33 Weeks of Pregnancy & Trusting in the Lord

My Stats: 

Weight gain: 14 pounds

Kylie's Stats

Weight: about 4.2 to 5.8 pounds

Height: about 17.2 to 18.7 inches

Pregnancy update: I am now totally in the stage that I have to take frequent restroom trips everywhere I go. If I go grocery shopping I go to the restroom before leaving the house and first thing when I get to the store and right when I get home. I used to think that I used the restroom more frequent anyways cuz I've never been able to sleep a full night without getting up at least once, but now I average getting up 3 times a night! Russell is seriously the most patient person out in public with me. In those moments he just looks at me like, "ya need to pee?" and I'm like "of course!"... he smiles, pulls out his phone, and starts to play some games while he waits for me.

I have only 13 more days working at my job before I take the plunge of quitting and making Russell the sole provider for our family. Russell and me have really discussed this and we feel like I should be a stay at home mom. I have had a my own job since I was 16 so I know that this is going to be an adjustment for me to make Russell the only breadwinner. We understand that means that we'll have to be on a tight budget, but it's worth it! Heavenly Father knows this has been stressing me out so he has provided us tender mercies of having older couples tell us how they made that commitment when they first started having kids and how it worked out. I feel like there are pressures on us woman to not commit ourselves to being Mothers. Even in my situation I find many asking, "so what are you going to do, ya know, work wise after the baby comes?"  As if my answer of being a full committed stay at home mom isn't enough. I have moments I start to worry how it's all going to work out... but I remind myself that Heavenly Father wanted His little girl to come down at this time to us and He will be there to help us provide for her. When I received inspiration on her middle name, which will be Gabriella, we discovered it was Hebrew and meant Heroine of God. This girl is someone special to him, and I want to give my 100% to raising her how He would like me to.  I found this quote and absolutely loved it and wanted to share it...

“Many voices in the world today marginalize the importance of having children or suggest delaying or limiting children in a family. My daughters recently referred me to a blog written by a Christian mother (not of our faith) with five children. She commented: ‘[Growing] up in this culture, it is very hard to get a biblical perspective on motherhood. … Children rank way below college. Below world travel for sure. Below the ability to go out at night at your leisure. Below honing your body at the gym. Below any job you may have or hope to get.’ She then adds: ‘Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for.’