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The Journey
Thursday, January 12, 2012 by Jeannie Fleming-Gifford
The day I found I was pregnant, it was a total surprise. The reality was we had been trying to conceive for over a year. I was finally heading to the doctor’s for an initial checkup to see if we could figure out why things hadn’t happened despite "our best efforts" – lol.
Are you trying to conceive? Newly pregnant? Almost ready to welcome that little one into your arms?
Where are you in your journey?
The journey is amazing, isn’t it? As you develop, your baby is developing too.
What have been your favorite parts of pregnancy? Embarrassing? Mesmerizing?
Hands-down, week 18 was my favorite. I was laying in my bed and “blip.” I felt it. It felt like a small fish in my abdomen. It was definitely something new. I instantly knew I had just felt my little kiddo's first kicks. As weeks went on, these kicks and her acrobatics provided much amusement. Now that she is out and about, the only kicks I get are from the occasional night when I’m trying to get her back to sleep and she is tossing and turning about. I’ll still take those kicks too. I’m glad she is here to give them to me.
Embarrassing? Thrilled to tell my family, I remember sharing the news with my mother at a family birthday party. It was quite an event and though I didn’t want to steal the thunder from my stepfather’s celebration, the time seemed right. Instead of the squeal of delight I expected to hear from my mother, her reaction was “I noticed how big your breasts were looking.” Um, thanks mom. Well, they were bigger. She was right, but I was kind of hoping that this wouldn’t be the announcement coming from her as we were surrounded by our family and friends.
Have you had any embarrassing moments of pregnancy? Ones that you are willing to share, of course!
And mesmerizing? It’s got to be those ultrasounds. Today, the technologically is cooler than ever. Just hearing her heart beat was amazing. Then there was the moment of hearing two heart beats, mine and hers. Finally, seeing the fingers and toes, and (yes, I couldn’t wait, will you?) finding out that she was a SHE and not a he.
Finally, there is that moment when she arrived. Two weeks and one failed induction later, she arrived in her own time. It wasn’t the perfect birth day I imagined, but it was wonderful anyway.
What about your journey in pregnancy? What is your favorite part of development?
