11 weeks

So close to that second trimester!  It's going to be a huge milestone - I'm so looking forward to it!

Had an appointment last week and all things are looking good.  Ultrasounds are kind of amazing.  I saw the little one squirming and moving and that just made this all more real.  It's simply incredible.

Things are also getting more real in that this little one is already receiving a few items and we're starting a little stack that I'm sure will grow and grow.  I mean we have Buttpaste!  Essential for baby we're told.

Kalin took the initative this weekend while I was gone to Texas for my cousin's graduation to start the purging of closets and beginning the process of switching rooms.  Baby and office will share our current room and we'll hope our bed and dresser fit into the smaller room!  Things are starting to change!

this isn't glamourous.

Kalin & I both caught a pretty nasty cold.  I'm about 5 days into this thing and feeling like I'm never going to see the end to it.  More than anything it's the fact that I can't. do. a. darn. thing. about. it.  Just Tylenol, water, rest and waiting.

Waiting. Patience. 31 more weeks?

We've got ourselves a Christmas baby and knowing me, waiting for Christmas is about one of the most painstaking things.  We're talking a childhood full out countdowns.

Health & Patience.  It's worth the wait.

a little one on the way

In what seems to be a countless amount of days, weeks, months, we will have a very new member of our family!  I can hardly believe it's real, but I suppose the nausea, fatigue, food aversion and a few ultrasounds are proof enough.

We feel incredibly blessed by this little person now just the size of a bean.  Oh, how everything will change, but change for the absolute best.

Now, the wait seems to be the hardest obstacle and also arriving at that next doctors appointment so he can reassure me that everything is just fine.  Such an interesting time in life that feels like I would have never expected.  It definitely seems like a preparation period, learning to trust, to have more faith than you thought you would need, to understand God's plan for you and your family, to pay attention to health, to being well and to not forget that you are still living life all the while.  It's a beautiful process even through the moments where I'm feeling queasy over seeing melted cheese!

I'm about 4 weeks away from hitting that 2nd trimester and I have to admit, I'm greatly looking forward to some more energy, feeling better and starting this whole nesting thing.  I think I'll start a few blog posts that will be called "+1 in 888" as we only live in 888 sq. feet and well, at the moment, we have that amount of space pretty much packed full of our stuff.  It's a challenge, but one I'm up for since I love me some interior design.  And, babies are small, right...they don't take up too much space?!?

I hope this blog will be a great way for our family and friends that don't live nearby will be able to keep up with us & the little lundy.  I realize that we have very important people in our lives that want an update and I think this might be the way to do it.  Feel free to follow us by email or check back here for some more news!

Oh, and p.s. Happy Mother's Day!  I can't wait for this day next year with a little one to celebrate with!