This last week was hard but very thrilling for me. Yesterday was exactly how far along I was when I delivered Wyatt. Today is the furthest I've ever been pregnant. This is weird to me. Strange and exciting. I'm thankful everyday for McKenna and I just cannot wait to meet her!!! I can't believe how fast this whole pregnancy is going, again fast but slow.
I can't help but be sad when I think about how far along I am and that I should have a 9 month old little boy right now. But had things gone differently, we wouldn't be expecting McKenna. How special she must be to have a brother love her and us so much that he would trade her places.
James and I are truly blessed, but there are so many people who wouldn't see it that way because of the loss we have suffered. I'm so thankful to have the family that I have and I can't wait to hold McKenna and introduce her to the world and the rest of her family who are so anxious to meet her!!!
Times are tough, but worth the ups and downs. Like I've said before, we all have our mountains to climb. Some harder than others and at different points in our lives but we are all climbing.
STATUS UPDATE
Total
weight gain/loss:
So far still at 15lbs total
Maternity
clothes: Stretchy shirts and pants hahahah
Stretch
marks: Nothing new- they are there but not new haha
Best
moment this wk: Constant baby movement!! She's a mover, like her
brother!
Miss
anything:
Sleep. It's been so hard to actually fall asleep, then I get so uncomfortable with my leg pains and sore muscles that I can't stay still long enough and I've been waking up every day between 3-4am on top of that. Everyone just tells me it's my body getting used to how it will be having a baby in the house but WHATEVER. If the pains go away I'm not afraid of the lack of sleep because right now this sucks.
Movement:
Absolutely,
I'm beyond thankful for all the movement. It keeps me sane, because when she's
not moving I go crazy until she moves again lol
Food
cravings: It's been starbucks lately. UGH coffee/caffeine free drinks but this is so weird for me because I've never been into starbucks before....
Anything
making you queasy or sick:
Nothing specific.
Symptoms:
Serious round ligament pain. I'm really hurting when I walk, sit or stand too
long. Sciatica is back- and sharp shooting pains in my leg at random times- hence lack of sleep HAHA
Have
you started to show yet:
I sure am, no question lol
Gender:
It's a girl! And her name is McKenna Lee
Labor
signs: None
at all, good thing!
Belly
Button in or out:
In
Wedding
rings on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Back to both- some specific triggers to my moodiness but I've also been fighting off a cold for 2 weeks which makes it hard to be happy also- hard, not impossible haha
Looking
forward to: The baby shower!!!!! It's this weekend and I'm so excited to just celebrate McKenna!
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