Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Joys of Pregnancy

A couple weeks ago my wonderful friend, Mandy, took some maternity portraits of me.  It was a really fun time.  Although I look completely comfortable in the picture, I wasn't.  It was a really hilarious set up, but the results are stunning.  I especially love this picture, and when I get more images, I hope to post them.  

Looking at the photos that Mandy took, I thought about how beautiful pregnancy is.  How Heavenly Father made us so perfectly that we could grow little miracles in our wombs.  I love being a mother and despite all the nausea  heartburn, aches and pains, the frustration and as I call it, "pregnant brain," pregnancy is so worth every moment.  The other day I texted, my dear sweet husband about how tired I am, at 34 weeks pregnant, and trying to kick an infection.  I told him, "I'm ready to be done, I'm ready to feel like me again."  While this is true, I can't wait to have more energy, and be able to bend and move without the restrictions of a belly in the way, I know I will miss my belly.  Feeling the baby move in my belly, the little joys, like being able to hear the baby's heartbeat through a Doppler when I see my midwife and see the baby on an ultrasound. are the things that make all of this become real, before we actually get to meet our little one.  

I am so excited for this baby's birth, to meet her, cuddle her, and smell her.  She is so loved already, and her sisters are all ready to be amazing helpers.  

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