Apparently I am not technologically savvy enough to put normally-sized pics in this blog from my iPad...and since we have no computer that's currently working (hence no blog posts since Oct) I guess this will just be a photoless post!
15 weeks!! And the best thing that's happened to me so far - MATERNITY PANTS! Ha! I don't have a super big bump yet, but I was still wearing all of my pre-pregnancy work pants/jeans and starting to feel like I was having pregnancy muffin top! Just not flattering or comfortable. I would look at other pregnant women farther along than me and think, "How does everything look so smooth and their bump so cute and defined?" And now I know the answer: maternity pants! J took me shopping the day before Thanksgiving and I ended up with a haul that will maybe (fingers crossed) sustain me until May! Btw - preggers jeans are less than 1/4 of what I pay for regular jeans! Score!
Unrelated observation: pregnancy is such an insanely unique thing! No two women look alike or experience anything in the same way. So neat!
J has been excited because the Walnut apparently has daddy's eating habits. I may or may not have even been caught eating shredded cheese out of a bowl (so gross) but I'm happy because Walnut still lets me enjoy my Honeycrisp apples!
Pregnancy stirs my affections for Christ in a magnitude that I never imagined possible. The Bible tells us that creation itself groans with the pains of childbirth for Christ's second coming, and I try to remember this anytime I'm feeling sick or uncomfortable. I have been given such an amazing opportunity to experience firsthand this particular fracturing of creation and intense longing for my Redeemer who will make all things new! I can't help but to rejoice in that!
My amazing husband who serves me humbly and lovingly doesn't hurt either ❤
Counting down until Dec 18 - Walnut will get his/her name!!
I found that Christmas really took on a new meaning after I had Rebekah. Just imagine Mary giving birth to Jesus and knowing that he wasn't just her son, he was the Son of God. Having a baby reveals so many aspects of salvation, things I didn't even know I was missing.
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