Thursday, May 21, 2015

week 33

not only is this the 33rd week of the #rowenugget's life, it is also the anniversary of our 3rd year of marriage!

we celebrated with a quick (one night) trip to Asheville, NC - land of hippies, lefty politics, art, and the Vanderbilt family legacy. what do you do with a pregnant lady on a vacation where alcohol cannot be consumed in the biggest beer hub of NC? you feed her. we had so much fun roaming around eating delicious things and enjoying simple activities like the farmer's market and the blue ridge parkway. and i realized that walking 3 blocks uphill was my biggest accomplishment this month.



year three of marriage was full of important things. we made it through some really hard days and some really fantastic days. we toured the caribbean islands. we celebrated graduation from graduate school and started a new job. we were totally surprised to find out we made a human. we dreamed big dreams for our future. we laid some old dreams down. we joined our church to reach the one. we listened to each other more. we sometimes hurt each other's feelings. we cheered each other on.

if you had asked me at our second anniversary where we would be in a year, i would never have said pregnant and so happy i could barely stand it. pregnancy and happiness were not at all synonymous in my world. furthermore, i am not one of the people that thinks married life has been the biggest joy ride ever. marriage is hard work. it is sometimes so easy that you forget it is hard work. but sometimes it is so hard it feels impossible. but dang, it's been worth it.

in the face of so much heartbreak in our world, i'm glad you're the one who holds my heart. i may be controlling and overbearing but i trust you with my heart. and i may get tunnel vision and lose sight of the bigger picture, but i will never lose sight of how much i love you.



this week was the first "extra" regularly scheduled ultrasound. i measured within the acceptable range - 29 cm but my amniotic fluid level was the same as last week. so the weekly visits and ultrasounds will continue to monitor only. however, no health problems and the panda's organs are all doing all the things they're supposed to be doing. during the ultrasound i was able to see her entire face - forehead to chin. it only lasted like a second but she has pudgy cheeks and basically looks so full of panda cuteness.




baby size: the size of a durian fruit! what the heck is a durian fruit? around 4.5-5 pounds and 18 inches long. 

weight gain: TWENTY pounds. sheesh. 

craving: a full night's sleep

can't even: the jokes. please, people with the pregnancy/huge belly/fat jokes. you aren't funny. my sense of humor is not that great. just stop.

loving: the look on G's face when he gets to feel the #rowenugget flip or kick or wiggle. when her movements first became noticeable, G never got to feel it. she would stop as soon as his hand touched my belly. but lately she's been doing all the dance moves for her dad. 


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