In Flight

Our little family of three (minus Summy) are currently in flight to Austin, TX, right now to celebrate Stef's wedding.  I can't wait for a little time to thaw, relax (well, as much as you can with a wedding weekend :) and just get away for a bit.

This is the first time I've flown since I could feel the baby (weird, right?) and I start to wonder maybe slightly odd things while I sit here...for example, she seems to be moving more than usual since takeoff - does flying bother her?  Is she lighter somehow?  Does she feel the pressure change?  Do her ears pop?!?  Or is that even possible at this point?  Oye.

I guess I realized the other day how yes, she's in my belly, incubating, but how much exposure and interaction she does have with the outside world already.  I mean, she can hear me and I think people around me at this point.  Also, my mom brought up how when she was pregnant with both Ethan and I, we would get startled by loud noises such as dropped pans and kick and move around in her stomach instantaneously as if we were scared.  For some reason that gives me a mix of emotions from wanting to walk slow and smoothly so as not to disturb her but also I just kind of giggle wondering what's going on in there!

Another realization I just had in perusing facebook is another one of those "wow" moments since knowing it's a girl...someday she'll have a father/daughter dance whether it be in elementary school or eventually at her wedding.  That's so nuts!

So that's my realization today

That said, this will be an interesting wedding for me - I'll be in it, in a dress that fits though is definitely NOT made for maternity (if you're lucky I'll shared photos - it will all make sense :), wearing heels (lord help me right now), and sober...we'll see how this goes :)

Anyway, those are a few thoughts for today.  I'm worn out from a stressful work period and exhausted from very little sleep these last few nights (work, too much to get done, early flight today) so I'm going to rest my brain now and zone out to the lull of the airplane engines.

Cheers to "Keepin' it weird" in the dirty south this weekend.