Week 25
During Week 25, we visited K's hometown. We danced at our friends' wedding party and visited with K's parents. While we were there it snowed a few inches, which was a special treat because last year we didn't get any snow! We enjoyed the winter wonderland for a few hours before heading home to celebrate the new year.
We had a quiet New Year's Eve at home. K and I both fell asleep around 11:30, even though I was trying so hard to stay up! We woke up a few minutes after midnight to find Billy Joel singing on the TV and a baby dancing along in my belly. I couldn't believe our boy rang in the new year without us!
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Week 26
We spent Week 26 with my family. We said goodbye to my grandpa and spent the week surrounded by cousins, aunts, and uncles. We talked a lot about babies and how soon this one will be out in the world with us. I watched my cousin's 2-year-old son and three-year-old daughter play together at the funeral home. It felt really good to see them laugh; it was a great reminder of how joyful life is, even when things seem most somber.
This week the baby started stretching out so that I could feel him on both sides of my belly at once. He's getting so big! According to my online reading, he should be about two pounds now. What the what? K and I are really going to have to paint the nursery and pick out a name soon. I definitely feel the clock ticking now and am counting down the weeks until his due date, trying to figure out how I'm going to cram in all the things I want to make and do before he arrives. I need more time!
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Thank you for all your kind words yesterday. It helped me so much to share my thoughts about my grandpa and to have your support. I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!
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You look great! So sorry to hear about the loss of your grandpa; sending thoughts of comfort and peace to you.
ReplyDeleteWinter Wonderland...I bet your baby will like the snow!!! ♥ Next year, in crocheted booties and knit sweaters, keeping warm.
ReplyDelete^ I love Martha's visual; I completely agree, too!! :)) ...reminds me of an episode or two of Call the Midwife. I love seeing all the children in obvious hand-knits (sweaters, booties, bonnets, blankets, etc). Do you have a lot of knitted baby items made yet? Or still a long list of "to-be-knitted" items?
ReplyDeleteThe snow looks so pretty! I was so excited to have snow in Ohio, too; and so sad to watch it all melt away so quick. :(
Sorry to read about your grandfather. It is always so hard to say good bye.
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