Hello lazy, hazy days of summer!
I realized today that I haven't been on here much lately. I think it's the combination of lots going on around here with family here visiting and then the change from our routine schedule of work and school to the start of the lovely days of summer.
Well, a month left. A month!
Last week I had Travis snap a few pics of me and my growing belly on our evening walk down to the bluffs. I don't want to forget this amazing feeling of being pregnant, especially since baby's arrival is just around the corner. I am so thankful to have been feeling really great during this pregnancy. I am loving the squirms and rolls of the baby. I think he/she is wanting to remind me that they will be arriving here soon!
I remember taking some pictures here at the bluffs over 4 years ago when George was in my belly. Over those 4 years we have walked this path hundreds of times. Mostly in the evening, after dinner to watch the sun set below the ocean's horizon. I think about all the different things that were happening in our lives as we took this walk. Pushing George as an infant in the stroller, his first days of walking, unsure and unsteady along this path. Fast walks to try and have George burn some energy before bedtime. Running beside him on his bike, trying to keep up. Sometimes walking down this path on my own, just to clear my head as no matter what thoughts were whirling in my mind, these beautiful surroundings would give me a sense of peace.
Today's purpose was to try out George's remote control car on the dirt. No time for a picture with me, he was all business.
I am still amazed at the miracle of this pregnancy. Everyday I think about the journey of how we got here. For so long I didn't think I would ever be pregnant again, or unsure how or when George would have another sibling. There were months and months and months of anguish and sadness in my heart, which has now been replaced with an overwhelming feeling of joy, excitement and gratefulness. I think about the unbelievable gift that my sister gave to me, to us as a family. I think about how fun and exciting going through this process with my sister was/is despite the many unknowns we were faced with. I thank God everyday for this incredible experience. Isn't it amazing how we cannot choose the path that our life is taking us on, and it may not be the one that we would like to be on, only to continue on to find out what a beautiful journey it has become.
