Something about being curled up all cozy inside on a rainy day. Only problem is that it's a lovely, muggy, warm rain (emphasis on the sarcasm). So I'm enjoying our beautiful new AC unit in the bedroom...never thought I could love a little white box so much. With this pregnancy, the heat has been much harder to bear. 70 degrees feels like 80, 80 feels like 90, and those days when we were in the 90s? I was pretty much out of commission. I'm sure I'll be looking back wistfully on those hot sunny days when I'm staring out the window at 3 feet of snow in 10 degree weather though. I can't complain too much about the winter. I do love the feeling of being cozy and warm inside while watching the snow falling so peacefully outside, covering everything with a blanket of white. (I'm sure I'll be singing a different tune when our power is out from downed lines, and getting to work is a royal pain, but let's stay positive, shall we?) Cuppa's in the evening (my hubby's Aussie word for a cup of anything hot: tea, cocoa, coffee) while settling down with a good book, enjoying the company of my husband. Okay, I think it's time for me to return to the present, and stop rushing through summer.
We had a lovely evening last night with a friend over for dinner. I served a delicious Cranberry Orange Pork Roast, Ranch Mashed Potatoes, and buttered carrots. Of course we had the finish the evening with dessert, so I pulled out my specialty...Apple Pie, much to Zenith's (my husband) delight. It's so nice to get together with other young people who share a love of the Faith. It's the basis of our everyday life and so easily enters into our normal conversations. It's such a blessing to share that with others. So few young people care enough about their Faith to truly live it. It's one thing to go around talking about it, but it's quite another to actually follow the commandments God has so carefully laid out for us, and apply them to our day to day activities. It's one thing we all struggle with, most especially myself. The world has so much attraction and the things it offers slowly pull us into its snares, often without realizing it. I've found the more I empty myself of the desires for things of this world and try to detach myself from it, the more God's grace automatically fills me up, and He guides me toward Him, with little credit to me. That's not to say I stay that way. It seems as soon as I've detached myself from one thing, something else comes along, and I'm fighting once again to resist. But it's like I said before, a constant journey with lots of detours.
I'm starting to feel much better now that I'm in my 15th week of pregnancy. I struggled with nausea until about week 13, thankfully I never got sick enough to throw up. The latest battle has been trying to breathe. The smallest thing leaves me winded. It's pretty pathetic when you're sitting at dinner, huffing and puffing because you just winded yourself by eating. We're on the second floor of a two family home and bringing groceries up those stares can be a challenge! By the end of it, I actually need to go lay down and rest. And I'm only 14 weeks pregnant! Looking forward the the months ahead...ohhh boy.
Went to the doctor this week for a check up to see how the baby is growing. (Or maybe to see how I'm growing since it was me who he measured.) I'm primarily seeing a midwife, but as she works in a team with a doctor, I will occasionally be checking up with the doctor. He was very nice, and I love my midwife. She has had many years of experience and had such a caring approach. The hospital where I will deliver has 9 midwives so if all goes well, I'll be delivering with one of them. I did a lot of research before choosing who to go with and decided on a midwife because of their more natural, caring approach. The risk of c-section is greatly reduced as the midwife will put more time and effort into trying to avoid that.
I heard my little one's heartbeat again at the appointment. It's so amazing to think I have a little person growing inside me. What an incredible process that is happening! God is performing such a miracle inside me and I am blessed He has found Zenith and I worthy to be parents of one of His children. I pray every day that this child will grow to love Our Lord with a tender devotion and I will be able to return him/her to God as a saint.
Well, I hope everyone is enjoying the rain! I was watching our neighbors' two little girls last week, (they have five children) walking down the driveway in their raincoats, boots, and umbrellas, splashing in puddles. Ahh, brings back so many memories.
~ Lindsay
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