It's a Boy!

It is 1:52AM...I am officially 25 weeks pregnant. My math was off in the previous post, because apparently 40 weeks does not equal 9 months.  It's more like 9.5-10 months!

So even though I am 6 months pregnant, I still have 4.5 months to go...give or take.

At 20 weeks we found out we're having a Boy!  We had an awesome Gender Reveal party to share with our friends and family.  Those who could not attend we ended up Google Chatting with while they opened an envelope saying that it was a boy.  Those who attended the party popped balloons with little messages saying "It's a Boy!"... it was all very exciting! :-)

The ultrasound was weird, I had a delayed reaction because there was so much noise in the room...I was the last to react because I had NO idea what was going on!  (I really thought I was looking at a finger on the ultrasound! lol)  Oops on me!

Being pregnant with Baby Bernal (nicknamed BB)  has been such a trip.   At about 18 weeks I was able to feel him inside of me, poking at my belly... shifting around.  I can already sense when he's uncomfortable in the position I'm in and readjust to his favorite resting position.    It's such an awesome feeling.

What's not an awesome feeling are the constant trips to the bathroom, itchy skin, not being able to fit in clothes, INVOLUNTARY lack of sleep...

Also not having my St. Frances Cabrini students take part in the joy of this journey has really been difficult for me. :-(  They were there when Richie proposed, when we got married, and when we announced we were pregnant!  I thought I would have seen them now, but God had a different plan for me.  He's definitely telling me to stay put and transition to the new role of "mommy" and "house wifey" and "nesting."  It's like a new job with a constant learning curve.  Learning to go about it healthily is tough!  But I'm slowly getting the hang of it.

I do praise in Thanksgiving for no longer driving that AWFUL commute!  Our poor cars... they have suffered enough!

I just miss my SFC kids... and I hope they're enjoying their school year.

As for me, my life has been filled with church, private teaching, getting the house ready for BB, doctor's appointments, and trying to stay healthy for BB (which as of late, I've been really slacking on). I've also been trying to stay mentally stimulated because I know I won't have ANY time to read once BB arrives, so I joined a Christian book club with a few of my favorite Advocare Ladies.

Alright...it's 2:11AM...probably time for BB and me to go to bed.  When we wake up I'm going to be picking up my girl, Vien for brunch, get to an appointment to organize shelving for the nursery, window shop for BB, Visual Fields appointment for my prolactinoma.  Tomorrow is my glucose test which I'm SO NOT looking forward to (I've been so bad with sweets, especially this past week...of course RIGHT BEFORE my glucose test)....I'm praying everything is ok.

Goodnight.