The joys of pregnancy :)

Well, things are still looking good and we are even closer to meeting Baby Barra.  We had an appointment last week and everything was progressing nicely.  The doctor even said to me, "I am surprised at how well you are doing."  He said that he expected I would be on bed rest or have had other complications.  I told him that we have God on our side :) 

We have about 4  weeks left until our due date and I think I am in complete shock that this is actually happening :)  In the beginning we were in disbelief that we had a positive pregnancy test, in the middle of all of this I think I was still holding my breath waiting for someone to say "just kidding" and now at the end I think it has finally sunk in that we are going to be parents in just a few short weeks :)  We are so excited to meet Baby Barra and I pray for God to give me the strength and confidence to be able to handle a newborn child.Well, we have weekly appointments now and we get another sonogram next week.

Pregnancy for me has been so amazing.  There is a reason it takes 40 weeks for a baby to arrive--there are many lessons that need to be learned in that time.  The first lesson I have learned while being pregnant and preparing for Baby Barra is that it is not about me! I guess this is the lesson all parents should learn before their baby's arrive. Josh and I make decisions now with the baby in mind.  Even in the simple decisions I have to think about the baby and not necessarily what I want...this is sometimes hard when all I want to eat is ice cream :)  I have worked very hard throughout this entire pregnancy to remember that the baby is counting on me to provide it with the safest and healthiest oven to bake in :)

We wanted to get pictures taken to help us remember this exciting time.  Laura is a friend of ours who has recently started a photography business called Maple Seeds Photography.  It was nice to get pictures taken with someone we knew.  She did a fantastic job of helping capture our excitement :)

I pray that everything continues to progress nicely and we meet Baby Barra soon.  We continue to pray every day for everyone out there who want to be parents!!!