30 Week Bumpdate | Pregnancy & a Pandemic

Y’all, this has got to be the most bizarre time, not just to be alive, but to be pregnant, in recent history!

There are so many thoughts and concerns running through my head that I’m working daily to calm… Will our parents get to meet the baby once it’s born? Will our friends and extended family? What does a home birth even look like anyway? What will the state of our hospitals be in 10ish weeks? Will there be a shortage of diapers? Should I be learning how to sew baby clothes? Do I really need a diaper bag or should we be saving our pennies?

Home Birth

This is something I’ve been interested in doing, but in full transparency, has made Shane nervous. After so much prayer, we’ve decided that this is the best option given the current circumstances. We are not promised anything in this life, and the same goes for home births, but we feel like the positives outweigh the negatives at this point in time.

If you’ve done a home birth, please hit me up with any and all suggestions… this is foreign territory to me and I’d appreciate all the tips I can get! (Although nothing negative please 😉)

How I’m Feeling

Sore. Incredibly sore. I’m sometimes hesitate to be completely transparent in how I’m feeling because I don’t want to sound like I’m complaining… I’m incredibly grateful to be pregnant and it’s not like I have overly hard pregnancies, but I’m just feeling very physically drained and achy, and it is a challenge with two older kids to care for, and a household to keep running. I have been having challenges with my pelvic muscles so it is hard for me to walk or stand much most days, and sometimes so bad that I can’t actually lift my foot off the ground to get into bed at the end of the day.

I’m just taking each day as it comes and doing my best to rest. Ironically my back has felt much better than it normally does so I do feel super relieved about that. lol

Choosing Joy

Some days have been hard, both mentally and physically, but they have also been so very good! I had the most adorable surprise Amazon delivery from a precious friend as well as from my mama, and I’ve really been enjoying the time I’ve had to just relax with the kiddos during the day! I’ve had so much time to rest, in between tackling little projects around the house, and it has been lovely!

Preparing for Baby

Its only in the last week or so that that we’ve bought a few more things for baby, and I’m, thankfully, feeling a weight lifted off my shoulders! I am so grateful for our dear friends that gave us a car seat, and have sent a few sweet baby outfits! We also bought diapers and wipes and a big pack of white onesies from Amazon… since we don’t know baby’s gender, and I’m working hard to have a more minimalist approach to baby “things,” I’m trying to be very intentional with what we do buy. I’m trying to find truly gender neutral clothing which is proving to be a bit difficult LOL I like online shopping, but with all of the non-essential stores closed, that’s our only option at this point. If you have an amazing suggestions for online stores with gender neutral clothing, please send them my way!!

I am praying for all of the pregnant mamas right now as I know, and have heard from so many of you, just how strange and uncertain it feels to be pregnant right now! 💛

Until I blog again,

Alex