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Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!
Well, by this particular day in my pregnancy last time, I was checking in for my first night in the hospital. I’m at work today. This is a major accomplishment!
All is going well at this point- my blood pressure is staying right where it ought to and there has been no protein spilling into my urine. I’m continuing to see the doctor each week, so they’re keeping a good eye on me. They will take blood samples every 2-3 weeks to make sure that all my organs are working correctly, especially my liver. I’m excited about making it past this point, though, with no problems to speak of.
Next week we start our “Pregnant & Prepared” childbirth classes. I’m looking forward to it because I think it will get us both a little more excited about the baby. Plus, when the classes are over, it’s one more month down! I have plans to register next week while I’m off work for a couple of days, too. Honestly, I’ve put that off as long as I possibly could because I’ve been holding my breath to get to 6 months. Now that we’re getting past that, I’m feeling a lot better about it.
I have decided that I have a Kung Fu Kid in my belly. I mean this child tap dances all day long! It’s a wonderful feeling… when I put my iPhone on my belly in the mornings to play a little music for her, she gets started and she doesn’t stop until late in the evening! Last night, she even kicked during the night- enough that it woke me up. Josh and Mom and a couple others have been able to feel the baby kicking and when she really gets going to the music, she makes the iPhone jump and move!
I’m looking so forward to April…
Well, we made it through the musical!! And I have a couple of days more than 17 weeks to go. I’m holding my breath to get past that 24-25 week point. I want to be able to relax, but I just feel so much anxiety. I worry about every little thing- every headache, every night sweat… I just want to fast forward through the rest of this and get this baby HERE! I know I’m supposed to enjoy the pregnancy, but I must admit, I am not. I know it was a good decision for us to go ahead and try again, but there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t have anxiety about the remainder of my pregnancy.
Things are still going well, though. I’m excited about the weekend… we’re going to Athens Sunday night where our Choir will sing and we’ll feed the homeless. It will be a nice addition to our other Christmas traditions. Then Monday, I’ll be one the road, but will be spending time with all my extended family.
I may wait until after Christmas to write again, but I hope that you all have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and that you’ll have the peace, hope, and joy that knowing the Christ of Christmas brings.
Another week down, 19 to go! Not to be melodramatic, but every week that I make it through healthy is a big milestone for me. Thank goodness the holidays are making the time pass pretty quickly. It’s like I run, run, run all week long and then I look up and it’s another week. Today I go for my weekly checkup with the OB and then the rest of the week will be FULL SPEED AHEAD. We have our musical this weekend, so I have church tomorrow, Dress Rehearsal Thursday, Christmas dinner with friends Friday, then 2 performances- Saturday night and Sunday night. I’m looking forward to it, but I will say I’ll be kinda glad when it’s over. I still have shopping to do and I wanted to get it done by now, but there just hasn’t been enough time. I guess I’ll get it all done next week when things slow down a little. I did manage to purchase all the things I need to wrap what I’ve already bought, so I think I’ll try to get that done tonight.
Have I told you the baby’s name yet? We decided on Ellie Catherine. I love it and the more and more I say Ellie, I love it more! Well, let me tell ya- Ellie is just rolling and kicking around in my belly more and more everyday. Josh finally felt the little jump in my stomach the other night. I can’t wait for her to get bigger so that others can feel it. It’s a wonderful feeling.
In other “baby” news, my cousin is scheduled to be induced on Thursday if she hasn’t gone into labor on her own by then. She is also having a girl and her name will be Emily. I think they’re planning to call her Emmy, so we’ll have Emmy and Ellie. I’m looking forward to seeing her beautiful fat face on Christmas Eve! I wanted to get there for the birth, but with Dress Rehearsal on Thursday I don’t think there’s any way. She lives in Augusta.
In other “other” news, my cousin John got engaged over the weekend! He and his girlfriend live in California and he took her to Yosemite National Park this weekend to propose. Jenny’s been around for a while, so we were all pulilng for her. Congratulations, John and Jenny! And come home soon so we can see the ring!
Well, I guess that about sums it up today. If I find out anything interesting at the doctor today, I may blog again tomorrow. Hopefully it will be very uneventful! 
I think I’ll title my posts now with how far along I am. It’s easier than trying to think of clever ones! I also thought about using “… and I’m still here” on each one, but hopefully that won’t be the sentiment each week. Today it is! I went to see the Maternal Fetal Specialist yesterday- aka perinatologist. Things are ok, but this is the point where I started getting sick last time and they want to keep an extra eye on me. Hopefully things will stay as good as they are now. My bp’s have been a little up and down, but nothing too high as of yet, so we’re in good shape.
This is the third time I’ve tried to write this post, but the editor is not saving my drafts! I’ve learned my lesson and I’m saving it on a word doc as I write just in case… Ugh! Anyway, now that I’ve written 2 complete posts and they’ve been erased, you’re getting a short version.I am trying to rest in between all the busyness of the holidays. We are less than 2 weeks away from our Musical, and that’s going well. I only have 2 parties to attend other than family gatherings and they are both this week, so I think I’m going to try to throw a little get-together for the cast at my house the week after the Musical. I’ve managed to get all my shopping done except for 4 gifts, so I feel pretty good about that!! I love Christmas. Even the hustle and bustle; and especially the music. I heard a lady in a store on Saturday proclaim: “I hate Christmas Music!” That wouldn’t really work for me since we’ve been working on Christmas music since August, now would it? Now, I don’t particularly love songs like “Up on the Housetop” and “Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer,” but I love music about Jesus. And a few others that aren’t about Jesus- like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Baby Its Cold Outside.” I’ll write again before the 25th, but in honor of my love for Christmas, I’m going to share my favorite Christmas tradition with you and I’m hoping that you’ll share one with me. Will you? Please!?
Each Christmas morning, before we open any gifts, we all kneel as a family and pray. My Dad leads us and we pray for all kinds of things, but the main thing we do is thank God for the gift of His Son. That He sent Jesus to Earth so that mankind could be saved. We all renew our commitment to God as a family and thank God for saving us. I know I sure needed it. Merry Christmas!
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