Entering the Homestretch

...and by "homestretch" I do mean *stretch*--the baby and belly seem to have moved into high growing gear this past week!

"It is only when the rigidity of advanced pregnany sets in that you appreciate fully how useful it was to be able to bend at the waist."

-Audrey Hull

how true it is :)

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And you didn't think you'd seen the last of sappy pregnant Allison did you? I read this poem last night and found it really sweet, so I thought I'd post it too.

A Mother's Journey

My life forever changed on the day you were conceived,
Your heartbeat gave me the reality of what I had achieved.
The stages of your development, the picture of how you grew,
Never completely knowing if I should buy in pink or blue.
Then came the day when I was able to hold you in my arms,
Hoping, as any mother would, to protect you against harm.
A precious little baby with ten tiny new toes,
An amazing set of lungs and a cute little button nose.
As you grow with lightning speed, I promise to treasure every day,
And try my best to give you a rainbow when the sky is dark and grey.

-Elizabeth Butera

quote and poem taken from "Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul"