13 weeks!

Hola! They say the baby is the size of a medium shrimp now, or the length of a peach, about 3 inches. I am really starting to feel that I am pregnant in my belly, which is feeling stretched, or full or something. And even though my baby weighs only 1 ounce, my back is constantly aching already! Also, my skin is super dry all the time, like all my moisture is going to the little one.

I bought maternity jeans yesterday and I think I may never go back to regular jeans! They feel like sweat pants, but are just a lot cuter. I am excited about having the preggo belly and the maternity clothes, because it just makes it all seem like more of a reality. Between doctors visits, it is hard to even believe I'm pregnant. For about a week after the visit, I am on cloud 9 thinking how wonderful this all is, and then after that, I go back to worrying if the babe is okay and counting down the days to my next doctor's visit. Thankfully my hope is in the Lord ultimately, and I try to turn to Him with my anxieties in all of this. The doctor cannot do anything for my baby and I cannot do anything harmful to my baby that the Lord is not in control of, and that is a great comfort.

Anyway! My next appointment isn't until March 11th, but I'm trying to find a way to get another sonogram somewhere before that, even if I have to pay a little much for it. It's so fun to see. At my April appointment we will be able to find out the sex. We have a boy's name picked out pretty certainly, but still not sure on a girl's. Right now we are thinking Jackson Mitchell Curtis for a boy. Jackson being my maiden name, and Mitchell is Eric's brother's name. I am pretty against "popular" names, and Jackson is very popular right now for some reason (like 3 of the last 6 people I've known who have had boys, named their boy Jackson), but I have so much love for the Jackson name and so much pride in my amazing family, I think it is worth going against my "anti popular" name thing. What do you think?

Okay, sorry for the long post. Just wanted to update:)

Here is the link for week 13!

Baby Curtis and Mom, week 13

Below is a pic of a baby about the same age as Baby Curtis. Amazing to think about him/her living and growing inside of me and already looking so much like a little person. The Creator of life is so big and unfathomable, and yet He loves us so much and gives us blessings like these. He is knitting our baby together in my womb, His eyes are on its unformed body and all of its days have been ordained for it by Him, before one of them comes to be:) His thoughts about and on our baby outnumber the grains of sand. - Psalm 139. We are constantly praying that our child will know God and know Christ's love for him/her and that he/she will learn early to trust and love Him. We would love your prayers on this as well. Gracias!