I really think that Lucas' lag in growth and me being put on bed rest was a wake up call from God to focus on me and reflect on what was going on in our lives. I am so thankful for that wake up call! Our lives have been so blessed and we are truly thankful for the opportunity to become parents and the many lessons we have learned and those that are still yet to come. Wow, where does time go to? It "flies" is certainly an understatement!!!
Anyways, to help celebrate Lucas' first birthday this upcoming Saturday, I thought I would share some pictures and stories in this post about what our lives were like one year ago.
This is what our new home looked like a year ago. They were heading into the homestretch but it wasn't quite ready for us! There was still about 7 weeks of work left. We were ready though, an 800+ square foot apartment can get pretty cozy really quick when you have 2 adults, a baby on the way, LOTS of baby stuff/gifts, 2 big dogs, and a cat. We were busting at the seams... 7 weeks felt like an eternity!!!
This was Lucas' nursery a week before he came. As you can tell, not your typical nursery the week before a baby arrives...What were we thinking?
This is pretty much what the pups and I did all day and night. Well that, and consume massive amounts of food - at least it felt that way when you are so pregnant and your belly doesn't have that much room! 3 meals, 3 hefty "snacks", plus two Boosts a day is what Dr. Love prescribed for my bed rest. When else in your life does a doctor tell you to eat fried chicken, greasy cheeseburgers, milkshakes, etc. like they are going out of style!?! I think I watched every home improvement, baby show, TV re-run- On demand cable, and the laptop computer were my buddies! Well that and my snoogle pillow which I shared with Bailey :)I ventured outside of our little apartment rarely for a quick meal, to ride out to see the continued progress of the new house, or my weekly trip to the doctor to find out how the little man was doing and see if we were granted another week at home. We were under strict scrutiny but in great hands...About a month or so before he arrived my fluid levels started dropping. They were also monitoring him closely each week for further delay in growth, lack of movement, strong chord blood flow, and good practice breathing. If any of these areas started to not look good, he was coming out! Ready or not! Those are not appealing words when you are 35 weeks pregnant...So for the last three weeks, my bags were packed and in the car just in case we heard those orders....
This was me and Lucas, 1 year and a week ago :) Not the most attractive picture but I must say I loved being pregnant. Aside from the bed rest and lack of sleep near the end. It was so amazing to know that a little life was growing inside of you, feeling his every move. That was always a fun time - I think every night when I went to bed he would have a party- somersaults, you name it, and then he would get the hiccups... ;)
This was me and Lucas, 1 year and a week ago :) Not the most attractive picture but I must say I loved being pregnant. Aside from the bed rest and lack of sleep near the end. It was so amazing to know that a little life was growing inside of you, feeling his every move. That was always a fun time - I think every night when I went to bed he would have a party- somersaults, you name it, and then he would get the hiccups... ;)Only 4 more days and our lives were going to be changed forever....:)
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I loved this post. You are so beautiful pregnant...why can't we all look like that?
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