Actually, the excitement comes in waves. One moment I'm really excited, and the next I'm terrified. So far, this pregnancy has been pretty easy and not too challenging. I never threw up, never had too bad of aches and pains, and hadn't had any complications thus far. Some people may call me lucky...and I would too. I'm a wuss when it comes to pain, so I think I've been VERY lucky. I've been so excited my entire pregnancy, with not too many concerns- until yesterday. Yesterday was officially my 28 week mark. And to start off the tail end of my pregnancy, Christian and I signed up and went to our first pregnancy class last night. I was really excited/anxious to get this whole process underway. I was like a sponge- listening and trying to retain all the information I could get. The last thing we did in the class last night was watch a birthing video (minus all the gorey details, thank goodness). And that's when it hit me. I'm going to be doing that in less than 3 months...going through THAT. LABOR.
When I was swimming, I was a very hard worker. But you could always see on my face when I was struggling. I don't hide pain well. And watching a woman go through labor made me realize that I am most likely not going to handle that pain very well. It became very real to me. After the class, Christian and I were driving home and I expressed to him my concerns. I told him that I was trying to visualize myself going through those pains and the whole process of actually HAVING a baby. I told him that I know I'll be scared and most likely frustrated with the pain, and that I will be an emotional ball of crazy and I will need him to be positive the whole time. His answer: "I know. I was planning on that."
Oh...Ok. Simple. He knows me better than anyone. He's perfect, you guys.
But like I said, the excitement and nerves come in waves, and right now I'm excited. And just like those HORRIBLE, long sets I swam in practice for all those years, I know I'll be able to handle labor when Baby Hanselmann decides to come. It might not be pretty...but I'll make it happen.
On a more positive note- Baby Hanselmann is HUGE. He is in the 86th percentile for size. But the doctor is pretty confident that he will plateau when it comes to his size. So hopefully he won't be THAT big when he decides to come. But I'm really not surprised he's a big boy. I was only a 6 pound baby, but Christian was a 9 pound baby! So this baby is going to be big, no matter what- but hopefully not as big as they are anticipating. Christian thinks it's great that our baby boy is going to be big. But Christian doesn't have to push him out...so I'm leaning towards a more normal, smaller size. :) Right now he is a solid 3 pounds and very healthy- and that's what matters!
Baby Boy is HUGE and LOVES to kick/punch mama.
28 weeks! Big Baby = Big Mama.
Baby is starting to get pretty heavy!
We can't wait for our baby to come! Our family will be that much more complete.
