"are you about to pop?"

So I moved seemingly overnight from, "wow, you don't look that pregnant," to "wow! are you about to pop? you poor thing..." Yeah... My back is starting to hurt more and sitting at a desk all day certainly doesn't help. I actually feel my pelvic bones spreading, which is crazy. We have 5 more weeks until her due date and it seems both so quick and so far away. When I think about feeling this way for 5 more weeks, it seems like forever. But when I think that I'm going to be a mom in 5 more weeks, it seems right around the corner. I'm more and more ready for her to come every day.

Two More Months

Today is the 12th of June and little Ada is due to arrive on August 12th. So if she comes when she's supposed to, Sam and I will be parents in two more months! Speaking of when she comes...I told Sam that if she comes early or right on time, that she will be like him in his timeliness. He told me that if she shows up late and with wet hair, she'll be like me. So true...


The photo below is with a diaper cake that my friend from work, Kari, made for me. It has a stuffed frog on top, blankets, spoons, onsies, bibs, and lots of diapers. Isn't it cute?

Waiting

We're just waiting for Ada to come now, so there's not much new to report. Sorry the posts have become few and far between. I'm sure in a few months we'll have pictures and video up every day or two along with humorous stories of all she is up to.

And I am sure we will write more before she comes too. There's just not much to say except Kim keeps getting bigger and her heartburn gets worse. We're real excited about all that is going on. But mainly for now, we wait...

to recliner or not to recliner

So the fun begins with the 3rd trimester. I woke up last night with the worst heartburn I've ever had. Before I was pregnant, I never really got heartburn, so this is all new. I took a couple of swigs of Mylanta and propped myself up with pillows. I have a couple of friends that told me they had to sleep on a recliner during the last bit of pregnancy. I really don't want to have to do that, but...we'll see. A girl needs her sleep. (As does the boy that has to deal with my tossing and turning all night).

Site Changes

I realized we had not changed anything on the blog since we found out we were having a girl. And although I don't want an entire pink nursery or only pink clothes for Ada, I think I can live with a pink blog (at least for now).

I also added a section on the right with our registries. So far, we're only registered at one place - Babies R' Us. But I think Kim likes bedding and a few other things more at Target, so we'll be adding it soon. You'll notice that there are some disposable diapers on there, but that doesn't mean we are going to use them exhaustively. Several people have told us they are good to have around no matter what our main diaper philosophy is. Hopefully, we'll pick our diaper type this weekend after extensive prayer and fasting.

This is Fun

I've had a number of women tell me how much they loved being pregnant. When I was sick for the first 3 months, I thought they were all crazy. How is feeling this way fun? But now that I'm in the fun middle part of the pregnancy, I get it! People are noticing my growing belly and smiling, giggling, asking me how i'm feeling. I can tell them that I feel great. I have energy. I don't feel sick. And I'm not yet to the point where my feet swell or my back hurts. So now I can say, along with these other friends of mine, "i love being pregnant."

But at the same time, I can't wait to see and hold this little girl who is part me and part Sam.

Ada Love Myrick

We announced today to friends and family that we're naming our daughter Ada Love Myrick, and we'll be calling her Ada.

This is Ada the First, one of Sam's grandmothers:


We're all now looking forward to meeting Ada the Second.

More to follow... Reverend Sam