A Valentine's Day Letter to the Baby

Dear Little One,

Hundreds of years ago, a Christian named Valentine performed marriage ceremonies for
Christians even though the government forbade him to. For his pains, he was martyred. He believed in God, marriage and raising Godly children. That's one of the reasons why I like Valentine's Day. It's not just hearts and flowers...it's faith and family.

You are part of all this, little one. Your father and I married for love, but it was more than that...it was also because we believed that as a married couple, we could make each other stronger in the Lord and be of more help to one another than we could single. Your father is one of the biggest miracles in my life. I prayed for a man like him for years and the Lord sent him to me.

Waiting 6 years to have you has been very hard for me. I love being married, but after the first few years, you start to long for a chance to grow your family.

One thing I really want you to know is that your father and I really and truly love each other and are committed to each other just as God intended married couples to be. And you are part of that. We prayed for you to come, and we adore you. So never forget that you were born out of love and out of God's plan for our lives.

Someday I pray that you will find a Godly man or woman who you will start your own family with. And on that day, God will smile down on you. I think St. Valentine will be pleased, too.

I love you my little harbinger of hope,

Mommy.

Here we grow again! New belly pics.

At around 4 months, I saw a pregnant woman who was about 6 months along. She was healthy and beautiful, but her belly looked gigantic to me and I wondered how on earth my stomach would grow that much in a mere 2 months.




But here I am now, in the middle of month 5, and boy am I growing! It's a little weird having this belly in front of me, sort of like I have grown an extra limb. I feel conscious of it all the time. In a crowd, I am protective of it, and at night, even in my sleep, I am always considering where my belly is and if it is safe. Every few weeks, it is as if my balance shifts again and I have to be very conscious of the way I am moving. If you've been pregnant before, you know how uncomfortable it is to put any kind of pressure on your stomach, so anytime I accidentally lean up against a table or when the dog jumps up on me, I definitely feel it.

What's amazing is that baby and I are just going to continue growing and growing for 3 1/2 more months!