Jonah!

My, my how time flies! As you can see it's been a while since my last post. It's been 5 months and a week today since the little baby I was fretting about came into my life and turned it upside down for the better. Oh how I love him so much! He makes we want to be a better mom, wife, daughter, sister, cousin, just basically a better person altogether. I was so scared about having Jonah that it consumed most of my thoughts in the last few weeks before I had him. But within a few hours of having him all of those "fears" went away. No doubt, a who other set of fears came into mind after he was born...but none of the same anxious thoughts about being a mom were there anymore. There have been so many moments of joy and lots of joyous tears and a few frustrated tears shed since he came into our lives. All in all, I would recommend having a baby to EVERY woman I come into contact with. It's the closest thing to heaven and hell in my opinion. Loving someone so much that you would die for them is a blessing and agony all at the same time. Being Jonah's mommy is the greatest joy I have ever experienced in my life so far.

My husband has become a "new" creation since having Jonah. I always knew he had the potential to be a great daddy but since he came from a home without one, I was skeptical. He has risen above and beyond my expectations as a father to Jonah! I cannot imagine raising Jonah without him. The moment the nurse handed Jonah to him, Justin fell in love and it's something he proves to Jonah everyday! I'm so thankful and so blessed! I can't wait to see what God has in store for my wonderful expanded family!!!

Waiting patiently...

for my little boy to arrive! I'm excited, scared, and ready all at the same time. His crib is ready, the clothes are washed, his bag is packed, mine's almost there, now is just the waiting period. I believe that I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions but being a FTM, I'm not really sure what they feel like. It seems today as if my son has dropped a couple of inches from where he normally is but that could just be wishful thinking. It's a little bit discouraging when family and friends are saying things like "you haven't had that baby yet?" and "he'll probably come late." I know that everything will happen in due time because God knows when he's ready and when I'm ready. If feel so blessed to have had such a wonderful pregnancy and I know that Jonah is going to rock my world for the better!

Baby Hiccups

Awww! I think Jonah had the hiccups today. I was sitting here and I kept feeling these methodical movements, not like any gouge I've been feeling, so I assume they are hiccups. Michael encouraged me to blog about this so that I'll remember it.

She also shared a HILARIOUS story about one of her babies having the hiccups that almost made me pee in my pants at work. Thanks, Sis! I love you!