Heightened emotions? Yes.
Unexpected tears? Yes.
Mood swings, both good and bad? Yes, Yes.
I feel silly in these moments, but I just tell myself (and out loud) "your just being pregnant, its normal" even if I feel anything but normal. Luke and I went to see Fireproof last Saturday and I bawled the entire movie, from opening to final scene. Little things...like the fact that the mother had a stroke and couldn't communicate with her daughter, bless her heart she brought me to tears and she didn't say or do anything. Ahh, but what a fantastic movie, you should see it! Then this morning I turn my car on to hear an advertisement about an Amy Grant concert, which I have heard several times over the last month, and I could not hold back. The songs that followed the radio commercial also caused sniffles and the use of a nearby McDonalds napkin. Also at lunch there was a group of students on what looked to be a class outing, they were posing for a picture and I started tearing up because that's going to be me someday with my students. I know that I will experience even more moments like these, but I have to say I feel like I have constant PMS. Even though I am a basket case at times, I just try to keep going and going and going (like the energizer bunny, but without the energy). As the seasons are moving from fall to winter, they are definately taking effect on me. Hibernation sounds great, and if it were possible, it would be the perfect way to live out the last 4 1/2 months of my pregnancy. I can happily say that I get pretty decent sleep each night, but I tend to want more than the 10 hours I've been giving myself. I'm probably over sleeping, but I don't feel the need to change my sleeping habits just yet. I will leave that to the baby when he/she arrives. However, I am beginning to feel more of what I believe are kicks and I'm definately starting to look more pregnant. I have to laugh at myself because I wake up and look at my tummy thinking I hardly look pregnant and then an hour later its obvious that I am. I have to be honest and say I'm struggling with the idea of getting bigger and showing, but its inevitable. As a part of this post I have included a couple pictures from our ultrasound at 13 weeks. I've been told that the baby has my turned up nose and Luke says the baby has his belly :)
