A World of Worry

Happy Fall!  My belly is starting to look like the pumpkin we got this weekend.

(not our actual pumpkin, but close enough)

I have really enjoyed being pregnant.  While I haven't felt my best and it certainly isn't glamorous, having a baby in your belly brings a special meaning to your life that can't be described.  I've recently realized that this new venture also comes with a whole new set of worries...

First Trimester:

• Not being ready to share the news, but feeling like everyone around me MUST know that I'm pregnant
• Nausea/morning sickness means a very unbalanced diet - is the baby getting enough nutrients?
• Do I get allow myself to get emotionally attached or protect my feelings in case something goes wrong?
• How do I think of this "thing" inside me as a baby instead of the blob it looks like on the first ultrasound?

Second Trimester:

• When will I stop looking fat and start looking pregnant?
• Have I felt the baby move today? (Baby Huffman is very active, but he has a pattern of 1 or 2 active days followed by 1 or 2 less active days, and the latter can be torture!)
• Where is my belly button going? :)
• How in the heck are we going to get everything done before he arrives?
• What IS a bumbo, a boppy, a bumper??

As the third trimester and baby's entrance into the world approaches, I'm sure the worries - and the fun - will continue.  I wouldn't trade them for anything, and I can only figure that this is God's way of preparing us for parenthood!