12 hours & how time flies...

breakthrough: i got 12 hours of sleep last night! okay...12 minus the hour between 1 and 2 am that i was awake because the bedroom was too hot. but really, other than that one little break, 12 hours. i feel delicously rested this morning. we'll see how long that lasts....

i have been overwhelmed lately as to how fast pregnancy goes. 40 weeks seems like an eternity, until you're fully engulfed. i'll be 10 weeks on wednesday. 10 weeks! only 2 weeks away from being finished with the first trimester. trying to savor and soak up every little moment, every feeling, whether sick, or tired, or elated, or overwhelmed. i just know that d-day will come quicker than any of us realizes. in the mean time, i'm happy just feeling every little feeling, and loving baby just a little more every day...

9 weeks....

baby is the size of a grape this week and only a fraction of an ounce. i realize that this may seem like boring news to someone who has never experienced the growth of a new life, but to momma and daddy, every day is a miracle. and momma has a great appreciation for this growth, being exhausted on a daily basis, often feeling like she needs a nap before noon!

other than that...not much else to report. no sickness today (yet). only got up once to pee last night (yay!) and got about 11 hours of sleep. momma and baby are happy today...

change is coming....

"change is coming..." poweful words spoken by president elect barak obama. life right now can hardly be summed up more perfectly. 9 weeks pregnant and experiencing the inaguration of the first black president in our country's history, i find myself emotional for so many reasons.

growing a new life creates a profound sense of responsibility, care, and concern for the world in which this new life will be brought into. without a doubt, the past year has been tumultuous, to say the least. though in a world filled with uncertainty, i have never felt more certain about this baby, about the life that this child will have, the opportunities that this child will have; i have immense hope in the sovereignty of God. nothing that has happened in the past year has been a surprise to God, and nothing that happens over the next 8 and a half months and beyond into baby's life will be a surprise to God. for those reasons, i can be confident in my hope...