Being pregnant is an adventure! There's nothing else like it. I'm out of the first trimester and into the second, feel much better (no nausea) and have a hearty appetite with surprising taste in food (as in I'm enjoying Taco Bell!?) One thing's for sure: I love the fact that there is a little life, a real human being growing inside of me that I get to be a loving parent to.
We found out we're having a boy on Friday, June 25th. It was Steven's first time hearing the baby's heart beat. How amazing is it that we are able to see so much so early on in his development: the brain, spinal cord, kidneys, heart chambers, arteries/veins... as well as his face, arms, and legs. I'm starting to feel him move and I believe he's doing somersaults and cartwheels in there!
We settled on a name early on. Actually, I had started looking up names on websites months before we got pregnant, just for fun. I made a list of all of my favorites, to which I can't remember any now except for the one that we decided on: Levi, which means "joined in harmony" in Hebrew. (I'm big on name meanings.) Steven and I both loved this name from the get-go. We also decided that his middle name will be Bernd, which is Steven's middle name as well. Bernd was also Steven's dad's name. It means "brave, strong bear" in Old German and it's pronounced "Bern". So, in all: Levi Bernd Wichmann. Ah, I can't wait to meet him face to face!
I have had a smooth pregnancy so far, which I'm very thankful for! What I have experienced is normal and common for pregnancy: back aches, stretch marks, swollen fingers... I say, if that's the worst that happens, we're doing pretty good.
I enjoy praying for Levi. I pray for Steven and myself, too, that we'll grow closer to each other and to God more and more. I got a great gift from one of my student's parents in May called "Praying for Your Unborn Child" by Francis and Judith Macnutt and it has helpful suggestions on how to pray for your baby while he or she is developing inside. One of my favorite things to do is place my hands on my belly and talk/pray, telling him that his Mommy and Daddy love him and that God loves him, too.
It's a big responsibility to raise a child well. I want to do a good job. I don't want my problems and struggles to be passed down to him. So, I pray specifically that little Levi know the Lord at an early age, that he would know now that he's loved and wanted, that the sins of his parents/family/ancestors are not passed on, that he would be a baby and child and one day, young adult and man, who has great peace and joy through Jesus Christ. I know God hears my prayers, and every time I see Levi on the ultrasound, I know that he is going to be such a huge blessing!
I'll be 19 weeks on Saturday... almost 5 months! I'm enjoying this soooo much! Raising a boy will be a fun adventure all in itself, and I look forward to it.
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