31 weeks pregnant

It's hard to believe we have less than 9 weeks left in our pregnancy journey~ maybe less or maybe more than 9 weeks. In any case, it has been fun and we're excited for the next season to unfold before our eyes. These last few weeks have been fairly good, minus the lack of solid and good sleep. I've come to accept my long spouts of wakefulness as the way God prepares me for long night feedings and soothing our baby in the wee ours of the night.

With each week that goes by, I seem to cry more. Anything with an ounce of emotion involved makes me cry. They are good cries, not bad cries. They are tears enjoying the moments of life. Sometimes when I am laying awake at night, I just cry because David is next to me and he's rubbing my head trying to get me back to sleep-- it just feels really sweet to me. Sometimes I cry in the middle of a movie or TV show or commercial. Sometimes I cry because I feel so blessed to have had these last few months with David. We've literally spent everyday together since we found out we're pregnant. We'll never have moments quite like this again and I just cry with gratefulness as I relish in the gift of David and Amber and the gift of life right now.

As our family grows, I sense a deeper value for life and feel a depth of love for my husband, family and friends that I couldn't have imagined even just a year ago.  I'm not sure how to explain it. I just know I'll embrace it and try to live aware of it each day. Whatever it is, it helps me to feel closer to Jesus and understand the reality that is different from what the world proclaims.

Enjoy the pics of 31 weeks. I look HUGE, in my opinion.