Rachel and I get an email each week from a web site that gives us updates on what's going on inside that big belly of hers. This week, week 35, we learned that the baby is nearly completely formed, and is now simply putting on weight and making mommy feel very uncomfortable.
Since she will be considered full term as of this coming Saturday, we are hoping for her arrival any time between now and the last part of February. Rach has been praying fervently that she'll come sooner rather than later.
Along with the email came a link to some very unsettling videos of several couples and their 'baby stories'. While watching, at times I felt sick in a way I hadn't since my 7th grade health class. If Rachel survives all that, she should be elevated to goddess status. There were several moments, however, when the bigness - the absolutely earth shattering nature of that event seemed to be overwhelming. I admit I teared up. I thought of Rach going though all of that, and then trembled when I realized that within weeks I'll be holding a squinting, squirmy, uncoordinated, slimy bundle of joy of my own. We can't wait!
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