We have had a lot going on the past few weeks. Things are good here. My pregnancy is progressing nicely. I am starting to really look pregnant. I have less than 4 months to go and I am so anxious over how much worse I might look. And with the bigger belly comes swelling hands and feet, more tiredness, and more trips to the bathroom.
The one good news we are celebrating right now is that Josh does not have Down Syndrome. At my last appointment they offered to do a genetic test to see. I could not see spending $155 to find that out because it wouldn't change how I felt about my child. But Matt and I talked about it and decided with all the emotions that we will be feeling in the hospital, it would be better to know and prepare ahead of time. They said we would have results within three weeks. Three weeks was here three days ago. So we are very happy.
I have finished registering for Joshua. I have a few small things left to put on my registries. It was so much harder registering for Joshua than it was for our wedding. There is so much out there! It was really hard for me to decide what I absolutely needed or really wanted and what would not be a necessity. I knew I would have the potential to go crazy with baby clothes, but chose not to because my mom and I will be picking up outfits for him here and there.
I did the one thing I did not want to. The colors for Josh's room are similar to the colors we picked for things around our home. Matt and I picked out sage green, tans, and browns as our main colors. The main colors in Josh's crib bedding are green, brown, cream, and yellow. But those are the colors we love and they are nice and neutral. His bedding should also grow with him into his toddler years.
This week we celebrated Matt's birthday. His actual birthday was yesterday, but two nights ago Matt and I celebrated together. We went out to Red Lobster and splurged a little - yum, seafood. Then we came home and had cake. Last night we went to Matt's parents and had salad and pasta and then cake and ice cream. A pregnant woman could get used to eating like this! Matt had a great birthday. And Josh made his dad's birthday special by having the hiccups and letting Matt feel it.
I have been feeling a little discouraged. Matt and I have been married for more than 7 and a half months. We have had a rough first year of marriage, so far. Then to top it off, we are spending a good chunk of our first year of marriage with me being pregnant. We are just dealing with all these difficult things at once. It seems like anything that can go wrong has gone wrong. And just when it feels like things are getting better, something else happens; like when we hit the deer two weeks ago. My car still isn't done getting repaired! We have had plenty of ups and downs. Family issues make their way into our struggles. I am just trying not to take everything personally and to not get too stressed. I know when Josh is here everything will be worth it. And our relationship will be much stronger after we get through all this. Please keep us in your prayers.
We have our next appointment on Monday. They will be checking to see if I have gestational diabetes. That seems like the last major thing to worry about during this pregnancy. I will update more next week after my appointment.
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