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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The thing I remember being amazed at the most was seeing my son do the movements he’d do in my belly, on the outside. One time he made a jerking movement, and it was the same movement I had felt while he was inside me. It was very surreal, and amazing at the same time. Then on birth day I kept saying, “He was just in there, now he’s out.” Birth is sooo amazing. So amazing, in fact, I had to use that word 4 times!!!! Sorry for being redundant…I have mommy brain.
How exciting!! What are your plans for the blog when he arrives? Hoping we get to see a photo of the little one!
How exciting…I can’t wait to meet my baby boy either…ofcourse I still have 4 more months to go….Are you going to keep blogging after the baby comes??? You know to see how it goes..and stuff…?? well congrats!!
Tiffany – Oooh, you make me so excited! It sounds so amazing!
Lauren & Dallely – Yes, we will keep on blogging after he arrives. I’m sure there’s bound to be a whole new world out there that I’ll need to vent about and ask questions about. I’m actually really excited about our blog and keeping it going when he’s here so that we have a lot of fun things to look back on.
If you haven’t thought about it already, or someone else hasn’t mentioned it – You might want to take a look at Blurb.com; they can bind your blog into a book (I think there are other companies that do it too.) That’s what I am doing with mine. I’m going to do pregnancy through first birthday, but you probably have enough to bind the just the pregnancy in one book. And then one day, when Tarzan Jr is older…he’ll have his life (or as long as you continue to blog) almost in play-by-play. Which we thought was quite cool.
Enjoy the time you have left with the little guy all cuddled up inside you. My boy is 11 weeks old today and I still miss having him with me all the time, safe in the studio apartment that was my womb. It was easy for me to keep him safe in there–now that he is out in the world there is just so much to worry about.
If you are interested in learning how I have coped over the last 11 weeks (the ups, the downs, everything!) feel free to check out my blog!
Good luck,
Lori at I Can Grow People
PS: Motherhood is AWESOME!
How exciting! Glad to hear you will continue to blog. I was so excited when my son’s birth month got here.
This is a great site. We are a gay couple looking to adopt. Getting a first hand account of what a pregnant mother goes through is really helpful. Thank you for sharing your story!
How exciting! I’m discovering that the “this is real!” epiphany just happens over and over again. I just had my 20-week ultrasound yesterday and found out that I am having a girl and she is doing great! That was just as amazing as the 6-week ultrasound where I saw her heart beating for the first time. I’m still amazed each time I go to scratch my belly and feel how round it is. And I won’t even mention how thrilled I am each time I feel her moving around! So, yeah, it’s all pretty amazing
I can’t wait to read your birth story and what life is like with a newborn!
I wonder the same things. I am dying to know…
Hi Jane, you might remember me, NeedsAStickyBaby. After loosing my baby girl I stopped reading for a time, but found myself drawn back. I have been lurking for a while now and am very excited for you. Anyway, I was reading the new and ran across this article you might want to see, I don’t know what crib you got but I wanted to make sure you saw this, just in case. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31708800/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/?GT1=43001
As a mom of older kids (my oldest is 20) I can’t remember all the little details of his birth but you are about to embark on the most amazing journey…EVER! I’m looking at my son now and I can’t believe the fabulous adult he has become. My 18 and 16 yo’s are awesome too. Good Luck to you and Tarzan
Congrats! I am so excited for you. I can’t wait to hear your birth story.
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!!