Today marks two months since my little girl turned FIVE, when we planned to get pregnant i never thought about what month she would be born and how it would affect her being born after August because she will miss a year of school, all we had in mind was to get pregnant. After two visits to the dr he finally said you are okay! there should be no problem. so i tired everything i joined the gym to make things easier, i got on a diet, i think we did just about everything and it paid off. I was pregnant by the end of March and we were thrilled. Little did i know that it was the beginning of a never ending torture…. it was all very good until the so called “morning sickness” kicked in at all hours, and i still don’t understand why it’s called morning sickness if it hit me all day every day for five months straight. My pregnancy took a toll on me, i had to leave my job. I was in bed all day because i couldn’t get up, i would vomit my own saliva, water, food.. etc… i couldn’t stand the smell of most of the food it was just awful to the point that the dr said “if you can’t control it you might be at risk of having a miscarriage because you are forcing yourself too much.” that broke my heart, she prescribed medication that would help with my morning sickness and that made it even worse. At that time my husband was working out of Houston for a few weeks and that made it even more difficult. Dr. took my driving privileges away and i was home for most of those five months. I finally got on a plane and went to Mexico to visit my parents because at that time they were on vacation and my mom said come and visit us maybe a change of scenery will help you and OMG it did. I was there for about four days and i felt much better i was able to hold my food in and it took a while to get use to but i was finally catching a break. months six and seven were much better i was finally starting to love being pregnant when months eight and nine kicked in…. i had to scares and ended up in the emergency room because i had protein in my urine. by December i was so ready to give birth i couldn’t sleep, i couldn’t eat.. it was hard but oh so very worth it at the end.

I know have a FIVE year old that keeps me on my toes, she makes me laugh with her goofy self and she is the completely opposite of me and i love her for that. I’m enjoying her to the fullest because i know soon enough she will be my nine year old and i don’t think I’m ready for that. thank you for being the sweet girl that i dreamed of and i have to give my mother a lot of credit because she has helped me raised you and i love her for that. You are becoming a mix of her and i together and we are so lucky to have you in our lives. ten more months and you will be six 🙁    I wish you could stay five for ever!!

Maricruz Marin is a Houston TX Family Photographer specializing in on-location, natural light lifestyle and portrait photography for children and families.  She currently resides in Northwest Houston and is servicing the surrounding areas of Houston.

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