Literally and figuratively, 2014 is going to be a BIG year for Ben and I. I am ringing in the new year at 23 weeks, with a beautiful baby bump that is only going to get bigger, Ben is getting ready for school starting next week, and our plans with a new home, new job (for Ben), and an expanding family will only get bigger as the Davies Duo becomes the Davies Trio (sorry, no alliterations :( ).
Needless to say, we are pretty excited. Pregnancy wise, I am loving my second trimester, and with the exclusion of today, I haven't been nauseous for about a month! Sleeping is okay now that I've found the exact formula of how to sleep comfortably, but I'm still struggling with staying in comfy positions. After about 16 weeks a prego lady shouldn't sleep on her back because the uterus is bigger and higher up in the abdomen and can press down on the Vena Cava, the main vein that carries blood back to the heart after oxygen has been distributed throughout the body, slowing blood flow to to the uterus and the baby, and to mommy causing nausea, fatigue, and slowing of fetal heart rates. It's not good, but let me tell you, it is hard when you are dead asleep and don't realize you are once again on your back until you wake up to pee (this happens a lot for me these days as Finch gets bigger). Now, I know you can't help when you are asleep and the body naturally changes positions to improve blood flow throughout the night, so really, your body is protecting the baby and yourself by prompting you to roll over onto your side after a little while, but for a while I had to learn to accept that rather than have a mini heart attack each time I realized I was on my back for too long. I am also having a lot more energy which has been fantastic, and like I said, the nausea is gone (knock on wood) so I feel like a semi human again. Now I mainly worry about slipping on the ice, falling over from my balance being off, finding the next foot rub, food craving, and not wetting the bed at night ( I play a game of seeing how long I can go before I have to wake up when I have to pee, then I start to dream about finding a bathroom and then I panic knowing that at some point, my bladder is going to show me who's really in charge). So far it's Liz: 6, Bladder: 0. *victory pregnancy waddle*.
Now, isn't that the cutest maternity top? I LOVE stripes, I seriously have stripes everywhere in my wardrobe :)
Also, our little Finchbird (we are calling him Finch which is short for his middle name, Finchley, partially after my one of my favorite literary characters, Atticus Finch, and a province in London, my favorite city in the world) is doing so well. He kicks more and more now, and landmark moment: Ben felt him kick a few days ago for the first time! He touched my tummy while we were watching a show on his laptop when I felt Finch kick. I asked Ben if he felt it and he said yeah. I told him that was a kick and he got excited because he thought it was just a hard heartbeat from my abdomen. Nope, it was a kick! We've discovered that Finch is fan of folk music, opera (he really is my son, Luciano Pavoratti has the kick of approval :) ), and I have a new playlist ready so I can introduce him to my favorites while he is in my tummy and can't escape :). When I lay on my left side especially, I can feel him moving, and when I lightly tickle my tummy, he responds. We are pretty much head over heels in love with this baby, we've probably watched our ultrasound 20 times and it's only been a week since we got the disc.
It is getting pretty surreal thinking that I am in my sixth month of pregnancy now and that we have about 4ish months until he gets here. Ben starts school next week and by the end of his semester, I will be either about to pop, delivering the baby, or a new mama. Let's hope he makes it through finals, I don't know what the policy is for missing a final for a baby ;). We are working on our nursery now, and I finally filled out a baby registry, it is hard trying to think of what I will really need and what is just fun. Currently, my mission is to find a rocking chair/glider for the nursery so I can rock Finch to sleep or nurse him in a comfortable place for us both. My mom had a rocking chair for me when I was little and I have fond memories of her holding me, singing and rocking me to sleep. I would love that for my little boy :).
Thinking about 2013, it's been a crazy, but wonderful year. Ben and I couldn't be more blessed as we look back on our adventures so far. I have grown to love my husband so much more than I could have ever imagined, and I have had some hard, some wonderful, some funny, and some bittersweet lessons given to me. I wouldn't change any of them, they are shaping me into the best me I can be. As I look back on 2013, I realize that I have never been more loved or watched over. My family has been such a love and support to me and both sides, and the Lord has truly kept us in His loving hands over and over. We have always been provided for, and my testimony of the gospel and my love for my Savior has only increased and I know it will only get better in the year 2014. While I am missing my brother and have a long time before I see him again, and while I am probably too poor to see my family whenever I would like, I am so grateful for my family. I am grateful for opportunities to love, serve, and get to know them even more with each day as they are shaped into who they want to be. I look forward to seeing what 2014 has in store for them all, 2013 has had ups and downs for all of us, but I can't help but look back at 2013 with very fond and loving memories for not only me, but also for my family and friends.
Have a wonderful New Year, and cheers, be safe, and see you all next year ;) !
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