27 Weeks

I really can't believe that we are coming to the close of the second trimester.  In just a few months, Jason and I will have a kid.  That completely blows my mind.

How far along: 27 weeks yesterday!

Weight gain: 20 whopping pounds! Ugh!  I hate that moment at the doctor's when I climb on the scale.  It's all for a good cause right?  After my last post, so many moms came up to me to encourage me that the weight really does come off faster than you think it will. I was so grateful for their encouragement since I feel like a small continent.

Clothes: Lots of dress, shorts, skirts, bikinis... Pants tend to be too clingy and warm in the humidity and it's not even June yet. Leggings... unacceptable. I will probably just run around naked in August.  

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Coffee Date

If we were having coffee this morning, I give you a giant cup of French press and a big bowl of lemon-berry baked oatmeal before we settled down to catch up.  I'd ask all about your summer... What vacations are you taking?  What projects are you working on?  Any thing you're obsessed with this summer?  Are you even ready for summer?  I'm ready for warmer weather, sure.  Childbirth not so much. 

If we were having coffee this morning, I would tell you that the Lord is stripping away the excess in my life and taking me back to the basics.  Him. His gospel, His kingdom, and my part in furthering it.  I've been reading through Paul's letters to the early church and Paul is just so clear.  Our lives don't belong to us.  "For I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. " (Gal. 2:20, ESV)  It's all truth I've heard before, but I feel like reading this book ripped the calluses off my heart and let that truth seep deeper.  If my life isn't mine, but Christ's, why don't I actually live like that and what needs to change to live that out... I can get so caught up in my day-to-day that I lose sight of what actually matters.  What does that mean for my marriage, my baby, my friendships, my church, my community? I certainly don't have any of that sorted out.  I don't have answers, but I have a great God who is slowly removing my blinders. 

If we were having coffee this morning, I'd tell you that my little sister, Emily Faye, graduates later this month.  Everything about that sentence seems completely ridiculous, but it's real and it's happening.  She's growing up and turning into one of the funniest, godliest, smartest young women I know.  We did her senior shoot last weekend and it turned out GREAT.  Mostly, cause she is a cutie, but as I was editing the pics I had to fight back tears.  Isn't she still supposed to be like five and carrying her cat around dressed in American Girl Doll clothes? 

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23 Weeks

It's just about time for an update on our little tyke. We made it through the 20 week ultrasound without finding out the sex, so I think we might actually make it to the due date. This being surprised stuff takes a ridiculous amount of self control. 

How far along: 23 weeks yesterday!  I can't believe we are almost 6 months along.  CRAZY!!!

Weight gain: 19 whopping pounds! In spite of working out nearly everyday, eating less than 1800 calories a day, AND drinking a kale smoothie every morning.  When we went for our 20 week ultrasound, they told us that we were having a big baby.  He or she weighed 1 pound already.  Still, that doesn't make me feel much better.  This pic however does.  Look at that little nose and those sweet baby feet. (Heart melting...)

Clothes: Now that it's a bit warmer, lots of sun and shift dresses.  I'm still in my jeans in spite of the weight gain.  I can button everything but my skinny jeans.  I've been using the DIY rubberband trick on those and I have one pair of maternity skinny jeans. 

Purchases/Gifts: My mom and mother-in-law surprised us by delivering our crib and changer to the apartment.  My little sis helped me clean out the spare room and Jason set up the crib.  Even though it's still pretty bare, it's nice to walk in there in the mornings and see the sunlight speckling the white crib and think that in just a few months we'll have a baby. 

Health: This baby is running circles in my stomach.  I feel little flutters all the time. I'm glad.  It makes me feel like the baby is healthy.

I'm getting over bronchitis, so I'm not at my greatest but I'm grateful that my body has been able to beat it so far without medication.  Vick's Vapor Rub and cough drops have been my best friend.  Sleeping ok, good appetite, and still able to work out.  I do Jillian Michael's Yoga and 30 Day Shred a few days a week. On  Saturdays, I do the old faithful Cindy Crawford workout.  Say what you will but this is 75 minutes of toning. Jason thinks Lady is a little too rambunctious for me to walk alone now, but I usually walk with them a few days a week.

Cravings: Cuties, Apple Jacks, coffee, and toast with jam.  

Emotions: Still a little messy, but much stabler than they were a few weeks ago.  I think the excitement helps.  

Hopes and Dreams: I can't wait to see what kind of personality our tyke has... Will they be chill like Jason or enthusiastic like me?  Will they be a morning person or like to sleep in?  Will they have a sense of humor?  So many questions... Who is this little person going to be?