One more appointment down, very few to go. Routine checkup went well last Wednesday. I have gained three more pounds, blood pressure was perfect and Tanner’s heartbeat was strong. We go back on the 27th and will begin weekly visits thereafter.
Baby Shower was a success. We were showered with everything we could possibly need. From diapers, bottles, clothes and blankets to a highchair, car seats and swings. We have everything and then some for Tanner and are very blessed to know so many gracious people. Special thanks to all of you!
Baby Shower was a success. We were showered with everything we could possibly need. From diapers, bottles, clothes and blankets to a highchair, car seats and swings. We have everything and then some for Tanner and are very blessed to know so many gracious people. Special thanks to all of you!
I can’t believe we are in the final stretch and will soon have our little son to love and care for and make sacrifices for. I understand full and well the sacrifices I will have to make in order to properly and efficiently raise my son. I understand that I will not always be able to buy a new pair of shoes, go to an expensive, fancy restaurant like I was once able to or go on vacations on a whim, but I am completely fine with that. So, when someone says to me: “Wait until you have kids, you will understand.” I want to scream back in return “I ALREADY KNOW!”
Wade and I have already had to sacrifice so much this year after finding out that I was pregnant. Instead of paying for the 7 day cruise we planned to go on in 2012 with my best friends, we had to pay my insurance deductible for my prenatal care. Instead of taking two weeklong vacation(s) for pleasure, I will be using all of my vacation time for maternity leave. The money we have saved to “play with” for those “vacations” will be used to pay the bills while I am out of work. When I return to work, in addition to paying the normal monthly bills, we will owe 30% of my hospital bill. All of this topped off with sleepless nights, lack of showers, inability to eat, drink, etc. How’s that for sacrifice? So don’t tell me to “Wait until you have kids…” because I get it. In fact, I understood the sacrifices one has to make in order to raise a family when I was 8 years old.
Because Wade and I have already sacrificed so much, we are a stronger couple and strive to be the best parents we can and will be. We don’t regret having to make any one of those sacrifices and look forward to the sacrifices we will have to make in the future.
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