The kicks have become jabs. It’s amazing to see just how strong this little baby is!! I just wonder if I can just send a message to him/her to NOT do it during the news? PLEASE?!! It’s so hard to focus and not keel over from these full blown punches when I have to anchor the news!! Silly baby, be nice to your mama! 

Now that we’re kind of almost/maybe/hopefully getting to the end I hope the whole feeling of the little feet under my ribs is short lived. My back is starting to hurt (thank goodness for heating pads) but I know these symptoms mean baby is growing like its supposed to. Now if only I can get comfy enough to sleep — then that’ll be a good day!! 

Can it be? Is there a 3 in front of our weekly countdown?! All I can say is WOW!! The due date is almost literally around the corner! And if the weekly banner isn’t enough to let us know that, this pile of baby laundry right here does! 

BTW, how does something so little have so many clothes?! And so many toys and so many big pieces of furniture?! Lol. I think my ‘nesting’ phase hit a while back but now it’s in full swing! Nursery is slowly coming together and getting organized. I’m hoping it’ll all be done in the next week or so, then I feel like I can breathe a sigh of relief! I LOVE how it’s coming together and can’t wait to see it all done! 

We met our doula this week! Our hospital has the doula program (labor coaches) for free and both Laryen and I are really excited about it. I don’t know about you but I believe that sometimes people’s lives cross for reasons out of our control. There are probably atleast 20 doulas or so in the program. Our doula Penny is so sweet and guess what? She also went through infertility. She did 6 IVF’s, all unsuccessful. 30+ eggs, none took. It breaks my heart to hear her story. She was about to adopt when she miraculously got pregnant on her own. Her doctor even said it’s all because of God that she got pregnant. And then a few years later? She got pregnant again. Now she has a girl and a boy. Her IVF’s were almost 30 years ago so obviously a lot has changed with infertility research and programs but once again it’s another story. Another struggle that another couple went through. And I’m so happy that God let her be our doula so we could hear another story of why you should never give up on hope. I’m so happy we can share our story and the most important day of our life with her.

I wish I could show how much love our hearts feel from the people we are so lucky to have in our lives! Not only did we have a beautiful and amazing shower in Colorado with our wonderful friends and family, but my friends in Lubbock also threw us a gorgeous shower. AND…our parents drove down for it!

My heart is just so filled with love. It makes me cry thinking about how blessed we are and how blessed this ‘little embryo that could’ really is.

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I have a habit of getting worried about the little things and it grows with every week we get closer to our due date: will we get the nursery organized in time? Can I do one more errand before I go to work? Should I take the dogs on a walk? My mind gets filled with so many things that I feel like I need to make sure I get done asap. But you know what? All those things don’t matter. All this baby needs is love. Thank you to all my friends and family who have surrounded us with so much love and surrounded this little miracle with so much love. I feel so special and I know this baby is grinning ear to ear because it is filled with so much joy all because of you! 

I wore 2 different earrings on the news today. Prego brain is real, y’all! You can’t REALLY tell because they’re a similar shape and color, but they’re definitely not the same pair. And now that I’m in the third trimester I think it’s even more in control of my life than before! Another thing that is real? Braxton Hicks! I’ve been really busy at work lately so I think the added stress is adding to that too.

Another thing that is real? Clumsiness! Holy cow am I so clumsy! I was taking dishes out of the dishwasher and this happened: 

Luckily it was just one plate but man did it leave a mess! How can one plate shatter into 100 pieces?! I’ve never broken a plate since we’ve been married – I guess there’s a first time for everything!

All of those are the pregnancy norm, it’s just weird because it’s so NOT the norm for me! I’m also starting to get a little more tired and fatigued. This baby is getting big and zapping my energy. I know it’s having fun in there too- doing somersaults, hiccuping, and practing its dancing and kicking skills. It’s such an amazing feeling. What’s even more amazing? When Laryen talks to our future son or daughter and it responds back by kicking or punching. I can’t even describe this feeling – it’s so surreal. Our baby recognizes our voices and surroundings and can already feel love. Miracle upon miracle.