Baby I'm for real

Weeks 14-16

As you can see, I got a little behind in my blogging, so I will combine two weeks together. Here are the major points that happened.

• Week 14 I started work again. I definitely notice that I am dragging a bit, and not as on top of my game for the beginning of the year as I usually am. The kids come tomorrow, so we will see what that brings.
• I turned 29. Wahoo for my last year in the 20's!
• Week 15 I had a 2nd Trimester appointment. The doctor checked the heartbeat and found it in the 140-150 BPM range.
• She said besides my iron being low everything looked to be pretty healthy. 
• I had my first prenatal massage where I was brushed like a horse. This soothing exercise is done to relieve swelling. I enjoyed it. A lot. Maybe a little too much. Is it weird that I want James to brush me now?
• I had a pleasant surprise with my appetite coming back! 
• I had a not so pleasant surprise when throwing up in the evenings commenced again!
• Going to sign up for prenatal yoga. My joints and muscles are getting sore from all that extra sleeping I'm doing.
• Old Navy and Target have some great dresses and jumpsuits for cheap to pass as maternity clothes. I also think a pair of overalls for the Fall would look cute with a belly bump. The key is to find clothes that you can wear even after pregnant.  
• We bought a "Mom" car to replace my beat up Honda Civic. 2018 Subaru Outback with great safety features and premium technology. Baby on board! Toot! Toot! 

Me getting brushed

Baby's Development

Week 15 baby was the size of a Hass Avocado which I love! And Week 16 baby was the size of a Dill Pickle which I also now love! 

Dill Pickle, are you inside of me?

Dear Baby,

A prayer copied from my weekly prayers from Polimino. 
Dear Lord, 
I pray for my baby's hair and skin. Thank You for the wonderful way You make us, with hair to beautify our appearance. I pray that as my child grows, she/he will be pleased with the type of hair You've given him/her. Help me instill a healthy self-esteem in my child, so she/he grows to be a happy person, content with the way he/she looks but not vain or narcissistic. 
I pray for my baby's skin, that it will be healthy and perform the function You've created it to do. Thank You for giving us beauty combined with protection in the organ that is our skin. 
You are a wonderful, loving God. Your Word says that You even know the number of hairs on our head, and I know that means You are concerned with every detail of us. Thank You for caring and loving us so much. I praise You for my baby, growing inside me. I know that You love my baby and see him/her even as she/he is yet unborn. 
In Jesus' name. Amen. 

​Dear Son or Daughter, 
I am looking forward to seeing your beautiful skin and hair both of which are combined from a black man and a white woman. Know that we see you as a child of God and perfect in all ways. However, as you grow older the world maybe won't see you as such. They might judge you by the color of your skin and the texture of your hair. I pray that we can pass on a sense of pride and contentment in you for the way you look. I pray that your skin and your hair are never a reason to hang your head or think less of yourself. I pray that you see yourself as beautiful. The world may not always be just and equal, but I pray that you will rise above that and fulfill all your dreams. 

Love, 
​Mommy

New car. Who dis?