The Final Lap

Dear Pregnancy,

Next week marks my last trimester ever. I am grateful for the capacity you provide to bring children into the world and I know there will come a time in my future when I long for the sensation of nurturing our child in my own body...feeling the kicks, bumps, and wiggles--knowing that our child is safely tucked away in my belly. 

BUT. I am itching to get my energy back. I would like to enjoy a nice meal without feeling every centimeter of the digestive process. I would like to pack up every article of maternity clothing and pass it on to a lucky lady! I would like to chase my kids around without getting out of breath. I would like to sleep at night...

...Okay sleep is not going to happen for a while...but most of all--I want to meet our third baby!! I am literally counting down the minutes to find out if this is a boy or a girl, to give him/her a name, to hold him/her in my arms, and to introduce him/her to our family!! The last doctor's appointment scheduled November 6th for the big birthday...that's 12 weeks away! 

I hope Van and Jean-Margaret are as cute and sweet to the baby once he/she arrives home as they have been to the baby in my belly.

 

I will miss Jean-Margaret racing towards me with her arms stretched towards my belly shouting: "bay-beee! bay-bee!!" followed by lots of smothering kisses. I will miss Van patting my belly and asking: "Whats him sayin' now?" (Van--I hope you aren't disappointed if this is a girl!)

Thank you for allowing me to experience this process but I am ready for November!! :)

Sincerely,
Emily