Well, here I am a week later. I am sure that I have gotten somewhat bigger but at this point its hard for me to tell. The one claim to fame that I hold on to right now is that I can still get away with wearing certain shirts that are not maternity tops!!! Yahooo, gotta love the fact that long t-shirts are in right now. That is my saving grace! Last weekend I had gone shopping with Heather and she wanted to go into American Eagle. Off we went look at all these cute tank tops and shorts. Then I came across these t-shirts that were extra long. I tried them on and fell in love. And the best part for me was that they weren't maternity. Now don't get me wrong. I have found lots of cute maternity clothes but to just say that I am 30 weeks pregnant and still able to wear non-maternity clothes is such a rush for me. I even still have a couple of pair of pants that I bought for cheap that were a couple of sizes too big for me at the time and I can wear then still! Oh, the little things that just make my day!
Jamie and I had our midwife appointment this past week, everything is looking good. I was a bit concerned on Tuesday in the morning, before lunch, because I felt like the little one had decreased significantly in his movements. I had been reading that in your third trimester you want to be aware of your babies movements because if they decrease or stop at any point in time you want to notify your practitioner/midwife. I was so torn because I did not know if I should just wait until my appt later that day or phone. I figured that I would put my mind at ease and just phone. I am so thankful that my midwives address each one of my questions with sincerity and do not find my questions to be silly or mundane. I was told that if I had felt him move 10 times in the last 12 hours that everything should be fine. I figured that I had and so we waited until our appt to address the issue further. At our appointment baby beck decided that it would be the prime time to show off and make sure that we all knew he was there!! Sure enough away he went moving and shaking. The midwife laughed and said that she thought our baby was doing just fine because he had moved at least 10 times in the last 5 minutes! Needless to say I wasn't worried anymore.
This is a picture of some of the roses that Jamie picked from our rose bush from our front yard. I thought they were so pretty that I would take a picture of them. This picture also reminds me of how important it is to take time in our busy schedules to enjoy the little things as well as take time for ourselves. I was again reminded of that this week when Thursday came and I was completely drained both physically and emotionally. I had not really recovered from our long weekend before and then went into the week full force and without all of my energy. At the end of each day I was finding myself dragging and so tired I couldn't think. There were times when I felt like crying for no apparent reason but for the fact that I was tired and not able to recover. So, Thursday afternoon and went to my boss and asked if I could take Friday off. She had begun to notice my lack of energy during the week and let me take the day off. So, Friday was a day of rest and relaxation!! It was perfect. It was exactly what I needed to get myself back on track. I am realizing though that in this last trimester things begin to get tiring again and for that I am really going to have to be careful and not do too much. I am still planning on working for as long as I can. It could be until the end of July or a couple of weeks into August. I am not sure yet. My bosses are very flexible and want me to do whatever I can. So, we are playing one day at a time. They have found my replacement and I have already begun training her. Please pray for me in the next couple of months that the Lord would give me discernment and wisdom in making the decisions regarding work and everything else that comes with having a baby. Thanks to all of you who have continued to pray for Jamie and I. Your prayers are felt and deeply appreciate. I promise that once we get our baby furniture we will be taking pictures and letting you all see!
Well, here I am a week later. I am sure that I have gotten somewhat bigger but at this point its hard for me to tell. The one claim to fame that I hold on to right now is that I can still get away with wearing certain shirts that are not maternity tops!!! Yahooo, gotta love the fact that long t-shirts are in right now. That is my saving grace! Last weekend I had gone shopping with Heather and she wanted to go into American Eagle. Off we went look at all these cute tank tops and shorts. Then I came across these t-shirts that were extra long. I tried them on and fell in love. And the best part for me was that they weren't maternity. Now don't get me wrong. I have found lots of cute maternity clothes but to just say that I am 30 weeks pregnant and still able to wear non-maternity clothes is such a rush for me. I even still have a couple of pair of pants that I bought for cheap that were a couple of sizes too big for me at the time and I can wear then still! Oh, the little things that just make my day!
Jamie and I had our midwife appointment this past week, everything is looking good. I was a bit concerned on Tuesday in the morning, before lunch, because I felt like the little one had decreased significantly in his movements. I had been reading that in your third trimester you want to be aware of your babies movements because if they decrease or stop at any point in time you want to notify your practitioner/midwife. I was so torn because I did not know if I should just wait until my appt later that day or phone. I figured that I would put my mind at ease and just phone. I am so thankful that my midwives address each one of my questions with sincerity and do not find my questions to be silly or mundane. I was told that if I had felt him move 10 times in the last 12 hours that everything should be fine. I figured that I had and so we waited until our appt to address the issue further. At our appointment baby beck decided that it would be the prime time to show off and make sure that we all knew he was there!! Sure enough away he went moving and shaking. The midwife laughed and said that she thought our baby was doing just fine because he had moved at least 10 times in the last 5 minutes! Needless to say I wasn't worried anymore.
This is a picture of some of the roses that Jamie picked from our rose bush from our front yard. I thought they were so pretty that I would take a picture of them. This picture also reminds me of how important it is to take time in our busy schedules to enjoy the little things as well as take time for ourselves. I was again reminded of that this week when Thursday came and I was completely drained both physically and emotionally. I had not really recovered from our long weekend before and then went into the week full force and without all of my energy. At the end of each day I was finding myself dragging and so tired I couldn't think. There were times when I felt like crying for no apparent reason but for the fact that I was tired and not able to recover. So, Thursday afternoon and went to my boss and asked if I could take Friday off. She had begun to notice my lack of energy during the week and let me take the day off. So, Friday was a day of rest and relaxation!! It was perfect. It was exactly what I needed to get myself back on track. I am realizing though that in this last trimester things begin to get tiring again and for that I am really going to have to be careful and not do too much. I am still planning on working for as long as I can. It could be until the end of July or a couple of weeks into August. I am not sure yet. My bosses are very flexible and want me to do whatever I can. So, we are playing one day at a time. They have found my replacement and I have already begun training her. Please pray for me in the next couple of months that the Lord would give me discernment and wisdom in making the decisions regarding work and everything else that comes with having a baby. Thanks to all of you who have continued to pray for Jamie and I. Your prayers are felt and deeply appreciate. I promise that once we get our baby furniture we will be taking pictures and letting you all see! 
5 comments:
Megan, you look beautiful! It is a great feeling to wear some non-maternity tops when you're that far along. I just got SOOO tired of my maternity clothes near the end. Baby Beck will be here SOON...these last 2 months will have gone by so quickly once you're holding that little one in your arms. Can't wait to see your baby and hear the chosen name. =)
It was lovely to see you yesterday Meg, and I am glad that you feel refreshed. You looked great and very energetic yesterday. I am glad that you came out to watch you. I talked to the ump in between an inning and then wanted to tell you but you had already left so I will have to tell you another time cause I thought that you would think it was funny/annoying just as I did :)
Continue to relax when you can and take time for yourself.
Love ya
You are the most amazing looking pregnant lady ever Megs! It's so much fun seeing you grow week by week and anticipate the arrival of Baby Beck!It won't be much longer now...the weeks just seem to fly by! Take good care of yourself and that grandbaby of mine! ;-)
I enjoy following your progress and seeing pictures. You do look great, and I'm so happy for you and Jamie!
You look spectacular, Megan. I remember when I was pregnant with Tehya, you & Heather commented how when you were pregnant you hoped that you too would be "only baby" ... well, here you are, "only baby". :-)
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