My sister just sent me some pictures of her first baby (born in December). Oh they are so precious!! She is such a beautiful baby! You can see the love that her and her husband have for this baby of theirs. It makes me so anxious to see this little one growing inside me. To be able to hold him (yes, after three girls, God has seen fit to bless us with a boy), kiss him, snuggle him...
It also makes me look at my growing children with more love and admiration. Time goes SO FAST!! I look at my almost 6 year old (only two weeks away) and remember when she was that small. It brings tears to my eyes to remember those first few days of being a new mom. And now I look at the young lady she is becomming. Such a wonderful helper around the house. And a great teacher to her siblings too. She will make a great wife and mother some day! Glory to God alone for that.
We had some alone time today (she still has an hour quiet time, but after that, while her other siblings are sleeping, she and I have some alone time). I made my belly bare while she rubbed it. She felt the baby move for the first time (the baby has been moving for a while now, but this is the first time SHE felt it). The look of awe and wonder on her face was PRICELESS!! We came downstairs and I searched for web pages that would show her the baby growing inside the amniotic sac. She was FASCINATED!! We talked about veins and amniotic fluid. We talked about placentas and umbilical cords (she kept checking her belly button LOL!). We talked about nutrition. She was so fascinated by it all! And her most concerning question (she was so concerned for me and the baby) was why he kept kicking me. LOL!! I kept showing her how smushed baby brother was inside Mommy and he needs to stretch every now and then.
It was amazing the science lesson I got in with her in such a short amount of time! Who needs curriculum? :D
And even though my other two are still a bit young for all the science behind it, they are not too young to enjoy the baby. They know that baby brother is growing inside Momma. They like to hug and kiss the baby. And soon they too will be able to see and feel baby kicking inside Mommy. :D I wonder what discussions await when that time comes!! :D
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