Kicking Feet

Last night, as I was reading before bed, the baby was doing the sweetest thing. He's been doing it for a little while now, and I just think it's adorable. He starts applying a little pressure on the side of my belly, then slowly more and more, like he's...I don't know, but it ends up being about as much pressure as a soft kick, except that it's constant. Then he'll stop.

This time, as he was doing it, I was trying to see what body part it was, and I could have sworn that it was the outline of a little foot (by feeling it, not yet just by seeing it, because the pressure isn't that hard when he's just pushing). But his TINY little foot! How cute is that? I mean, I figured it was a foot, or maybe an arm, but this was the shape of a well-defined foot. He has really cute feet.

And I love him.

And being pregnant isn't horrible all of the time.

Week 25

So, here we are, just 15 weeks left. Less than four months. Crazy--it still seems kind of unreal. Except that I keep bumping into things with my huge belly, yet I can't remember what I looked like before I was pregnant. I hope I don't look like this forever!




And, yes, the Christmas tree is still up. It's still alive, and I just can't bring myself to dispose of it.

A New Game

So, the new thing is kicking me really hard in the ribs when I'm trying to sleep. So hard that I actually teared up in pain. This little boy is so strong. That's a good thing, of course, except that I also like to sleep at night. And I'm so tired. I can't believe I still have about four more months of this and he's only going to get bigger and stronger.

That is nothing like the fun game we played the other evening for like a whole hour--he would kick me somewhere, then I would poke him where he had just kicked me, then he would either poke me in the same place or a different one. It's kind of silly how fun it was, but I never got bored. I just sat there, watching him kick me, and then poking him back. That was a really fun game. But it was so much work for him, he had to go to sleep.

Sometimes being pregnant is so hard.

Week 24

Work was exhausting today--I didn't even have time to eat my delicious orange. I ate it right when I got home, though.

It's so sweet how he is so quiet and sleepy sometimes and then (like when I'm trying to fall asleep) he just can't seem to get enough exercise.

Today, for FHE, Michael and I did a really fun 10-minute Prenatal Pilates workout. It was really relaxing and fun.

And then I ate two more oranges. Delicious!

Week 23

Just watching my legs spread--who knew thighs rubbed together? How uncomfortable!

But everything is just perfect. Our sweet baby is really big, but so healthy.

Isn't he just so sweet?

They Came!

I am just so excited! The baby's stroller and car seat got here. They are just perfect. He's just going to love them.

I put the stroller together myself. It looks great and works great (as far as I can tell).

But how fun!


Doesn't it just look wonderful?

And notice how well the wheels are put together:




And see how well the car seat fits into the stroller?




Nothing could be more perfect. And the colors are amazing. Perfect, really. I love the grey/blue and the chocolate brown together. And just a touch of tan. Beautiful.

Kicking--a lot

Last night, as I was going to bed, Michael and I sat talking on the bed. Then our sweet little boy started kicking, and I noticed for the first time that you can totally see him kicking. It's adorable. So we sat quietly for a very long time, just watching him move and kick. What a miraculous thing.

I can see that I won't be getting much work done today during his active times. I'll be too busy watching him move.

Presents for the Baby

Choosing baby announcements was a really difficult task. But it's done. And they are just beautiful. However, now that we've chosen the ones we want and decided how many we need, it's becoming impossible for me to not order them right now. I know it's a bit early (try four months at least), but I am just so excited to get them, I just can't wait.

I did, however, order his car seat and stroller today. That was what I was going to do the very second our Christmas checks were deposited in the bank. And I also had to wait until my paycheck came in. But now they are ordered and I am so excited to get them. The car seat will get here maybe sometime next week or the week after, and the stroller won't get here until maybe March. That seems like SO long to wait, but we really won't need it for two months after that, so it's still plenty of time. I just can't wait to get everything set up. Now that we have some little clothes for him, I can't imagine having to wait four whole months for him to get here.

Why can't he just hurry up?

Week 22

So, another week, eh? The baby keeps moving so much--he woke me up yesterday morning at about 1 with all of his kicking. What an adorable baby.

Our next appointment is next Tuesday, when we'll go over all of the measurements and everything they did at the ultrasound last month--I can't believe it was almost a month ago. I guess it's been just three weeks.

It's so great, though, that now that I'm feeling him move all the time, I'm so much less worried that something bad will happen to him. I'm not nearly as worried that he'll shrivel up and die because I feel him rolling around and dancing and kicking and occasionally shivering. What a sweet baby I have!

And, in this week's picture, Michael caught me mid-laugh (as he made a really funny joke I just had to laugh at)--bless his heart.