together we're heavy

it's an exciting christmas season so far. i've never experienced a christmas pregnant, but i must say that the feeling is pretty incredible. as we wait in anticipation of our own child's birth (that seems SO soon), i wonder if i feel the same kind of things that mary did when she was waiting for the birth of jesus. whether or not you believe in the biblical christmas story as literal or figurative (i think it's both), i believe that we must share in similar feelings. we have many hopes and dreams for our children. of course, we don't expect them to be perfect, but they are perfect in our eyes. we don't expect that they are the son of God, but we know that they are, in fact, a child of God.
our baby has gotten into a pattern of waking up when i do. he's very still at night, unless i get up, and he calms down as soon as i lay back down. when i first wake up in the morning, there he is, kicking and rolling. i love cuddling and sleeping as a family, with the 'baby' sleeping in between us, and periodically kicking his dad in the back. i dream about him all the time...i think that i have finally hit the stage of anticipation and excitement. i am not going to miss being pregnant. i am just anxiously awaiting the birth of our own son.