Halfway to Meeting You

Well, we are officially halfway on our journey to meeting you :)  It is amazing to me that 20 weeks have gone by already.  Before, when we were on this journey, 20 weeks wouldn't have seemed so significant.  I wake up every morning and thank God for another day, but I need to start appreciating every minute of every day because the rest of this time is going to fly by. I have felt the baby kick in the last couple of weeks, and it is fantastic! I finally feel like this is all really happening, and Josh kindly reminds me that it has been happening for 20 weeks.

One of the greatest struggles I have had on this journey is knowing what is "normal" and what should be concerning.  My theory is that I would rather be safe than sorry, and thankfully my doctor agrees :)  On Monday of this week, we had a little bit of a scare.  Thank God everything turned out OK, but it definitely helped put me back in my "everyday is a gift" mode.  As Josh always says, "If it was easy, it wouldn't be our life."

I have to admit, for a few seconds I was tempted to find out the sex, but I of course came to my senses :)  This journey is much more exciting for me because of the surprise waiting at the end.  Whats funny about this whole situation is that I hate surprises.  I like knowing everything, but I feel very good about our decision to wait :)

Last week was Baby B's first 5K run/walk.  I have not been able to run since I got pregnant, but it was great to participate in an organized race and I am sure baby loved it too.  The picture to the left is of all the lovely ladies that also did this race, and we decided to name ourselves the Royal Runners.


I remember when we were trying to concieve I would hear women complain about pregnancy, and I made a promise to myself that I would never complain if I was blessed to be pregnant.  I can tell you that it is definitely harder than I thought it would be, but pregnancy truly has been the most amazing experience of my life.  The way my body is changing and growing is interesting, and the natural progression of things are amazing.

The one thing about pregnancy that I knew about, but wasn't as prepared for was the fact that EVERYTHING I do affects the baby growing inside of me.  I have to think twice about everything I eat and drink so that I can be sure I am doing everything in my power to make Baby B as healthy as possible.  I have been eating healthier than I ever have in my entire life, but the worry is still there that I may be doing something wrong.  My grandma keeps reminding me that she didn't know all the things we do now about babies and all her children turned out wonderfully.  She is right :)

Well Baby B, we get more excited every day to meet you.  Like I have said before, this journey has been amazing and I can't wait to start a new journey with you.