Monday, June 18, 2012

Thoughts on Pregnancy

I never know how to respond when people ask me how my pregnancy has been. A lot of times I feel like I am expected to rant and rave about how awful and hard it is.

After a lot of time spent thinking about it I have found my answer. I love being pregnant. This is not because it has been easy. I threw up every day {or multiple times a day} for weeks. When I wasn't throwing up I was nauseous. But I have loved so many other aspects of being pregnant.

I love watching my baby bump grow. I love feeling my sweet girl move around and explore her {very small} surroundings. I love thinking about her learning how to stretch and use her body. I love dressing my bump and taking pictures every day {even though everyone else might be bored with them}. I love listening to her heart beat with my phone app. I love to watch my belly move and take videos of it to send to my family {even if it's really only exciting to me}.

I have dealt with the aches and pains of pregnancy and Race hears plenty of moaning and groaning from me. Whether it's about how I can't reach my feet anymore or get up from the couch or how my ribs ache from having HIS daughter {she's his daughter when she's making me uncomfortable and mine when she's being fun ;)} all jammed up in there. However, I have been blessed to mostly remember the good, fun things. Race will remind me that there have been days I absolutely hated being pregnant and have cried lots and just laid around because I felt so sick. But, I have been able to forget those things {the majority of the time} and I have been able to enjoy this amazing experience despite the hard times. I am grateful that my body is capable of bringing life into this world. I am excited to give birth to my sweet baby and to finally get to meet her. I think I will miss feeling her move inside me all the time but I will love to finally be able to hold her in my arms.

So, next time someone asks me how my pregnancy has been I will respond by telling them that I absolutely love it!

And now for some fun bump pictures from my pregnancy! 
{Spanning 16-32 weeks}




20 comments:

  1. Oh so fun to see it grow and change! And you're almost there! Such sweet thoughts about your little girl :)

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  2. Cutest bump pictures of all time. Seriously. Someday when I get pregnant, I'm going to have you dress my bump. :P

    As for Toni Morrison book recommendations, I loved Home. It's a shorter one of hers. Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise are all excellent too.

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  3. ok gosh. seriously you look cute the ENTIRE time. I especially am swooning over your week 27. This makes me wish I had been more diligent in taking pictures. I think I shall take one this week, just to make up for it!

    Good luck with the last stretch, you are SO close! I am jealous! Ah! Can't wait to meet the little one :)

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  4. I know just what you mean (although I think I've had it even easier than you considering my first trimester experience). I like being pregnant and though I complain sometimes, it's a miracle I can't believe I'm so blessed to be a part of. And you look adorable as always!

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  5. I totally understand! I missed being pregnant so much after I had Jude! It hasn't hit me again yet, but i'm sure it will. Enjoy it will it lasts Emma! I can't wait to meet your sweet little baby girl. Our girls are going to have soo much fun together!

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  6. Us always heard you would miss it and I was like I don't see how when oh will finally have the baby on the outside. I felt relief mostly. It took a long time for me to miss it.

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  7. Your outfits are incrrrredible! So cute! This makes me want to be pregnant. Ima work on getting married first so I'm not shameful.

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  8. Supposed to say I always heard hahahha

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  9. Love this :) I love love hearing about your pregnancy!

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  10. you are darling! that's one lucky little baby girl :)

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  11. Loved this post. You make me excited for that chapter in my life, hopefully only a few years away. :)

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  12. I have that shirt you have on in 29 weeks!! :)

    You look amazing!! Not too much longer before you get to meet that sweet girl :)

    I secretly think that I'm going to adore being pregnant someday, too. The whole idea of it just fascinates me.

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  13. I'm always torn when people ask me questions too! I think to myself, "do they want to hear all about how I take 6 minutes just to roll over at night?" :)

    I know it's been said,(many times, many ways! Ha, singing moment.) but I love seeing your daily bump photos! It gives me motivation to wear something other than sweats...

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  14. I Love reading your updates, it's all so exciting!!! :)

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  15. So sweet! I'm excited to actually get a baby bump... that's when it will all seem so much more real! I mean, I've heard my baby's heart beat twice now (best sound EVER! I could listen to it all day long) but between my appointments I tend to forget why I have acne, why I bloat, etc, and I complain! But I don't want to complain because I'm SO grateful to be growing a baby!

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  16. How does one person manage to be soooo pretty?? You really need to answer that for me.

    You make me want to have a baby in my belly. And. Congratulations on graduating! And on your husband finding a job! And on blogging again! Yay.

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  17. I know what you mean about having to answe that it's been easy....it's a blessing for sure because some others have it soooo hard...loved your shots!

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  18. I always loved being pregnant too! Until these last couple of babies maybe...it seems that the older I get the more aches and pains I have. But I still love the process and wouldn't change it for anything. I am so excited for you!
    Sandy

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