...Halfway There...
Tuesday, March 13th. Tuesday, March 13th. Tuesday....March....13th. When I first found out I was pregnant, this date kept scrolling through my consciousness as the date I would be 20 weeks pregnant. It seemed so incredibly far away, and the thought of all of the delicate work that had to take place inside my womb to get to that point was staggering. My baby had to form a spinal cord...and a brain...and lungs...and kidneys...and even fingernails. As a worrier, I had to make a conscious effort not to lie awake thinking of everything that could go wrong. I have reminded myself over and over that God gave me this baby for whom I have prayed so ardently, and He will see us through. As part of my efforts, I decided to take the pregnancy week by week. No reading ahead in the baby book. No reading about the upcoming week on baby websites until I was a day or two shy of making it. No wishing the time away. I am incredibly grateful, ov...