Mother's Day

I am now 8 months along in my pregnancy. I am 33wks 1day today. I have 7 more weeks to go! Our little girl will be here very soon and we are patiently awaiting her arrival. We have still so much to do before she comes so we are not in a hurry to give her the eviction notice yet. Other than loss of energy, I have been feeling pretty good and there hasn't been much pain or leg cramps or swelling that I had with my first one.

I did, however, have a major scare on Friday. I woke up from a long night of tossing and turning. I had a sore back, probably from Corey having his elbow in my back all night. He usually sleeps well in his room but that night he got scared and we kept him in our bed. I also woke up with a pulled muscle on my left side around my rib cage. Corey and I went through our usual morning routine and throughout the morning into the afternoon, I realized I had not felt the baby kick at all. I drank some sweet tea which usually gets her going but nothing happened. And I laid on my side for a few minutes before I started work and still nothing. I finally called my Dr. office and they recommended me to come in. I got there and they put me on a machine to monitor her heart rate and contractions. I was not having any kind of contractions whatsoever so that was a good sign. They found the heartbeat pretty quickly but after 20 minutes, she still was not moving. The nurse finally gave me Pepsi to drink and she finally started moving. The doctor thought that was good enough so she sent me on my way. I got back home to start work but I was still not feeling her move. I took the rest of the day off per my supervisor. I rested as much as possible. Finally at 11pm, she started kicking and moving on her own. She made me so scared.

Now-today, a day later, as much as she wasn't moving yesterday, she is skipping, dancing, jiggling and swimming in there today! She likes to play tricks on her mama already. I am so happy she is doing good and still active. She thought it was funny but mama sure didn't!

So, tomorrow is going to be my 4th Mother's day. I have to say, I love being a mom. I would not trade this for anything in the world. From the time my son wakes up in the morning until he goes to sleep, he keeps a smile on my face and he makes me laugh so much. He brings joy to me no matter what he is doing. Yes, motherhood is a challenge sometimes but the rewards are far greater. This is all very cliche but you don't believe the cliches until you are living it. I can't wait to be a mother of 2. I know its not going to be all smiles and rainbows, its definitely going to be overwhelming but I'm sure we are up for the challenge. I couldn't do it without my amazing husband, my awesome mother in law and my own beautiful mother.

I want to take a moment to let my mother know just how much I love her. She is my rock-my best friend. The one person I could tell everything to and I know she would not judge me. We didn't get along in my high school years and I left home at 19 to move in with Chris and we just weren't super close. Somewhere around us getting married and having Corey things changed and she has been by my side through everything. She has been my biggest supporter (besides that amazing husband of mine) through everything. I am glad we can joke about the times we didn't get along now :) She is also a really great Nana. Corey loves her and loves camping with her and Pawpaw. I can't wait to see her with her granddaughter soon though! I know she will just be smitten with her! Mom, I love you and again, thank you for always being there for us! You are truly a wonderful, beautiful, amazing person and I only wish I can be the same kind of mother and supporter to my kids as you are with me!!