The weirdest thing has happened. Today marks 37 weeks of pregnancy. Hazel's lungs should be fully functioning now, and in the chance that I go into labor as soon as today, most likely everything will be perfectly fine with both of us. For months, I have been looking forward to this milestone, and thought that once I hit this magic number, I would be praying for immediate labor and doing all the things that are supposed to bring it on.
But...now I'm hesitant. Is it the fear of the most painful thing known to woman? Is it because I love sweet potato casserole so I want her to wait until after Thanksgiving? Is it because now, all of a sudden, I'm terrified of the responsibility of caring for another human? If you guessed d.), all of the above, you would get an A+.
I never would have guessed my feelings could change so drastically from one day to the next!
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haha! I had a friend tell me about this phenomenon...but I thought it wasn't until 38 weeks (although can't say it hasn't come in small doses as I'm about to enter the 3rd trimester...can only imagine it gets more intense!)
Hopefully some encouragement
* most painful experience yes...but you can do it:)
*You still get to eat sweet potato casserole...in fact, breastfeeding burns tons of calories, so you should be able to eat MORE casserole:)
* the great thing about Hazel is that she'll be adorable...even when she's screaming her guts out at 3am...so you'll WANT to take care of her- it's why God makes babies so cute:)
I'm so excited for you! I can't wait to live vicariously through you when you post pics of sweet Hazel in her Christmas outfits and what not! Woohoo for babies almost due!
I felt the same way right before my first was born - that I totally wasn't ready and wanted to wait as long as possible for him to be born. God knows when it's time so enjoy your last few weeks of the amazing experience of being pregnant. Rest up, eat up and keep on blogging!
I don't know if I'd consider my last few weeks of pregnancy an "amazing experience" but it was definitely an experience :) haha! Sweet Potato Casserole sounds yummy!!!!
I'm with the others. Eat 'till you burst- sweet potato casserole, squash casserole, (I've got a new recipe yuo'll LOVE) and Christmas Cookies!
As for the pain- you can handle anything for a few hours right? In one month you'll be telling eceryone you know that it's really not that bad.
And as for taking care of another human being...you and James will do AWESOME! I'd trust you with Micah and that says a lot! :)
Hey girl! I totally understand all of this! After the girls were born, I often felt like something was missing. I was thrilled to have the girls in my arms and watching them and loving them, but there was something about being pregnant and feeling them move inside you, kick, hiccup, respond to your voice or to their daddy's voice. (Patrick read his sem. books to Talitha while she was in the womb and she would move around like crazy when he talked. Now, she is such a daddy's girl. ) I also remember looking at the girls and wondering - how in the world did this baby lay in my belly? I am sure the baby is glad to finally be out and able to stretch and not be so confined. :-) You will see when Hazel comes that she will want that "confined" space and most likely want to be swaddled. Start practicing now. :-) Grab some blankets and start wrapping and swaddling -it will take a little bit for her to get use to the freedom to move her arms and legs in this big world. :-) We love you are are so excited for you all. You both will be great.
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