I'm 24 weeks and 2 days today! Yesterday I felt super hormonal so I wonder if there was a new surge of hormones happening. Today I feel better. :) I read that baby will gain a 1/2 lb this week, which is a lot considering she only weighs 1.25 lbs as it is. I see a stretched belly in my near future...
I am about to go meet with the Midwife for the first time. I will be sure to update the blog and let you all know how that goes. I met with the birth doula, Darby, and I really like her! She is beyond qualified and although she has a laid-back attitude I can tell that she will advocate for me and be assertive if need be.
We (my son and I) will be going to Wyoming in August to visit the IP's and their family. I am SO excited to do this and can't wait to spend more time with them and meet the gang. Thea has just finally started kicking/moving/pushing hard enough so we can feel her from the outside of my belly, and see it too! The Wyoming gang will have so much fun feeling those kicks and I don't mind hands on my belly like some women do. :) She's actually pushing against the laptop right now which is sitting on my belly. Sorry baby, gotta blog!
I have a lot of people asking me if it will be weird to give her to her parents after she's born, and while I'm sure it will be strange, I completely feel that it would be even more strange to keep her then it would be to give her to them. She was never mine to keep. I am at peace with the process and don't feel an emotional strain or weight over it at all. This pregnancy is SO extremely different than my pregnancy with Zeppelin. I love this baby and want to care for her and make sure she is healthy and happy but it isn't the same as if she were my own. I'm not planning my life with this baby, I'm not talking to her as a mother, I'm not sharing this pregnancy with her father or siblings in an intimate way, trying to create bonds. Don't get me wrong, I do talk to her, rub my belly, send good vibes and thoughts her way, making sure that she feels loved and wanted, it's just very different. It's more like an Auntie love. I love her like I do my nieces and nephews or my best friend's children, which is quite a great love! Also, I know she has a family waiting that desperately wants her and loves her so it feels amazing to be able to give her to them. I know she will be abundantly loved by so many, and that is a wonderful thing.
Well, I think that is it for now. I will post later on how my midwifery appointment goes.
-Lady Stork.
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