im rounding third base with this pregnancy, and so my dear friend christine, who ends up taking photos at most of the really important junctures of our lives, took some pictures of the four of us to document. she has been an incredible gift to us, helping us save, forever, moments of our family story. she has such an eye for beauty and curates stories so well through photo. thank you so much dear friend.
we met up in cary town, a really cool part of richmond, with lots of murals and brightly colored walls and store fronts. as a family we have always loved walking around cary town and chatting with the interesting people we meet. i was so pleased with the way these photos turned out.
i can say for sure that this pregnancy has been harder on me physically than either of the others. everything is sore, everything is tight, i grunt every time i get up or try to change positions. my muscles feel like they are completely useless, as they dont seem to help me get anywhere and feel pulled apart. i did not feel this tired and sore until the final weeks of the other pregnancy. and i have two months to go with this one.
as i think about the prospect of adding this little girl to our daily lives, i dont feel all that intimidated. maybe it is because i have always kept at least one other kid (sometimes 2 or 3) since etta was about two months old. i think its more likely because i figure anything will be easier than feeling as sick as i have, for as long as i have. and even though i am not throwing up every single day anymore, i am still almost always nauseous. and most of the time i am focusing intently on keeping my recent meal down.
thankfully summer does fly by really quickly. we have alot of fun summer activities, including a trip to the beach, that should make the days go by more quickly. i am so anxious to meet this little girl and to start figuring out what it means that we are a family of five. a family of THREE daughters.
and thankfully, as we are about to enter a new stage of change and uncertainty, robert and i feel as much of a team as ever. he has been such an incredible support during what has been a really difficult season for me personally. and you mamas out there know that our attitudes and realities really affect those of our family. if he had not been such a wonderful buffer for the girls, they would have really been dragged down by the realities of my lack of ability to be present with them. he has been such a rock. and i can't wait to see him in the newborn stage again. he is the very sweetest with a brand new baby.
eden and etta mae are such incredible gifts, and i am thankful for them daily. their energy and life and joy and even the things they do that drive me to frustration. i know i am blessed beyond measure to have them as my own. to be the one charged with the vast responsibility of being their mother, and pointing them toward Christ.
i cannot even imagine how my heart will swell when i am surrounded by three curly haired, brown skinned, brown eyed agaba girls.
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