Oh, what a week it has been. The highest of highs, some lows and a lot of unknowns (so, life, I guess).
We've spent the last two weekends in the suburbs being showered with love from so many family and friends. I wasn't big on having a baby shower (like
our wedding showers, I didn’t want my friends to feel pressured to buy us gifts, and I felt shy about opening presents while everyone watched), but our families graciously offered to host two, and I'm so thankful for those Saturday afternoons. Up until then, I didn't realize that pregnancy had felt a little isolating (you're own your own when you're gripped with anxiety or lying awake at night with heartburn), but I suddenly feel bolstered and empowered by a community of supportive loved ones who have been through these stages before or are simply excited to meet our baby. It's such a wonderful feeling.
On the other hand, and at the sake of too much transparency, we thought we'd be meeting our babe sooner rather than later last week. Some pre-labor symptoms had us in the hospital Thursday evening, unsure whether I would be sent home (what I was
begging for) or upstairs to begin the delivery process. At only 34 weeks, it was scary (and now I feel strange walking around in this limbo, a job to go to daily on one hand, contractions every 2-7 minutes on the other). We're taking it one day at a time for now, and I'm grateful for every day the moosh stays cooking. No rush, little one.
And because, downloading all of the baby apps last night for the gadgets we were gifted (side note: nothing will make you stop procrastinating and pack a hospital bag and put in a car seat faster than being told you are, perhaps, in labor), I realized there are so many photos from life lately I've kept on my phone, here's a big photo dump. Between the fear and dozens of daily trips to the bathroom there have been some really great times <3
