Adventures of JI & Kels | Bumpdate: 25 weeks and counting

Tomorrow I will be 25 weeks, so we are just over 6 months pregnant. Time is somehow flying by and yet not moving at all. While I am not wishing any of this away, but some days it feels like December will never be here. We are so excited (and nervous and terrified) to meet our new little one. I say terrified because being in charge of a tiny human is intense. I tip my hat to all the parents out there because you guys are amazing.

This baby is our rainbow baby

This is actually our second pregnancy, as we were pregnant in January of this year, but miscarried around 6 to 7 weeks. It was an amazing few weeks, but after our first prenatal appointment that quickly changed. When it was time for the ultrasound at our appointment, there was no visible sign of the pregnancy. My hCG level was still elevated, so they thought maybe I was just earlier than they thought. They also discussed that we might be miscarrying.

I know that 1 in 4 women have a miscarriage, but for some foolhardy reason I didn’t think we would be one of them. We didn’t want to share this as we were walking through this season of our lives because we wanted to have the time to tell family members in person. However, I knew I wanted to share this. I wanted anyone else walking through this terrible moment in their lives to know they are not alone.

While we were going through this, it all felt so isolating and terrifying. I cried a lot, and Justin held me and was truly to rock in our relationship. (He really is the best husband.) He was an amazing source of strength through the entire process, and I will forever be grateful that he knew how to show me he loved me, and that we would be okay.

Miscarriage happens more than anyone really wants to talk about. It’s an emotional, stressful and often very private time in a couple’s lives. But I don’t want anyone to feel alone. I had a few people I was able to talk to, and having them be aware of what I was going through truly helped. I found it cathartic to talk about because it removed me from my own headspace and blaming myself. There wasn’t a cause, it was just something that happened, and I had to trust that God had a plan for our lives. We were fortunate enough to get pregnant again, not to mention so quickly.

Our pregnancy this time around

These are mostly phone photos, and ultrasounds, but I am trying to document this as best as I can! 🙂

How I have been feeling

For the most part, I feel pretty good. I am tired often, and I was not fortunate enough to get the second trimester energy boost that I heard so much about. Sleep is elusive, and when I do sleep it’s not always great. Also, I miss sleeping on my back. Heartburn is an almost daily occurrence. I read somewhere about a study of mom’s who had a lot of heartburn during their pregnancy, and 83 percent had an average to above average amount of hair at birth. At this rate, I think this kid will have more hair than Rapunzel.

I am feeling a lot of movement (which is exciting!), and Justin has been able to feel the little one move a few times! Now that the baby can hear noises from outside the womb, we are working on selecting a book for him to read to the baby every night so that they will recognize Justin’s voice as well after delivery. We are trying to get the house ready by purging the things we don’t need so we can make room for all the things the baby will need.

What I am most looking forward to

The baby being here, and being healthy is number one, of course. I think the part I am most excited about is to watch Justin be a dad. He’s going to be incredible and I am so happy I get to be here to witness it all.

I just can’t wait to meet our little one, and I think it’s going to be incredible. Currently we are working on our registry, so if you think of any must haves that we should put on there drop a comment below!

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