As I near the end of this pregnancy, I thought I’d take a minute to reflect on some of the funnier moments of this amazing journey. While they might not have been humerous at the time, I can’t help but look back now on these and laugh…
- Having one of the first graders high five me in the library and congratulate me for having ‘two at the same time’ (his way of telling me it looked like I was having twins.) Thanks Mathew!
- Having another first grader ask me if I was having a baby, I said “Nope…I’m having a basketball” to which he asked, “Can I have it??”
- Chap asking if we could ‘Crate Train’ our child.
- Sitting in the kitchen floor crying because I just wanted to get to Target, I didn’t want to make myself ANOTHER peanut butter and jelly sandwich that day.
- Complaining about my ankles and feet hurting and having my caring, supportive husband respond with, “Well honey, now you know how the elephants feel.”
- Deciding to wear spanx to church when I was 8 months pregnant. NOT one of my finer ideas. My legs went numb about midway through service. I could hardly stand up when it was time to sing.
- Tricking Chap into coming to ‘breastfeeding class’ with me by telling him it was a ‘Nutritional Development’ class.
- Having Chap get me back for tricking him in the middle of breastfeeding class by shouting out “I told you Heather!” as the lady was demonstrating how NOT to smoke cigarettes and breastfeed your baby at the same time. I was mortified.
With all these laughable moments did come some amazing moments that I'll treasure…
- Watching Chap as he found out he was having a ‘little dude’
- Telling Norm and Roxanne they are going to be grandparents
- Going on my first baby shopping trip with my mom
- Painting the nursery with Krissee, Daniel, and Chap
- Seeing our boy during the 4D ultrasound and feeling like I was getting a small peak into Heaven
- Sitting at our baby showers asking myself, “Is this really for us??”
- Having Krissee and Amber come help me get the everything organized and ready for Winn
- Feeling every kick/movement/hiccup/ that my boy makes (I really am going to miss feeling him so close to me).
With the good and the bad it’s been an amazing ride that I’m grateful for!
36 Weeks
