Over these past few weeks, I've been having some interesting feelings pop up on my radar that I felt I should share. This post is more on the sappy side, so don't say I didn't warn you ahead of time. I see Amy growing a little bit each day and it has just hit me how incredible it is what she is doing. She is growing a human being inside of her while going about her day-to-day tasks. I have to say that this is pretty amazing considering that I have a hard enough time staying focused on just sitting down and writing my thesis! I just see how she has to deal with her body going through like a thousand different changes physically and hormonally and I don't know how she does it. Every so often I just get this feeling of awe that comes over me when I look at her and see what she is doing. The whole process of bearing a child for 9 months and then giving birth is just incredible to me. I do my best to support her wherever I can, but let's be honest here, she's the one doing the real work. I keep trying to find ways to compensate so that I feel like we're splitting this thing in half, but I just don't think that's going to happen. Even if she just sits for the next 5 months and I do everything else including carrying her to and from all of her destinations, I still won't come close to what she's doing. I know that dad's are important too, but my hormones and body remain exactly the same before and after the pregnancy (assuming I don't try to copy her and eat for 2). My big role comes during those final few weeks and then for the rest of my life thereafter. I just wanted to say how amazed I am with what Amy is doing and I have a feeling that I'll be more amazed and in awe with each passing day. This whole post might be a bit on the sappy side, but what she is doing is incredible, so I have to at least say a little something.
To go along with this, we decided to take some more artistic shots of her belly. The hope is that these pictures would help her feel better about it (she's been having some rough times getting used to the fact that she is bigger now). Here's some of the pictures that I took of her beautiful belly at 19 weeks.
These photos are beautiful. The growing baby is a beautiful sight. I felt the very same way about myself when I was pregnant. I wonder if your dad felt as you do. Your post is not sappy at all. You are realizing the wonderful miracle growing and developing right before your eyes. There is nothing like it in the world. It always amazed me how two people could create another human being. It is a miracle to behold and you both are so blessed.
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