Fast forward and I am now 23 weeks! Wow! The time has gone by fast! According to “The Bump” app I have on my phone , the baby is as big as a grapefruit. I think my little one is bigger than that haha! Since my last post we found out that we are having a little boy which is what I felt God telling me those weeks before conceiving ” you will conceive soon and will have a son”. Since that time my heart was set on this little prince that had been on my heart so when the doctor said “it’s a boy!” I wasn’t surprised but just happy by the extra confirmation I was now receiving from the doctor.
Let’s talk about my new doctor…LOVE HIM!!! He is one of those people that you want to be like ” can you please be my friend?” haha! He keeps Jason and I cracking up! Having a great experience with my new doctor and new hospital that I will give birth at has truly been a blessing. This was one of my concerns when we moved during the time we did because Jason and I really liked our doctors back home but God surely blessed us with this medical team. The hospital where I will deliver our little man is very big on the mother and child bonding right after birth. They encourage skin to skin contact right away for as long as possible. I am so looking forward to that moment. 🙂
We have been going to the pregnancy classes and let’s just say the video that showed the placenta traumatized every single person in the room more than the birth itself LOL! Is it bad though that all I wanted after that class was french fries? Such a random pregnancy moment but a trip to Wendy’s was in order to say the least. The most recent class showed a video that focused on the pain you experience through labor and the breathing techniques you should use. I would love to do everything naturally…no medicine. It has been done before so it is possible but we shall see 🙂
Now with switching gears, let’s discuss shopping. There is so much more stuff out there for girls than boys!! Oh my word! Trying to find cute things for his room is slim but then I look around the corner and BOOM! Pink explosion of cute stuff for a girls room. Needless to say, I am still trying to figure out how I want to decorate his nursery. I need to hurry up because December will be here before we know it.
The next thing is planning a baby shower on a budget. Pinterest..you are my friend. Yet, somedays I’m two seconds from telling everyone just to meet me at Chick-fil-a and calling it a day! haha! It’s almost like planning a wedding, “how much can we afford”, “how many people can we actually invite?” etc. It can get stressful but the good thing is, my husband is very supportive and we are on the same page about keeping everything simple. At the end of the day, its not about the glitz and glam, perfect place, perfect decorations, etc its about being surrounded by friends and family that love our son even before he comes into the world. Keeping that perspective helps us to stay grounded and not get all worked up about things.
That’s the biggest thing I have learned while being pregnant. There are just some things I am not going to stress about. I just take a deep breath in and a deep breath out and Carpe Diem boo! ( smile).
Ashley Wilson 