3D AND ME

🌷As we settle into our third trimester, Phil and I are trying slow down a bit. Years ago, I tried to stop over booking us with too many social engagements, but this summer, we have been saying “yes” to so many things. We have been trying to fit as much in as we possibly could before Baby’s arrival.

This past Labor Day Weekend, we tried to “just be.” We watched college football, my mom and I addressed baby shower cards, we went on a long walk, spend endless hours cuddling and spoiling Darla, I baked. At one point, we both started to go a little stir crazy. Feeling like we should be doing more. We sat on our porch, had a glass of wine, and reminded ourselves how important it is to be okay with just enjoying quiet moments. We chatted about where our life is and where it is going. Our growing family, something we weren’t sure was going to be our reality not so long ago. Stopping to look at our life, talk about our future, see how far we have come, made us appreciate how lucky we are to “just be” because now we were able to enjoy these quiet, simple moments. For years, those moments didn’t exist. If we weren’t preoccupying ourselves, we were trying to find distractions, because facing the reality of our life was so very painful. If we sat still, we’d inevitably start talking about “what ifs”, our losses, etc.

There is nothing better than being able to enjoy and appreciate your life for what it is, where it is at, and where it is going. And having the perspective that even when life is dark, it can revert to something magnificent, is a blessing.  

The week concluded with seeing our little lade in 3D. She has been kicking up a storm, and Kimmy has come over to our home so we could feel Baby kick, but she refused to cooperate until late at night. So, knowing the day was coming where we would get to see her face felt like the closest we have come to her. (We are still hopeful we’ll get to feel her kicks one of these days….or nights. I told Kimmy, come November, I’m moving in!) We brought the pictures to Grandma Arlene the same evening, and her face lit up. Grandma and Baby already have many things in common – they are feisty, stubborn fighters, and they will make their own decisions. Baby will decide when her parents finally get to feel her, and Grandma will decide when it is her time.🌷