2nd trimester recap !!

    I thought that I had a few more weeks until the third trimester but I realized the other day I will be 27 weeks Saturday which is the start of it! The 2nd trimester definitely flew by and has been wonderful - I can't complain about much. The best part of the second trimester was starting to feel all the little kicks although they don't feel so little now. It has also been nice having more energy and feeling a little more like myself to keep up with things throughout the day because in the first trimester that was a real struggle for me! I have been comparing this pregnancy a lot to when I was pregnant with Luke but I have been learning that every pregnancy is so different and that the Lord is writing this baby's story just for him and there is such beauty in that! 

I have been feeling a little anxious to have a newborn again with learning how to parent & care for two little ones. I know that there are some things that will naturally come back to me having a newborn and some things I'm sure will take some time and adjusting to - like learning how to entertain Luke while nursing a new baby, splitting my time between both of them, when do I shower haha, & learning how to do it solo when Noah goes back to work. I also worry about how Luke will do so my prayer has been that as mine and Noah's hearts grow for this new baby that Luke's would as well. Something I heard recently that has been helping me with all of this is what a friend had said about the verse "give us this day our daily bread" Matt 6:11 that the Lord will provide just what we need for the day - it's not bread in bulk, but our daily bread that will be sufficient and just what we need for what each day holds. Not saying that there won't be hard days but that we will have exactly what we need for them.

We planned for a home birth with Luke and ended up in the hospital with a c section.. this time around we are planning to be in a hospital and Lord willing have a successful natural vbac! If I learned one thing with having Luke is that I can make all the plans I want but that doesn't mean that is how it will all work out. We are having a doula for this birth and I am super happy to be able to have the extra support and knowledge for this pregnancy and delivery! I really hope that this birth will be able to be healing from the traumatic birth we had with Luke but in the end the most important thing to us is a healthy baby & mama!

I can't believe we only have a few short months left as a family of 3 but I am so excited to see our family grow, get to know who this little baby is, watch Luke become a big brother, and see Noah be the best dad to another little love! 

"Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him"

Psalm 127:3