Replacing Hesitation with Preparation
Listen to this post here I remember very distinctly the car drive home from the doctor’s office after my 20 week scan when I was pregnant with my Rainbow Baby. Justin had taken pictures and videos of the ultrasound screen during my appointment, and my OB had given me a handful of printouts as well. I snapped pictures of several of them and sent them off to friends and family, and then we each called our moms. I chatted happily with my mom, telling her how amazing it was to see our baby moving all around, barely holding still long enough for the doctor to grab the pictures she needed (not much has changed!). I told her that the doctor said everything looked perfect and the baby was measuring right on track. My mom echoed my pleasure to hear that everything was wonderful with this little miracle baby and then she ended the phone call by asking, “Can we finally start buying things?” This question succinctly summed up the first half of my pregnancy. I was alw...