Hey to anybody that reads this!
I have not been on here for a while and that's because life got hectic. I'm 5 months pregnant and loving it even though I have many aches and pains. I know it's gonna get worse, but I'm trying to tough it out because there's nothing I can do about it. But I LOVE knowing I have a little baby in there growing constantly and moving around. My baby is facing backwards right now and my placenta's in front so I was told that I wouldn't feel him/her much. I maybe have felt 3 kicks but he/she definitely pushes on me on occasion and I adore that feeling just to know he/she's there. Throughout my pregnancy, I've been watching a weekly update about how big an average baby is that week and it's been fun to pull out the ruler and see the length and compare it to something on me just to know about how big he/she is. Unfortunately, he/she outgrew the 8-inch ruler and is now about to outgrow the 12-inch ruler so I won't be able to tell except to put the two rulers together I guess. Haha.
On another note, I got sick two weeks with just a cold. It started in my throat and worked its way up to my nose, stuffing it all up and then back down to just my throat. I have a lingering cough that's driving me crazy, but I've felt not sick for over a week now. Oh well, I'm just assuming my immune system is taking care of my baby better than me and I'm ok with that.
Thirdly, I have not been reading my Bible also because of the chaos going on. That's not an excuse, just the truth. I need to make time to read it more often. My husband found a Bible study that meets every two weeks and has 5 1/2 couples in it that are all about our stage of life from engaged to two children. There's even a lady who is due 11 days before me with her second child. They all were so nice and I enjoyed hearing about what they were reading in the Bible lately and what it meant to them. Then they talked about what's going on in their lives (good and bad) and gave out prayer requests. I'm not an outspoken person, but I'm in a great need of prayer right now so I spoke up my first time there. It was crazy to me that I said something. Haha.
That's another thing I want to mention. I have noticed how much less passive and more aggressive I've become in a good way. It's been going on for about a year, but it took up until a few months ago for me to realize it. I used to be super passive, never speaking up for myself or my friends and I've regretted so many things I wish I could go back and change, but they are what's helped me get to where I am now. If I had a friend that told me to save them a seat and somebody else sat there, I wouldn't have said anything. Now I do it instantly, not even a hesitation! That makes me happy. If there was a problem with my food at a restaurant, I wouldn't have said anything, but just dealt with it, but now I have no problem telling the server about it, in a nice way of course. :) I've realized so many instances like this where I would've been shy in the past, but I did something boldly instead. This has been the biggest highlight of realization.
So there you have it. My 3 month update. Now I better get to reading my Bible so I can write more about my findings! I hope you are encouraged today!
