Sunday, June 12, 2011

my last pregnancy...

i am finally having this baby tomorrow at 9am!

corbin says this is the biggest i have ever been...i agree...so we had to document. this pregnancy has been so different than any of the other 3. i don't know if it was because i was older, living away from family, chasing 3 kiddos around, or just because like is crazier.  whatever the reason...its my last pregnancy.

 i don't think i have ever been the type to post preggy pictures and these are just snap shots but thought they are hilarious because i am so gigantic

...don't judge...


this week i had my last ob appointment...yay no more weigh ins!
tonight i am going to have my last uncomfortable sleepless night on my back...i am a tummy sleeper.
my family will hopefully never have to worry about my crazy mood swings and lack of total patience for a extended period of 9 months.
i will never again crave to eat the laundry deteregent...i have a super iron deficiency.
food will finally taste good, the smells of foods that i used to love will not make me want to puke.

from now on i will finally have my body back. i hopefully will never have to watch my body grow in the oddest places and without any control. crossing my fingers, hoping that with hard work, i will always feel like myself, physically and emtionally.

with all that being said...i am a little sad too! knowing it is the last i know that...

tomorrow will be the last time i get to be in the hospital and enjoy the newborn baby experience.i love love love the hospital...kindof want to check in for a couple of weeks. plus i hear this hospital i'll deliver at in az is fabulous, it has room service!
this week will be the last time i bring a baby home from the hospital. i love the way our house feels when the new baby comes home. there is nothing better than having a new baby in your home.
i will never feel the sweet kicks and flutters of a growing baby.
this baby will be the last baby i will get to nurse, i get to nest, and do all things newborn.
i am just really sad that every milestone that this baby has will be our last.

i am super conflicted about this decision, but i know that for our family and for my sanity four is our magic number. i am going to just soak up every minute of this last experience of pregnancy and can't wait to see and meet this last baby. she is so special to us already. see ya later!

3 comments:

Bekster P said...

I totally know how you feel about the conflicted part. I don't want to go through another pregnancy either, and I'm really happy with where we're at, but I'm soooo with you on the wonderful parts of newborns. They are sweet spirits from heaven. Congrats to you on beautiful little Lydia..... your kids are adorable, but then, you were adorable as a baby too, so like there'd be any question.

Marianne said...

Stop with all the lasts!! That makes me sad! She is beautiful! Can't wait to meet her!

Shawn and Nina Olsen said...

First, I LOVE your belly picture and am so glad you posted it... and second I was totally getting choked up while reading this. You are so blessed to have each of your 4 kids. They are all such special little people, and you are one amazing mama! Thank you for being such a great example to me as I prepare to become a mama myself. I just love you!