Bursting at the Seams

Babe #4.

 You are loved.

I can hardly believe I am 32 weeks into growing another human. This little one will be here before we know it...ready to rock our world! I can hardly wait to meet this little babe and see his/her sweet face. The part I am increasingly becoming apprehensive about is reigning in my wild man Hank with a newborn in stow. All I can do is take a deep breath and pray this babe can weather Hank's energy and attitude...me too for that matter!

This babe is quite the active one, especially at night when I finally crawl into bed. Much more active than Hank was in the womb (ironic?!) I love laying in bed, feeling this little one kick and punch...and I have already forgiven him/her for the many painful jabs to my ribs. I think about this little babe a lot, and wonder what kind of spirit he/she will bring to our family. I am getting kicked and jabbed as I type. Mostly, I just hope this little one will know he/she belongs to our family and I can't wait to experience, again, the increase in love that comes with each child. For that, I feel truly blessed.