I can only imagine what I'll be saying/feeling in a few more weeks ;)

Looking forward to: Her being here! Have I said that yet? Haha. I'm sooo anxious just to be able to hold her and see her sweet little face! I'm also excited for future Mother's Days. I had the opportunity to speak in church this past Sunday which meant I got to sit right behind the primary kids as they sang. Baby girl was going CRAZY. She apparently loved the song and wanted to let me know she was singing along with them ;) Of course, I was imagining her up there someday and totally lost it, which meant I began my talk already in tears :)
Okay, now I just want to take a minute to share more of my thoughts on mothers day. As I mentioned, I was able to give a talk in Church on Mothers Day so I spent the week preparing for it by reading everything I could get my hands on on lds.org about mothers. As I did, I had an overwhelming gratitude come over me. First, I'm so grateful for my own mother. I'm not even going to go into everything she has done for me here but just know that I could not have asked for a better woman to call my very own angel mother. I also had so much love and gratitude come over me for this little girl growing inside of me. I can't believe that out of all of the amazing women in the world I have the privilege of being her mom. Although I definitely feel the pressure that comes along with this sacred responsibility, I wouldn't take it back for a second. I already have so much love in my heart for this precious daughter of God and I can only imagine how it will grow as I get to raise her with my sweet husband. I truly know that motherhood is the highest and holiest calling and I'm so grateful for the privilege I have to be a mother. 

Random: My dad has a non-profit organization (http://schooloflifefoundation.org/) aimed at helping youth. It's an after school program that teaches character building and essentially leads to increased graduation rates and better performance all around in school (as well as increased happiness and other attributes/life skills) It's pretty awesome. I've been taking the classes (actually at my high school) so that I can become certified as a trainer for the program. Each week as I walk into the school I get the best looks like "who is that pregnant girl??" and all I can do is smile at them and think "I promise I graduated from here years ago!! I'm married and in college, okay?!" Good times haha :) 
- Also random, I haven't had anyone touch my belly until these past couple weeks and it's happened a few times. It doesn't really bother me but no one has been a complete stranger so that would probably be different.
- We went to our first child birth education class this week. It was all about how to take care of yourself and the baby after she arrives and also covered breastfeeding. I will just say that Ben deserves husband of the year for sitting through it with me hahah. It was very informative. And graphic. Can't wait for 5 more hours this Saturday :)
One more random side note, I scheduled the rest of my Dr. appointments for the rest of my pregnancy!!! I'll be there every week until this little girl gets here :)
Best moment of the week:We had our maternity pictures taken!! I was a little worried because I'm at the point where I basically just feel huge and not so cute. But Lauren, our photographer, was amazing and I'm obsessed with our pictures!! I'm SO glad we decided to have them taken. I know that we'll cherish them forever! 
If you are looking for a photographer, Lauren is your girl!! 



 






"No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child."
- Jeffrey R. Holland

1 comment:

Megan said...

You are beautiful! Ben's not too bad, either 😜