I'm humongous! Brad took this picture of us Sunday morning, the day Avery and I became 35 weeks along. I'm dressed for church, but didn't make it to church this last Sunday. It started with a bout of contractions, and even though they had subsided by the time Brad was ready to go, I was left in a little bit of dizzy fog. A couple of weeks back I had a dizzy spell in church and had to go find somewhere to lay down until I was ready to rejoin the congregation, and I didn't want to risk being any trouble this time. Oh the joys of late pregnancy! (I really am rejoicing- don't take my sarcasm too seriously.) Anyway, Brad went to church, I went back to bed still dressed for church, and afterward when he got back and I got up he took this picture. This is one of the first pictures we have that was taken in our new house, too.
Monday we went to King Hill to visit my folks and have my mom take some maternity pictures. I felt a little hurried to get on those, because Avery could really come any time now, and I'm growing out of all my maternity clothes :) Here's my favorite:
I love this picture for many reasons. One of them is that it's a great example of King Hill. Hilly landscape in the background, brown dead grass and sage brush that is somehow charming all the same, what's left of last spring's sunflowers, and those tiny wildflowers we found in the midst of all of it. Another reason is we liked the idea of holding the flowers next to Avery to represent new (and pretty and feminine) life. A more shallow reason from my side of things is that it's one of the more flattering shots of me. Of course, I don't mind my big watermelon sized belly. That's my baby. She can show herself as much as she wants to. But I've gotta be honest, it's a struggle as a woman to see the rest of my body transform. Especially seeing myself next to my very handsome, very lean husband. BUT, praise the Lord, I'm learning from it. I'm relearning humility-who could count how many times I've had to relearn that- and I'm learning sacrifice. It's not about me anymore. It never really was, but right now all that's important is that Avery's getting everything she needs. Do I still think it's important to take care of my appearance for my husband's sake? Of course! But, Lord bless him, he's been very understanding, loving, and focused on mine and Avery's health above all of that as well. Which is another thing I've learned: just another way the Lord blessed me very much when he gave me Brad. Here's some more pictures:
Something else to note from this week- Presents have started arriving! Some of Brad's relatives he hasn't seen in years, and I've never met, have been sending us things. Right now we're up to two homemade quilts, a homemade quilted bib hung on a hanger that's been crocheted/knitted around, and a gift card. It's incredible. People love babies! And that's just been this week. I've already been given lots things for Avery; clothes, blankets, a baby bath, a bassinet, stroller, car seat, changing table, even a crib! (We haven't received that one yet, but it wasn't long after we announced we were pregnant a good friend told us she wanted to buy one for us.) Baby fever is for real! We're so grateful :)
That's all for now! Thanks for reading!
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