Baby Girl Jennings Update



26 Weeks

We are at the 26 week mark.  Our little baby girl is growing fast and the time is flying by. She is much more active now kicking and bouncing around in there all the time.  Brandon has been lucky enough to get to feel all her activity lately. It's so sweet to see him smiling feeling her moving around.  I think she is doing cartwheels sometimes.  A few days ago I went for a checkup at the cardiologist.  I have had an irregular heart beat a few times a day for the past few years.  So they did an echo cardiogram to check things out.  Since I'm fresh out of ultrasounds until our 3D next month I asked the lady if she could see babies with "that wand."  She said "Why, do you think there is a baby in there?"  Hello? I'm 26 weeks pregnant, why cant you tell?  Okay, so I thought that, I didn't exactly say those words. :)  Anyway, after the echo she checked out the baby girl and sure enough there she was bouncing around on the screen.  I have a fetal Doppler at home, so I can hear her heartbeat anytime I want.  But, it's always reassuring to see her on the screen.  The cardiologist appointment checked out okay, and as long as I take care of myself my irregular heart beat should cause no problems right now.

Brandon is home from traveling today.  He was only gone 4 days and while that is nothing I was so sad to see him go on Monday.  I'm sure it's the hormones but it was much worse than when he traveled before I was pregnant.  I was sitting at home that night wondering how I had endured the 6 week trips before.  Brandon is my best friend and truly my soul mate and I can't stand days without him.  I don't know what I have done in this life to deserve such an amazing man, but I thank God for him everyday.  He is so selfless and always puts me first. Beyond opening doors and paying for my meals, when I first met him I was amazed that he thanked me for simply spending a day with him.  He still does it now, 5 years later..He thanks me for the simplest of things, the things I consider so small. 
      Jackie Kennedy's love letters have recently been made public, letters she had written to an old flame in the 40's.  I was reading about them the other day and she described what she thought it should feel like to be in love.  She said "I've always thought of being in love as being willing to do anything for the other person — starve to buy them bread and not mind living in Siberia with them — and I've always thought that every minute away from them would be hell."  She was right.