Lovin' Life

It has been a while since a I wrote last. I am now 23 weeks pregnant and it is March... Yes, March! I can't believe how quickly time is passing. I must say that I am feeling great (pregnancy symptom-wise) and have more energy than ever (I can stay up past 7pm!!). I have been dealing with allergies (I mean, what's new?!) but that comes with the time of year. Everything has been going really well. At my last doctor's appointment everything measured well and I loved hearing the sweet thud of Chrisily's heart beat. I made appointments to go back at 26 weeks for a 4D ultrasound, my next check up, and the one-hour glucose test. I am beyond excited about the 4D ultrasound but can't say I feel the same way about the glucose test. My baby belly has made more of an appearance in the past few weeks (it seemed like at week 21 it just showed up)!

(21 weeks)

I know our sweet little girl is growing because her kicks grow stronger everyday. Last night I was laying on the couch resting and she was moving a lot. I noticed that I could see my belly moving sometimes when she kicked so I called Jacob over to check it out. You hear stories of dads trying to feel the baby and whenever he puts his hand on mom's belly the baby stops kicking... well, not Chrisily. She must be a daddy's girl already because she continued to kick right where his hand was..at first he wasn't sure if it was me moving or her but she gave one big kick (actually it was like a double kick) and his eyes lit up and a huge grin spread across his face. I got a little teary and it warmed my heart to know that was the first time he felt his baby girl. It made us both so happy.

(23 weeks)

This past week has been a big one for us. Chrisily's furniture came in early and they delivered it on Saturday. It is beautiful! We picked out paint on Sunday and had a guy come and paint for us on Monday. We thought about attempting it ourselves but we decided against it since Jacob is so busy with tax season, and well, I shouldn't be doing it. Jacob is doing a few touch ups tonight and I hope to arrange her furniture on Saturday. We also bought a new washer and dryer last weekend. We bought a used set when me moved into this house and knew we would need to replace it before starting a family. Who knew I would be so excited about a washer/dryer?! I can't wait for it to get here on Saturday so I can start doing laundry (by the way- I never thought those words would come out of my mouth...).
It seems as if everything is falling into place for our little family. I am thrilled beyond words for all of the blessings God has given us.
Until next time...