Further depths of our journey...
We are 80% through our journey to meeting Addison! That's shocking to me! This pregnancy has been my toughest so far, on both a physical and emotional level and for a variety of reasons. But no matter the trials and situations along the way, it truly does go by too fast.The pregnancy itself--the baby herself--has NOT been an issue and there have been NO complications. But while I'm pregnant, my body is strained in other ways. Unlike my first two pregnancies, I had severe morning sickness this time around...and it lasted far into the 2nd trimester, so I was knocked on my rear in an unexpected way and for an unforeseen amount of time. As that subsided and baby grew, back issues from an old injury became prevalent. So after months of feeling inadequate as a mother to Kyleigh and Josiah, I finally got some energy back, but lost my usual physical abilities. I had to seek out twice-weekly physical therapy for pain relief.
This was especially tough emotionally because of issues with the home we're living in and my husband working a lot of tough hours and feeling like neither of us could deal with it all (thankfully he's now more available and we're able to start preparing this space for Addison to join us!). Even simple household chores can leave me laid up on the couch for a couple days, so I'm no longer allowed to do them---that's anything w/ bending or lifting (dishwasher, laundry, cleaning car, scrubbing bath tub, vacuuming--though I still vacuum 'cuz our awesome vac weighs only about 2 lbs!). I'm not even supposed to lift my kids the final 12 weeks, but sometimes I have in the past few weeks, and I'm sure it'll happen again in the next 8 weeks, too--that's just part of motherhood w/ two toddlers; that's just real life.
My PT has banned me from walking through large stores like Walmart and the mall. Ya know how we went to the zoo recently for Siah's bday? Well, there are pics I didn't post that show me having to use a motorized cart to get around part of the day, and I had to take pain medication upon heading home. I'm not sharing all this to complain...just journaling. I want to be sure to record this season of life as it truly happens...the good and the bad and everything in between! I don't believe in looking back on life and pretending everything was roses in bloom--let's be real, even beautiful roses have thorns. I have always said about parenting that not everyday is easy, but everyday is worth it--and that starts in this part of the journey. Keeping our eye on the prize, here is our 3D/4D ultrasound experience and a sneak peek at what we have to look forward to in a few weeks:
I'm incredibly thankful for the excitementour kids feel about Addison!
So happy to see our sweet Addison Olivia!
I'm truly blessed with an amazing husband who's alsothe most natural father I've known in my entire life!
We were complimented several times on how well-behavedour kids are...that always makes a mama's ♥ happy!
Just a few pics of our lil' girl, we also got a CD & DVD
Our baby girl, Addison Olivia
She has all her fingers...
...and all her toes
Her sly grin
For those wondering--YES--like Kyleigh, it appears Addison has my nose!
Look at those cute lips, so smoochable!
It's exhausting being so adorable everyday!
