Our Arduous Journey: Half Baked!!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Half Baked!!

*20 Weeks*

I can't believe how fast time is flying by... Here's a bump pic taken today

*How far along?: 20 Weeks

*Total weight gain: 10 lbs squeeee!

*How big is baby?: The size of a Cantalope!

*Sleep?: Um yeah, trying my best :)

*How are you feeling physically? Feeling great actually!

*How are you feeling emotionally?: My patience has disappeared, but otherwise fantastic

*Best moment this week?: Seeing and feeling Amelia kick while at our anatomy scan! Oh and confirming she's an Amelia :)

*Movement?: I'm feeling her start to kick daily, it's pretty stinkin cool

*Food cravings?: Carbonation

*Labor signs?: Hope not!

*What I miss: A nice glass of vino

*What I'm looking forward to: Seeing her kick from the outside. I know MH would LOVE to see that

*Random Thoughts: It's amazing to think I'm half way there (even less if she decides to debut a little bit early) I count my blessings daily <3

xoxo
-Papps

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Jewlz018May 29, 2011 at 8:07 AM
Congrats on making it to the 1/2 way point Papps! :) Looking great.
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JulieMay 31, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Congrats on 50%! You are about 2.5 weeks ahead of me, and we get to have our anatomy scan next week! Can't wait!
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A Reflective Poem

I WILL BE

There are women that become mothers without effort, without thought, without patience or loss and though they are good mothers and love their children, I know that I will be better.

I will be better not because of genetics, or money or that I have read more books but because I have struggled and toiled for this child. I have longed and waited. I have cried and prayed. I have endured and planned over and over again.

Like most things in life, the people who truly have appreciation are those who have struggled to attain their dreams.
I will notice everything about my child.
I will take time to watch my child sleep, explore and discover.
I will marvel at this miracle every day for the rest of my life.
I will be happy when I wake in the middle of the night to the sound of my child, knowing that I can comfort, hold and feed him and that I am not waking to take another temperature, pop another pill, take another shot or cry tears of a broken dream. My dream will be crying for me.

I count myself lucky in this sense; that I have been given me this insight,
this special vision with which I will look upon my child that my friends will not see.

Whether I parent a child I actually give birth to or a child that I am led to, I will not be careless with my love.

I will be a better mother for all that I have endured.
I am a better wife, a better aunt, a better daughter, neighbor, friend and sister because I have known pain.I know disillusionment as I have been betrayed by my own body. I have been tried by fire and hell many never face, yet given time, I stood tall.

I have prevailed. I have succeeded. I have won.

So now, when others hurt around me, I do not run from their pain in order to save myself discomfort. I see it, mourn it, and join them in theirs.
I listen.

And even though I cannot make it better, I can make it less lonely. I have learned the immense power of another hand holding tight to mine, of other eyes that moisten as they learn to accept the harsh truth and when life is beyond hard. I have learned a compassion that only comes with walking in those shoes.

I have learned to appreciate life. Yes I will be a wonderful mother.

-Author Unknown, taken from TTGP

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Half Baked!!

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