Monday, July 23, 2012

23 Weeks!

23 Weeks Along!
Hooray!



I am so excited to be almost 6 months pregnant! In all of my prego research, an infant has a much greater chance of survival with significant medical sustenance if born after 24 weeks gestation so I am really happy to be close to that mark! 

I have been praying that she will be a healthy little girl and I think that my biggest fear is that she will come too soon! I only fear that because many of my friends here have had premature deliveries and so I feel that although I am healthy, I should not exempt myself from the possibility of that happening. 

I am in love with our sweet little girl! Jett and I talk to her and even give her a cute little personality that seems to stand as proxy until she is born and we can understand her true personality! We both hope that she will learn to love soccer and cricket and I told Jett (a Lakers fan...eww.) that she would be raised as a Sacramento Kings fan! He was very supportive and showed no hesitation in sustaining that measure. 

I want to hug her and hold her already! I have got a long way to go still in this pregnancy and hope that as time passes I can develop more attributes that will prepare me for parenthood. 


I think Jett and I have decided to do away with the name Elizabeth!

Jett came in one night with a very concerned look on his face and asked, "Isn't Elizabeth an old lady's name?" "Well sweetheart, it is a very common name of both old people and young. It kinda never goes out of style." 
"Well," he said, "I just don't think it fits to name our little girl an old woman's name. Especially an old English woman's name. We should choose an American name instead. What about Jenny??"......

So we sorted out a few potential names and decided to sleep on it and just wait until baby comes before we name her. I think I am going to miss the name Elizabeth because I have gotten so used to calling our baby by that name, but for now I guess Jenny will do. 


Friday, July 13, 2012

Love Taps (21 Weeks)

July 13th 2012

             

Last night was such a tender and special night for me as a first time mom!

Our sweet little girl is 21 weeks old now and I was able to feel her kick and move around inside of me as I lay on my bed to rest. I couldn't believe it at first because I have only ever felt her flutter or tap inside of me, but usually it feels so light and soft that I would miss it if I weren't paying close attention.

My eyes lit up and a smile as long as the Nile spread across my face when I felt her strong movements! I am so happy right now! It seemed as though for about a minute she was just tossing, turning, and prodding me trying to get as comfortable as possible before she lay down to sleep. 

I hope she slept well and wasn't interrupted by all of the endorphins my happy body was releasing in response to such an exciting event in our pregnancy:)

It is such a testimony to me that life truly begins at conception. She is growing and developing so much each and every day! She has beautiful little wafts of hair and a sweet little mouth, nose and ears that will one day be used outside of my tummy. I am so happy to be her home for these next couple of months! 

But I hope she doesn't get too comfortable for as is the case with every newborn, she will one day over stay her welcome and will have to be evicted. 

Its a hard life being a baby. 

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