How far along? 30 weeks
Total weight gain? 3.0# (Total: 23 #)
Maternity clothes? Yes. I don't have a ton but just some essentials.
Sleep? Sleep continues to take a toll as I toss and turn...and PEE A LOT!
Best moment this week? Being able to share in the joy of FUEL camp with all the youth, reaching out to them, and of course...enjoying the pool :)
Miss Anything? Being able to hold my pee. When I gotta go....I GOTTA GO!
Movement? She is SUPER active. She continues to grow BIG! Around this time, she is actually packing on the pounds...while mama also packs on the pounds! Bigger and more movement = uncomfortable mama too but I am enjoying every minute and move!
Food cravings? Hmm...I just like to EAT. Nothing really crazy! I still LOVE my Laos food.
Anything make you queasy or sick? I stay away from fish & avocado. But motion sickness = bleh!
Gender? Baby girl.
Gender? Baby girl.
Symptoms? Sinus congestion, muscle aches, and yes POLYURIA.
No more swollen ankles...for now. Pre-natal yoga has been doing wonders! Really weird symptoms are from my skin stretching in my upper abdominal region that SUPER HURTS...trying to stay moisturized! All that still occurs! Getting out of bed is interesting...I'm like a rolly polly!
Belly button in or out? In! I'm kind of freaking out about this! It's getting closer though....ew.
Wedding rings on or off? Still have all my rings on!
Happy or Moody? Very happy! I am so blessed! I get irritable here and there...but I think that's just..ME. hehe
Looking forward to? Getting these stupid board exams over (August) so I can start all my DIY projects for the nursery! Oh and my big baby shower is this weekend! yay!
Nursery update: We put the crib and changing table together! Love love love it! And Ryan finished the mural!!!! It looks so amazing! He wants to "touch it up" but overall, it's up & ready to be appreciated! :) Can't wait to share pictures when we have everything put together.
When I told people that I was going to volunteer my time to serve at a youth camp, they thought I was crazy...for the pregnancy factor but also the HEAT factor! I had such an amazing and uplifting experience.
It was very different for me compared to other years that I've been involved with this camp. In the past, I had the opportunity to stand the heat better, be more active, take a more prominent role in some way...but this year, I was in the background a bit more. I helped with background vocals for the worship team (awesome team btw!), helped lead devotions in the cabins for the girls (when they weren't sleeping before us!), and assisted with anything else. It was much more chill but rewarding.
This pregnancy has changed me. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally.
As the baby grows, so do I...and I don't mean by weight (even though I am...bleh). I am changing...my mind is transitioning..I am taking on that motherly role already.
With every kick, movement, flip, etc that the little girl does, I fall more and more in love...deep in love with her and I haven't even met her yet. Hearing her heartbeat makes me feel like my heart stops for the time being. She has changed me...
I can now understand...appreciate...the love my mother has for me. Makes me kind of feel guilty for all the things I put her through (haha). I guess you cannot begin to even comprehend the LOVE a mother/father has for their child, until you are faced with that reality.
And being at FUEL camp...seeing the struggles teenagers were facing well scared me for the future but more so, broke my heart. During an altar call while we were singing worship, I saw a mother crying...grieving...for the lost of her son who has estranged himself from his parents. My heart broke into pieces and I was so moved...yet saddened.
It brought me to the realization of my future.
But also to the realization that as God's children, His heart must break everyday seeing His children be estranged from Him in some way.
Although my time spent at FUEL camp was to help and volunteer for the sake of the campers...my heart was benefited and filled.
Baby D & I had the opportunity to bond more than ever before.
Nursery update: We put the crib and changing table together! Love love love it! And Ryan finished the mural!!!! It looks so amazing! He wants to "touch it up" but overall, it's up & ready to be appreciated! :) Can't wait to share pictures when we have everything put together.
When I told people that I was going to volunteer my time to serve at a youth camp, they thought I was crazy...for the pregnancy factor but also the HEAT factor! I had such an amazing and uplifting experience.
It was very different for me compared to other years that I've been involved with this camp. In the past, I had the opportunity to stand the heat better, be more active, take a more prominent role in some way...but this year, I was in the background a bit more. I helped with background vocals for the worship team (awesome team btw!), helped lead devotions in the cabins for the girls (when they weren't sleeping before us!), and assisted with anything else. It was much more chill but rewarding.
This pregnancy has changed me. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally.
As the baby grows, so do I...and I don't mean by weight (even though I am...bleh). I am changing...my mind is transitioning..I am taking on that motherly role already.
With every kick, movement, flip, etc that the little girl does, I fall more and more in love...deep in love with her and I haven't even met her yet. Hearing her heartbeat makes me feel like my heart stops for the time being. She has changed me...
I can now understand...appreciate...the love my mother has for me. Makes me kind of feel guilty for all the things I put her through (haha). I guess you cannot begin to even comprehend the LOVE a mother/father has for their child, until you are faced with that reality.
And being at FUEL camp...seeing the struggles teenagers were facing well scared me for the future but more so, broke my heart. During an altar call while we were singing worship, I saw a mother crying...grieving...for the lost of her son who has estranged himself from his parents. My heart broke into pieces and I was so moved...yet saddened.
It brought me to the realization of my future.
But also to the realization that as God's children, His heart must break everyday seeing His children be estranged from Him in some way.
Although my time spent at FUEL camp was to help and volunteer for the sake of the campers...my heart was benefited and filled.
Baby D & I had the opportunity to bond more than ever before.
YAY! SO happy you had a great time at camp! :)
ReplyDeleteAww thanks! We missed you and wish you were there!!
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