Just One Year

Today is April 1.  Last year Jeff and I had our first appointment with the OB to confirm my pregnancy on April 1.  Last year today Luke was the size of a blueberry.  Now he has three teeth!  It's an overused saying, I know, but we are so blessed to have Luke in our lives.

Here's the ultrasound from last year:

And here's a picture of Jeff and Luke having a little father-son bonding time a couple of days ago:

Some thoughts on it all...

• By now Luke and I have almost gained the same number of pounds in the past year.  At his four-month checkup he weighed in at 15 lb., 1 oz.  He was 8 lb., 1 oz. at birth.  I gained 18 pounds with my pregnancy.  Fortunately, he's the only one of us who's nearly doubled his weight in the last few months. 
• Really?  Luke was the size of a blueberry this time last year??!?  Crazy!
• My friend Zahera's little boy is due next week already.  What's weird is that when I talked to her earlier tonight I could hardly recall all the horrible pain and discomfort I was feeling the week before Luke arrived.  The swelling, the inability to walk, etc....I don't even remember!
• Except I have been feeling very nauseous lately.  And NO, I'm not pregnant!  But about this time last year I was grossed out by everything--even water!  The foods that made me want to gag last year are making me want to gag again lately.  Of course, I'm not sure if I'm really nauseous or if I'm just remembering being nauseous.  Gross!!
• Last year at this time the Schwertner family was anxiously awaiting the arrival of beautiful little Bella, and nobody else.  Now we have Bella and Luke, and Aunt Becky's baby is on the way. 
• Last year at this time we hadn't even run into Suzanne and her mom at Babies R Us to discover that she and Matt were also expecting--now babies Sarah and Kevin are six weeks old!
• Everything about being parents to Luke has been more fun than Jeff and I could have imagined.  I am happy that Jeff and I were able to travel, develop a strong marriage, and make money, and I'm happy I was able to get all my doctoral coursework out of the way and have eight uncomplicated years of teaching; however, I'm now really starting to wonder why we waited so long to become parents. 
• I am so in love with both of my guys.  I love my little family!