Well - here we are. In the middle of week 22!! I can't believe we are in Month 6 already! Where did time go!? It seems like this baby will be here before we know it.
Lots has been going on since my last post. My best friend from home, Rebekah, came for a visit and Dan and Sara have been here since Friday! We spent all day on Saturday in Seattle and had a wonderful day. We were sooo lucky with perfect weather, NO RAIN, and the sunshine, which is a real treat here this time of year. Looks like today will be sunny too, which is good because we are going to make the drive into the mountains today while Wes is at work! Lots of shopping and food this weekend and we are all stuffed full. Some of the best seafood we've all ever eaten. There really is nothing like Pacific coast salmon!! We'll be smoking some beautiful filets tonight for dinner in Wes's new smoker! (While we pass out candy to all of the adorable trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood)
While all of our visitors were here it seemed like our little munchkin grew and grew, sometimes even growing overnight to the point where I feel bigger than ever! Here is me and my munchkin at 21 1/2 weeks (middle of Month 6)!!! Baby is really moving more than ever and kicking Mom in the stomach and back all day long. It really seems to like car rids and blaring music with bumping bass. LOL - It also seems to really like Sushi (don't worry- California rolls only!), moving all over the place after we've eaten at our favorite sushi spot.
Hello again!
We are so excited to update everyone on the exciting things happening with baby!!!
Baby has been moving since week 16 (well, at least, I've been able to feel it since week 16!). But lately it's been like a gymnastics meet in my tummy! The little munchkin is doing flips and turns, kicks and punches. Maybe it's a karate match instead of gymnastics. LOL
And FINALLY! Wes felt the munchkin moving around 2 nights ago! It was really amazing. He wasn't sure what he felt, but when I smiled and told him that it was his baby he was so happy! The kicks are getting stronger and harder, so hopefully it'll be much easier for Wes and everyone else to feel them.
We have some amazing guests coming to visit next week. Rebekah Morris (my best friend from High School and a bridesmaid from my wedding) is coming into town on Wednesday for a short vacation until Sunday. Then Wes's brother and sister Dan and Sara are coming on Friday and are staying until Tuesday!!! HOORAY!! I am so excited to share our home and our new location and all it has to offer.
AND! We are finding out on Monday if our little munchkin will represent the Lollipop Guild or the Lullaby League. (If you don't get this reference, you probably don't know me very well. LOL) And I apologize now, but we're aren't telling anyone what we're having until it arrives!!
Okay - so here is the reason you are all here! 20 weeks along and everyone is growing!! Mom is growing quite a bit. I feel a lot bigger than I actually am. But that's how it goes, I suppose!!!
Well - here we are - week 17 and counting.
We had our 16-17 weeks check up last week and according to the doctor, everyone looks healthy! Munchkin's heartbeat was 143 per minute and it sounded great. This was the first time we had heard it. It was amazing.
We have our next check up on the 19th of October, but I don't expect anything out of the ordinary. The doctor said that it sounds like I'm having an very normal pregnancy without a ton of the "bad" symptoms. I have been extremely tired in the mornings, which is a bummer because lately I've been able to get up and go around 6.30AM but lately it's turning into 8 or 8.30. UGH - I just like to start my day early. I suppose I shouldn't complain. My body is creating another human life, not an easy task. :-)
Wes is getting so excited for all of the baby stuff. He's so excited to be a Daddy. It's really adorable. Really, though, we are just both really excited. I can't wait to be a Mommy. How exciting. March can not come soon enough. I say that all the time. LOL
OK - so here is what you are all here for. My 17 weeks belly picture - Sorry no head- I hadn't done my hair or makeup, and mommy did NOT look good. LOL - Belly certainly is growing though! Munchkin is really moving too - hopefully Wes will be able to feel it in the next few weeks!
