Second Trimester of Glory!

Second Trimester


  So about a week and half ago I woke up and felt like a human again.  Amazing!  It was just a few days before I officially hit that second trimester milestone, and boy was it the "switch" that I've heard about going off... from the nasty and nausea to the nice and normal!  I've felt great since then- my runs have been so much better, and I don't want to puke when I brush my teeth:)  Yay!

Baby Bump


  Another perk of this trimester is the beginning of the baby bump:

  Since this picture was taken 4 days ago, it has popped out so much more!  I can't believe how quickly bump and baby are growing!  

Blog

  I posted on my other blog  the story, and really, testimony of our baby making journey.  I'll hope you'll read it here!  I've enjoyed finally publishing this one, and do want to apologize for it's boring layout.  I plan to decorate it up once we know the gender- hopefully soon! 

Abortion

  Without diving deeply into my full defense of why I'm Pro-Life, I do want to say that if I was Pro-Life before the pregnancy you'd better believe I am now!  After seeing the ultrasounds and hearing the heartbeat I cannot fathom abortion.  During our last ultrasound the doctor chuckled that our baby was clearly irritated and mad that we were poking around it; the baby kept arching their back in frustration (yes, definitely my child;) ).  As we laughed over this cute little tantrum, it hit me how not only could this teeny human feel annoyance and discomfort, but they could even express it.  Wow.  Tiny feet... mini fingers... fully developed organs... beating heart.  Eyes.  Eyelashes.

  Last Sunday was Sanctity of Life Sunday, and I really enjoyed our church service.  I greatly appreciated a presentation during Sunday school by a lady from Choices, a Christian Pro-Life organization in Chattanooga.  My favorite part about her speech was how kind she was to the women who have had abortions or considered getting one.  She treated them with such dignity and respect, as we always should treat everyone.  So I also mean no ill here against these women.  But I will also stand strongly against abortion, no matter the reason.  I will stop myself from digging deeper, but will share this awesome video clip:

http://www3.focusonthefamily.com/popups/media_player.aspx?MediaId={5B903BBB-4FA1-4255-BD4E-931392D8722B}

12 weeks and our second ultrasound!

(Written on January 17th)
   A week ago we had another ultrasound, and it was AMAZING!!!  I was SO nervous before the appointment that something was wrong... it's hard when you're not showing yet, and can't feel the baby move at all... so a lot of "what ifs" were running through my brain (thanks also to some horrible stories I've been told by people who don't seem to have the sense to not tell me those stories right now).  Anyways, when the baby first appeared on the screen, I had a second of panic that it wasn't moving.  Then the baby starting moving- quite a bit!  Waving and kicking and arching their lil' back!  Then we got to hear the heartbeat too, and next thing I know I'm a bawling happy mess!  We got to see the arms, fingers, even tiny feet:):)  It was SO overwhelmingly incredible, I could have stayed there watching Baby Hart for forever!!