
Today it dawned on me that it is July 1st. Usually I do not have any attachment to the month of July. Oh, but this July is different and is the start of fabulous birthday celebrations to come.
My estimated due date is in 3 weeks. Three weeks!
Even if he doesn’t come out on his own by my due date, my OB will only let me go one extra week before she’ll want to get things moving. Even then, it will still be July.
July also marks the month that I will no longer be pregnant. (An obvious thing to say, I know.) It’s strange though.
I feel like I’ve been pregnant for so long that it’ll be weird to not be anymore. It will be odd to wear pants again with a button and a zipper, as opposed to elastic. What will I do without my shelf (aka belly) when I have an itch and need to set my phone on my bump? What will it be like when I don’t feel my belly jumping all around or hiccuping?
More importantly, what will it be like to not have dessert whenever I am in the mood? (Gotta love those pregnancy cravings!)
But, on the flip side, how miraculous and absolutely amazing will it be to hold my little baby boy in my arms and give him all of the love that I can?! I can’t wait to snuggle him, cuddle him, give him kisses, and just hold him in my arms.
Even though we are in July, that moment actually seems so surreal still far away. It’s something that I’m so excited about, but can’t really begin to imagine what it will be like.
Who will he look like? Will he have hair on his head? Will he know just how much we’ve been waiting for him to make his arrival? Will he know just how much he changed our lives (in a good way of course)?
So many questions without any answers yet. But soon we’ll know. Very, very soon.
It’ll be the beginning of the rest of our lives and honestly I cannot wait!
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Jill - What a great idea, thanks so much! I'll have to remember that in the future for sure!
Lori - I will definitely read your blog about your baby in the past 11 weeks. I imagine it's quite the change to have him inside you one minute and then out in the world the next. I have had a lot of anxiety during my pregnancy and I fear what I'll be like when I have a baby alive in the world. I guess it's all part of it though. Glad to have you here!
Susan - Thanks! It's so crazy that July is here now. I remember when I found out I was pregnant in November, I was thinking "OMG, July is SO far away." Ha. Not so much the case at all.
Brian and Brad - Thanks for your comment and glad to have y'all as readers! I can't wait to check out your site and learn more about how the adoption process is working out for you guys. I wish y'all the best in your journey too!
HDL - Congrats on finding out you are having a little girl!! So exciting. :) As I get further in my pregnancy I find this whole thing to be so amazing as well. Seeing our little guy on the ultrasound for the first time was cool for us, but what's even cooler is the fact that he looked like a little blob (sorry baby T.) and now he looks like a human baby. Definitely agree that it's all amazing!! Good luck to you!
Sarah - How far along are you again?
AngelMommy - HI!!! I was so glad to see your comment & of course I remember you. I've wondered how you were doing. How are you? I'm glad that you decided to come back and I do hope that you have found peace, although I'm sure it's still hard. My thoughts and prayers are with you still though. About that crib, thanks for the link and thankfully that is not the crib that we got. What a sad story! Hope to see you around more!!
Jane - Great name. :) Thank you for your sweet words and congrats for raising great kids! I only hope we can do the same!
MommyMichelle6 - Thanks so much! I will for sure be posting the birth story after it happens!!
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