37 1/2 weeks

Can't wait to meet Small Child!!

35 weeks

Here is my belly and Small Child at 35 weeks. Only 5 more to go! Things are going well overall, been experiencing braxton hicks, the baby's hiccups, returned tiredness, and it's uncomfortable to sleep. But all that is worth it to be able to see my baby in just a few weeks! I've been reading "The Christian Childbirth Handbook" which is such a great book and an amazing blessing to me right now. It's really helping me prepare spiritually for labor and birth. God has been working in my heart about the fears I have of giving birth. I am learning to lay them at His feet and trust in Him. It's been a battle recently to not give into fear (the unknown, complications, death, pain), but with God's sustaining grace He has helped me not dwell on those fears, instead I turn to Him and His Word for peace. There's a great poem from the book I'm reading that has really helped me in giving over this baby to God because ultimately this child is His and I am just blessed to be able to care for this little one.

Gift from God

I give thanks to You alone
Who sits on the throne
To loan me this precious gift
And to call it my own.

May I always see, Lord
In every waking hour,
Your majesty and grace
In this delicate flower.

Help me, O God,
To guide and preserve,
This wonderful blessing
to love and to serve.

-Doran Richards

God is so good and faithful and I cannot wait to meet this precious blessing soon!!

30 weeks

Here is the baby bump/Small Child at 30 weeks! Only 10ish more weeks to go! It's coming up so fast. This last Tuesday we finished up our birthing classes that we had for 10 weeks. They were very good and informational. I now feel better prepared and it's nice to know how Tom can support and coach me through the labor and birth. The Bradley Method's main focus is on relaxation and having the husband coach the wife through labor and the birth. I now know some relaxation techniques to use for labor, but who knows which one(s) will work for me. Ultimately I know my main focus will need to be on God and getting through by the strength that only He can gives. Trusting in Him and laying all my fears at His feet. It's comforting and reassuring to me to know that God created childbirth and He has made women's bodies to give birth naturally! So amazing.

28 weeks

I have officially entered the third and final trimester! In just 2 1/2 months or so I will be holding Small Child in my arms!!! I can't wait. The excitement is definitely building now as it gets closer. Here are some belly pictures for those of you who have requested them! :-)

Small Child :)

The crib is up in Small Child's room!

22 weeks

Small Child is growing and I can feel him/her move a lot these days! It's so exciting and makes it more real. :) We started our birthing classes a week ago and are really liking them! We are doing the Bradley Method, which promotes natural birthing and the importance of the husband as the coach. We are learning a lot of information about nutrition, exercise, and just overall about pregnancy.

Here's a picture for those of you wanting a belly picture. :)

Half way there!

Today we got to see our baby for the first time and it was sooo amazing!! The little one was moving quite a bit which was fun to see. Saw the mouth moving (it must have been eating the Indian food I had for lunch). Seeing the baby just made me marvel at God's creation and how everything works together so perfectly. The fact that there is a little life inside of me is wow...incredible.

The foot

The little hand is so cute!


Small Child

18 weeks and Spring

Here is the baby bump at 18 weeks. Small child is growing slowly but surely :) I'm pretty sure I felt the baby move yesterday! It felt like something was popping inside of me, very weird feeling. I'm going to pay attention and see if it becomes consistent. We have our first ultrasound in a couple of weeks. We're not going to find out what the baby is for those of you wondering. Keeping it a surprise until the birth day. I'm excited to finally be able to see the baby!!


Spring is here in Minnesota so we have been doing a lot more things outside. Tom has golf fever so has been golfing a lot and is already tan! I'm still pale but hope to get some sun soon. We went out on the river (Mississippi) last week with some friends on Tom's parents pontoon boat. That was really nice and peaceful. The grass is green, the trees are getting leaves, flowers are blooming, the sun is out, and it's in the 60-70's!!! I love Spring.

Small Child

Here is a pic of me and the growing 'small child' (emphasis on small) as my husband refers to the little one inside of me. This was taken on Saturday, so 15 1/5 weeks. Excuse the messy closet. I was doing some Spring cleaning and rearranging :)