Ok yes I am anxious...excited and ready to hold this little one in my arms. Before pregnancy is over I want to write down something’s that I have been feeling, thinking, and meditating on.
- The scariest day of this pregnancy was our 10-week listening to the heartbeat when we couldn't hear anything. We were immediately sent to an ultrasound and when the baby came up on the screen she distinctly waved at us... I have never taken a deeper sigh of relief.
- The first time I felt the baby kick I felt a flutter of butterfly kick through my abdomen. It was the most surreal moment and had I not been in a quite place I would have missed it.
- I have learned that my body needs nourishment every four hours to be balanced and to feel good. This is not a want but a need. I function best when I have eaten a healthy snack or meal and have had plenty of water.
- I have had some pleasant and unpleasant dreams about things that have changed my life during this pregnancy.
- The most difficult thing that has occurred during this pregnancy has been brushing my teeth. I cannot handle the toothpaste… and have tried everything to remedy it with no avail.
- Your father and I worry every day if we will be good enough parents for you. We are reassured on a daily basis by others and regardless of what may happen we want you to know that we loved you before you were born.
- This has been the happiest moments of my life second only to being sealed to your father in the House of the Lord. Both experiences have come with challenges but overwhelmingly the blessings have outweighed those challenges.
- I am so grateful that we have the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. It has given us the perspective that this baby is a true miracle and blessing. I am grateful for doctrine of eternal families and am grateful that the Lord would feel us worthy enough to have this baby.
37 Semanas de embarazo... Lo que he aprendido.
Sí estoy ansiosa...emocionada y lista para tener esta chiquita en my brazos. Antes de que termine este embarazo me gustaría escribir algunas cosas que he estado sintiendo, pensando y meditando.
- El día mas ansioso del embarazo fue cuando fuimos a escuchar su corazón a las 10 semanas y no se escuchaba nada. Nos mandaron inmediatamente a un ultrasonido y cuando salio en la pantalla la nena movió la mano como queriendo saludarnos… nunca he respirado mas profundo en toda mi vida.
- La primera vez que sentí el bebe moverse sentí el aleteo de mariposas en todo el abdomen. Fue un momento increible y si no hubiera estado en un lugar tranquilo me lo hubiera perdido.
- He aprendido que mi cuerpo necesita comida cada cuatro horas para sentirme balanceada y bien. No es un querer tanto como una necesidad. Funciono al máximo cuando como algo saludable y tomo suficiente agua.
- He soñado cosas lindas y horrible que han cambiado mi vida durante este embarazo.
- Lo más difícil durante este embarazo ha sido no poder cepillarme bien los dientes. La pasta dental me ha causado mucho asco …y he hecho todo lo posible para remediarlo sin solución.
- Tu padre y yo nos preocupamos todos los días si seremos los padres que te mereces. Nos aseguran otros todos los días pero pase lo que pase queremos que sepas que te amábamos aun antes de nacer.
- Estos han sido los momentos más felices de mi vida, segundo solo al ser sellada a tu padre en la Casa del Señor. Ambas experiencias han llegado con desafíos, pero las bendiciones han superado estos desafíos.
- Estoy tan agradecido de tener el Evangelio de Jesucristo en nuestras vidas. Nos ha dado la perspectiva de que este bebé es un verdadero milagro y una bendición. Estoy muy agradecida por la doctrina de las familias eternas y estoy agradecida de que el Señor nos encontrara suficientemente dignos de tener este bebé.
As you can see it was evening but we kept walking and walking. There were times before the half way point that I just wanted to die . . . 
This picture was the last picture we could take in the dark. Adrian calls it "Provo Sleeping". We made it to the next mark and suddenly I had an overcoming fear that almost paralyzed me overcome me. I suddenly was so afraid and not of the dark, not of my husband but all of these feelings of not being able to make it to the top just overcame me. My husband noticed and did what he could to calm me down, although it was all internal. I wanted to cry, I wanted to shout and I was so afraid of myself. Of the possibility that perhaps I am stronger then I thought and that in fact I could overcome this mountain. It is difficult to really explain what I was feeling. Yet, all I did was breathe, really just breathe and look at the valley as it slept and then I was able to, by my husbands side with his hand holding mine, walk to the very top of that Y. As we sat on the top of the "Y" I called my mom and said "hey look at the Y out your window-Can you see us?" She laughed and like all mothers told us to be safe on the way down.
