Week Thirteen

Yesterday Jakub and I went searching for morels on our friend's land. Every time we go exploring there, it's a completely unique experience. I may be partial since it's the place we got engaged, but it's one of my favorite places in Oklahoma. Every time we're there I think about the past and where our lives are now, and just how lucky I am to be his wife.

Although we had no luck in finding morels, we had quite the lovely hike on the most perfect rainy day. It rained almost the entire 3 hours we were there, but there were a few breaks in the clouds so we grabbed the opportunity to take our weekly pictures. Here's a few of my favorites, but I must say, I love how talented my husband is.

I also love that I have a partner who loves to explore outside no matter the weather or circumstances. It makes me feel secure that our little one will have a full life, not limited by such trivial things as a little rain or what have you. I'm getting very excited in thinking about all of the experiences we will give our baby.

On some level, I worry about how other parents or adults might view our style of parenting. Although we haven't actually developed our own style yet, I see a lot of parents who constantly tell their children "no" and while I understand their reasoning behind it, I don't think that we will always be giving the same advice in the same situations. I'm thankful that I'm going to school for a career that gives me a lot of training and knowledge when it comes to the stages of life and what good parenting looks like. Like most parents I fully intend to be the best parent I can, but I think my view of a good parent looks different from a lot of the people around me. And while I obviously will care more about how my parenting is affecting my child, I will also be concerned that some things I may (or may not) do will offend, or at least inconvenience, those around me.

That went further off topic than I initially imagined, but it is a concern I think I need to "air out."

On another side note, nothing will make you feel freer than wearing some rain boots on a hike like the one we took yesterday. I've gone out to that land many times in my vans, having to vigilantly place my feet in a strategic pattern. But rain boots make you feel like you can conquer the world. I think I purposely stepped in every puddle, stream, or river on that property yesterday, each time with an air of confidence and rebellion.

The night before last, we went to an amazing concert. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, with Rocco Deluca opening for them, at the Cain's Ballroom. I love watching bigger bands perform and interact together. And they definitely brought an energy to the Cain's through their music and performance that set the crowd on fire. Granted, there were a bunch of hippies there, I'd never seen a crowd so collectively happy at a concert before. It was the baby's "first" concert and and it was such a neat experience. Speaking of, in the middle of one of the songs Alex, the lead singer, asked if anyone was pregnant there. A few hands shot up and he was like "wow!" and then after a short pause continued, " what I mean by that, is just the miracle of life...WOOOOWW!!!!" It was so funny to watch him get excited about that thought, and honestly so random. I mean, have you ever been to a concert where they interrupt for such a topic? It was certainly a first for me. 

I loved that night, and luckily the three of us have a couple more concerts to look forward to in the next week, and then also in April. 

I couldn't ask more for my life right now, I'm so content and feel so lucky to be a part of all that is happening.

Also on that note, I'd like to say thank you to everyone who has offered support or well-wishes since we shared our news. It has been so heart warming to know we are so loved!

And one last thing about this past week (when I was 12 weeks), which I will keep it short because this is a long post. We had an appointment with our midwife and when she began to measure me, she exclaimed that I was growing right along, and then saw that I measured at 14 weeks! She said that there's a possibility I could be further a long than we are thinking, or the baby might have gone through a growth spurt. We won't find out until our 20 week ultrasound if we are as far along as we previously thought, or if this baby is just growing at its own pace (which hopefully will not equal a big baby!) I guess we'll just have to wait and see! 

Have a good day everyone! Thanks for reading!