A Year Full of Change

It is hard to believe that this year is almost over, and so is my pregnancy (ALMOST over that is).

This year has been filled with so many life changes, it’s hard to keep track! We tried to sell our house, then gave up on selling, then managed to sell it. We moved and lived in an apartment for 2 months, then moved again into our new house. We were blessed by this pregnancy, and are now waiting patiently to greet our new family member!

Now that I’m staring down the barrel of one month of pregnancy left, I’m getting so anxious! Obviously by my last post, I’m feeling nervous, apprehensive and a little overwhelmed. But I’m also so anxious to experience being a mom and watching our family grow and evolve! I am definitely going to miss some things about this pregnancy, but am looking forward to some things being over!

Things I’ll miss:
1) The wonderful love and attention you get from friends/family on a daily basis; everyone is always interested in how you are doing.
2) The exciting stages of this “first” pregnancy where each week you get to look forward to something new and exciting happening with your little one.
3) The super-cute clothes, toys and other baby items you can justify collecting for 10 months, to ensure that this little one will be ‘taken care of’ (aka – spoiled).
4)The comforting movements I feel when this little guy makes his presence known, or reacts to his mommy or daddy’s voice.

Things I won’t:
1)The full force of gravity when I stand up after sitting or laying for a long time, when I realize I’m toting around a basketball-sized belly worth an extra 25 pounds.
2) The inability to de-stress, celebrate or just enjoy a delicious alcoholic beverage or a soak in the hot tub!
3) The plethora of random physical changes (complaints) that I add to each month.
4) Feeling constantly moody, impatient and annoyed by every person place and thing around me…I’ll blame that one on the hormones.

But for all my bitching and moaning this year about these changes, everything has truly been a true blessing. I look forward to seeing what 2010 has in store for me; I hope it’s nothing but more wonderful experiences.

Here’s to a great New Year! (Too bad I’ll likely be sleeping by 10:30 tonight; I trust 2010 will show up anyway!)