IT'S A GIRL!!

Motherhood: something I don't know much about yet, but can't wait to figure it out.

What an adventure it has been to be pregnant with our first child! One minute I'm the grumpiest person you will have ever met, and the other minute I am the sweetest, most understanding. I get sick. I get headaches. I have cramps and aches in my back that weren't there before. My skin itches all over. I all of a sudden hate fish and fried food, and I crave mashed potatoes every day. I have the most annoying nose...everything smells bad or too strong. Everything. On top of it all, I am freaking out inside to give birth. It's scary! My poor husband has to put up with it all, and he is all I could ever ask for in times like these; patient, loving, caring, and helpful! And yet, even with so much pain, having this innocent baby to complete our family is sooo worth it.

It's the times I think about my little Lucy, her heart beating in my belly, that makes everything better. I feel so much love for her already, it's hard to comprehend. She is a little piece of me, a little piece of my husband, and a little piece of heaven. 

The Christmas Season has new meaning for me this year. As I think of Christ, I think of Mary and how she must have felt to be the mother of Jesus. Can you imagine being pregnant with The Son of God, feeling him move in your belly? What a special calling she had, to raise and nurture our Savior. I wonder if she knew how important she was in the wonderful plan. I wonder if she knew how hard it would be; if she knew what was to become of Christ, and how he would save the world.
Mary's Song: 

Let us make Christ the center of Christmas in our homes this year. He is, after all, the greatest gift.