20 Weeks

So 20 weeks went pretty well for us, allot happened. For starters, Praise God that we have successfully made it half way through our pregnancy. Lets see at 18 weeks we found out that our little Yoda may not be a Jedi Knight after all. Well Chris says that girls can be Jedi's too, but we will have to see about that. Although this was a big adjustment for us, the thought is really growing on us. We are very excited to announce that we are in fact going to have a baby girl. So I guess everyone will just have to wait for that boy to break the chain. As many of you may well know how much I am NOT a pink person, I do have to admit it is growing on me. Now I do not plan on running out and buying a new wardrobe for myself, nor do I plan on turing into anything remotely close to a pink lover, but I will allow Yoda to have the choice for herself. Right now her bedroom is a green color, we have recently come to the conclusion that that is going to have to change, because it is just too dark for a baby. I don't think that either one of us is at the point yet that we would be willing to let her room go all pink, but we will definitely pick something that will suit this precious thing.

I think that last wee she hit a growth spurt, and I read that this coming week she should hit another one. It is so fun knowing that she is growing so much, in such a short time span. Her kicks are even getting stronger, I was at work the other day and I was in the middle of helping a member, and she kicked me so hard I had to stop talking. It is great!! I really feel for all those women who are just letting themselves be pregnant, and not taking in every bit of it. Yeah so what if I was sick as a dog for the first trimaster, who cares if I am gaining weight, or stretching even further. So I can never get comfortable, sleeping is more difficult, and I cry over anything and everything!!! I love it, I am aiding God in the creation of what He will allow to be my daughter for my time here on earth. What more could I ask for??? Bring on the tears, the weight, the pain, the joy of my heart!!!!

So here is the story of the week, Booskers was outside playing last Sunday morning. We had come home from church, to change clothes, and as we were heading out Booskers ran up onto the front porch. Chris looked and saw that he had chased this little chipmunk up there, and cornered him under some leaves. Well Chris picked Booskers up, and handed him to me. He said he was gonna try and get the chipmunk to run back into the woods. Being as motherly as I have been, and given how cute the little thing was I handed Booskers back to him and told him that I would get him back to the woods. So I reached down, and pet him a few times, Booskers had obviously been licking him, then I picked him up. I got all the way to the end of the porch, and he BIT me!!! Stupid chipmunk, he was no Dale like I had originally thought. So I threw him down, and went inside to wash my hands. Luckily he didn't break the skin, but after freaking my parents out, and a day and a half of calling doctors, and worrying about rabies, We came to the conclusion that I am gonna be fine. But the moral of this story is don't pick up wild animals, even if they are cute like Alvin.

Week 20 was great! Tune in next time for more fun times with the Hughes'....

Pregnancy

Well I must say that I am absolutely LOVING this being pregnant deal!! The connection between Yoda and I is already so tight, I can only imagine what it will be like when we finally meet face to face. We are so in love with this child. But back to being pregnant, OMG how wonderful it is, feeling Yoda move all around and react to things that happen around me. It is breath taking to hear the heartbeat, and to know that every move that he/she makes is all him/her. He/she has this personality like no one else.

I always thought that I would love being pregnant, and even after we lost Brighton(our 9wk miscarriage) I have said that I could be pregnant for longer than the 9/10 mths it takes for them to develop. Now that we are here again given another chance, yep it is even more exhilarating than I had thought it to be. I can't wait to see how it all pans out, but I am content in enjoying it while it lasts. I mean I really don't know who wouldn't love it, it is the most amazing feeling I have ever felt. It's really hard to explain, but the fact that this is exactly what I was created to do. God sure does know how to make things work huh.

Chris is so excited to be going through all of this, I never thought in a million years that I would have married such a wonderful man, one who loves this baby, and wants it as much as I do. We really have a great relationship, you know the kind where there are actually 2parts, and each 1/2 makes the other better. I don't know how much better I make him, but he always says that the reason God brought him to NC was to find me. He accentuates everything about me though, from my spirituality all the way down to the way I talk. Having a baby with him is gonna be so amazing! I love it when we are laying in bed and he puts his hand on my belly to see if Yoda is swimming around, or this morning when he kissed me goodbye, then pulled down the covers to kiss my belly and tell Yoda bye. He is gonna be the best daddy!!

We are just so grateful to have this opportunity that not everyone has, and the chance to feel what it is like moment for moment. Life is such a blessing, not something to be taken for granted, and I can honestly say that after this experience I will never do that again. Each day we live is a gift, everything we experience pulls together to make it just that. Good and bad, we wouldn't appreciate it as much if we didn't endure both. Thank you Lord for being so thoughtful.