Well Lil E. There you are. Getting bigger and bigger. I found a mommy blog where the mom to be kept track of her pregnancy answering the same questions every week. I can’t promise to write every week, but I will answer these each time for you.
How far along: 15 weeks!
Total weight gain: gained 3 lbs total
Maternity clothes: 1 pair of jeans (even though they fall down they are super comfy) and a black pencil skirt to wear on interviews
Stretch marks: not yet, hopefully my Egyptian Magic and the gagillion amounts of water I drink will keep them away
Sleep: like a rock, until I wake up to pee twice in the night
Best moment of this week: I finally look a little pregnant and not so much like I have just gained a bit of belly fat.
Miss anything: nope, not yet
Movement: nada, still awaiting to feel those first flutters
Food cravings: not really. Although, a juicy cantaloupe does sound great.
Anything making you queasy or sick: when I am too hungry then I feel queasy
Have you started to show yet: you just popped out last week!
Gender: We aren’t sure, not for another 4 weeks. But 2 of 3 Grandma’s think you are a girl!
Labor signs: nope, I think it is way to soon
Belly button in or out: in and so far in I find myself fascinated that if I stick my finger all the way into the abyss I can touch you!
Wedding rings on or off: On, not takin these puppies off
Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty much happy. The only times I get moody is when getting dressed, at bed time when I am trying to get comfy and when I am dreaming too far ahead at jobs, the house, getting ready for you etc. (gosh, this makes it sound like I am moody all the time, but I promise I am not).
Looking forward to: next week when your Grandpa Damiano, Baba Natasha and Aunt Kata come to visit and can see you for the first time.
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That you will not do it perfectly and that is not the goal. That kids remember how they felt more than what they were given. That the hard seasons pass. And that showing up consistently matters more than any individual parenting decision you will ever agonize over.
Imperfectly and continuously. The balance shifts rather than stays fixed. Some seasons are work-heavy, some are kid-heavy, some are partnership-heavy. The goal is not equal distribution but intentionality about where attention goes and honesty about when the current distribution is not working.
Talk to your kids honestly and earlier than feels comfortable. They handle truth better than they handle sensing that something is happening but not knowing what. And ask for their input even on decisions that are ultimately yours because being heard matters even when the outcome is not what they wanted.
Better than most parents expect, especially when the adults around them are honest and stable. Kids take emotional cues from their parents. If the adults are anxious and secretive, kids become anxious. If the adults are clear and calm, kids adjust. The hardest changes are the ones parents are not settled about themselves.
That each child is entirely different and what worked for one will not reliably work for another. That the early years are harder and faster than anyone tells you. That the goal of parenting is to gradually work yourself out of a job. And that being present is more rare and more valuable than being perfect.
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