Today I am 7 weeks, 1 day pregnant and in the throes of morning sickness. As any of you who've had morning sickness know, it rarely occurs only in the morning. Mine is the 24-hour variety. I feel sick if I eat. I feel sick if I don't eat. I can't tolerate liquids. I'm tired all the time. I'm remembering why adoption seemed so attractive. :)
My husband has been taking care of the house at night. Carly has been taking care of the girls during the day. School is on hold for a few weeks until I feel up to teaching. We'll skip summer break to make up the time - and since we'll have a couple months off after the baby is born. The baby is due November 10th, and it will be nice to take the time off for the holidays.
Adoption is still very much on our hearts. There have been a couple changes in the adopting process that have been cautiously optimistic news. Hubby would like to wait until this new baby is a year old before starting the process up again. Four children under 5 is a lot to handle. I never thought of myself as a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom and yet the desire continues to grow. Not every woman can cook, sew, garden, and do crafts - and I'm learning that even those of us who lack many homemaking skills can still be good homemakers. It's about commitment, love, life-long learning, and preaching God's word. That I can do.
So our journey has led us down a different path for now. This morning sickness, too, shall pass. And soon, I'll be back to normal (whatever that means!) and will share with you the ups and downs of our family life.
4 comments:
I'm just the opposite! I can handle the nausea all day (and all night!) and fight to get things done in the midst of it all...but pain?! Yikes! Are you kidding me?! I hate to admit it, but I actually screamed during my last labor. Granted, it was three hours of hard labor with a few swift pushes to exit the child. Still. Screaming. Let me know if you need help with anything! :)
PS - Isn't it nice that our babies are going to be born right before the holidays?? I'm hoping to get out of some of the (less than appealing) family events we usually attend, maybe make things more intimate. We're going to do school through the summer also.
Cara,
I never said I didn't scream. :)
I LOVE that my baby is going to be born just before Thanksgiving. That means I don't have to cook (we might even go out to eat!) - and Christmas will be toned down. No traveling! I'm just hoping we can get all our shopping done in October! :)
And the most special of all is holding a newborn baby while singing Christmas carols. It will really bring the story of baby Jesus to life for our girls (more so if it IS a boy - we'll see!)
Congrats on your pregnancy! So funny how making adoption plans gets those hormones working or something! I am 16 weeks with a surprise pregnancy we discovered about a week after we were DTE! We're still planning to adopt--but our adopted child will now be our fourth rather than third child. So glad that God knows best! Best wishes for your growing family--however God chooses to expand it!
We were in the process of adopting when we got pregnant with P.J. :) And we've had a baby almost every year since hehe
Two and a half years ago I couldn't cook a meal from scratch, I couldn't sew, I couldn't knit, I couldn't garden...I didn't know how to do much domestically. As the Lord grows your desire to be a home maker, he will grow your skills to. Not everyone has the same skills either, they are all different. God will put on your heart what is important and you can learn it one step at a time. I learn the most when I am not pregnant. Pregnancy is 9 months of just maintaining where we're at...sometimes even going back a step or two. That's okay! :)
Congrats on your pregnancy and I hope the rest of it is very smooth. Morning sickness does pass...but it stinks while you're in it. I hope it ends quickly!
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