Baby Moves & I Feel It!!!
This morning, I unmistakeably felt Baby kicking and moving! I've read online that you can feel a baby move as early as 16 weeks. While I experienced interesting feelings in my tummy the last few weeks, I couldn't be sure if it was Baby or something else...until around 10am this morning! Of course I had a few happy tears then shared the news! Matt who was in a meeting negotiating a contract, saw my text, and excused himself immediately to call with excitement asking what it felt like. Then I told a few family members and posted it on FB for everyone to know!
September Catch-Up
September was crazy busy with 2 fun visits to Austin visiting friends, going to a wedding and then hosting my dear friend Nikki's wedding shower! The second trip I drove, and I pledge never to do so alone while pregnant EVER again. But...It was worth it because I was able to see family in Dallas on my way to and from Austin. My little nephew Jonah is growing leaps and bounds, and he was certainly the perfect end to my trip as I headed back to Arkansas.
We had one visit at 14 weeks, to the doctor for a blood panel and to hear the heartbeat again. I wanted so badly to have an ultrasound and see Baby. The good news is that we finally see Baby and will learn the gender in just 5 days....on 10/10 at 10am! We had our last ultrasound at 10 weeks and Matt and I are anxious to see how Baby's grown.
Belly is Bigger
A bittersweet (but far more sweet) part of this whole thing is the transformation of my body. I'm going to have my work cut out for me in the gym come next Spring. I can't eat enough food!!! And I'm not proud to say what things I LOVE right now...things that I maybe treated myself to only a handful of times per year before pregnancy... Hamburgers, mac-n-cheese, mashed potatoes, tacos, burritos (like Free Birds or Flying Burrito style), pizza and high calorie breakfast foods. Bring on the eggs, sausage and biscuits!!! Fruit is great too! I have to MAKE myself eat vegetables unless they're hidden in a tasty burrito as mentioned, or like the tortilla soup I ate for dinner last night. I go through gallons of orange juice, and drink tons of decaf tea at home. My body wakes me up fairly often at 5am starving and I can't sleep until I eat a bowl of cereal....then I go back to bed......and have Breakfast #2 several hours later. Doc told me right before we got pregnant in early June that I needed to gain weight. Oh how I've done so. My 14 week doctor visit showed I gained 20 pounds since early June. THAT'S DEVASTATING!!!!
Obviously Baby is getting bigger because my tummy sure is....
With a growing belly, comes a ton of shopping because nothing fits. Now typically, I'd be all excited about such a glorious event, but shopping has been a pain in the neck. Cute and stylish maternity wear is soooooo hard to come by. Why can't there be more designers who make clothes that make you feel good about yourself during a time when you need it most? So. Very. Frustrating.
House is on the Home Stretch
We move in a month! Our home has come a long way! So last week we had our driveway, sidewalk and patio extension poured. The trim guy is currently in there cutting and installing closet and pantry shelving, trim, crown and the mud bench this week. Next week (weather pending) we get irrigation and landscaping outdoors and paint on the walls indoors! Very few items are left that I can think of including...hardwoods, carpeting bedrooms and installing plumbing and light fixtures! And that's just about it! We're still scheduled for an end-of October or beginning-of November move-in.
A few pictures of the home's progress...
Blessed
Matt and I are humbled and thankful for every blessing that has been poured on us. So many things have happened to us this year, as they do each year, that shows the Lord's very evident work in our lives. I pray as Baby is formed by our loving Father in the womb that He would prepare us for parenthood and bless us with a healthy baby who will grow to love and serve Him boldly.
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Psalm 136:1
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