Movement

Well, for the first time, I felt Baby move from the outside today! I was lying down for a nap and Baby starting moving around a bit. Then it kicked really hard a couple times so I decided to put my hand on my stomach just to see if I could feel it. Usually when I do that it stops moving (of course!) And I felt it!! It was a pretty strong kick so I'm guessing it has to be one of those for me to be able to feel it. The movements have been getting stronger and stronger all the time. It's making me fall more and more in love with Baby all the time! I'm still waiting for the moment Dan can feel baby move, but I've got some "extra padding" on my tummy (lol) so it still may be a couple weeks or so. He's definitely looking forward to it and always tries to feel it. It will be a great moment when he does!

Pics at 23 Weeks

22 Weeks and 3 Days

So I'm into my 23rd week. It seems to be going by so fast! Just yesterday as I was getting ready for work Dan looked at my profile and said "wow! Baby is getting big! Look at your belly!" Having a growing baby in there makes me less self conscious about comments like that...lol! As baby grows it is getting stronger. I can feel it stretching a lot more and sometimes it isn't always a nice feeling. I will be perfectly fine and not feel like I have to pee and then baby makes one movement and boom, I have to pee! It won't move for a long time (or if it does it's so small I can't feel it) and all of a sudden it will start moving like crazy. That's when I have to pee more. I try not to drink too much water in the evening so I won't have to get up much in the middle of the night. I usually have to go once around 2:30 and then again around 6:30, so it's not too bad so far. (I will look back on this post with envy in my last month I bet!) When I'm at work, though, I usually have to go every couple of hours. Must be from all the running around. Plus it gets so dry in the store so I'm usually drinking a lot of water on a shift.

My big project this month is working on weekly meal plans. Dan and I have decided that since we have a house to own now (and a mortgage to pay) we need to be REALLY careful with our money. We tend to eat out a lot (partially because we like it so much and partially because we're lazy) so we've made the choice to not eat out at all for the next month. That doesn't include with friends or family but just on our own. My goal is $50 a week. That's even with baby around, considering I'll be breastfeeding. We're pretty easy to please and we've been able to do it before so I'm positive we can do it again. So, speaking of $50 a week I need to go get some groceries!

Here are some belly pics to keep you satisfied till next week! Sometimes it looks about the same size but if you look closely it really is growing!

A Home For LBW

We did it. We won. We own the house! Well, technically we own it. Right now it's conditional on financing but we've already been pre-approved so we're not worried. I can't believe it! We have been thinking about where everything is going to go, what colors we're going to paint the rooms, where the paintings will be hung...so much to plan for! We move mid-June and it will be a long, loooong day but I'm really looking forward to it! We'll have everything set up and ready for Baby! These are some pictures from the listing so it's their furniture (which I wish came with the house...nice taste!)

Oh The Trusting...

So, God always has REALLY good ways of making me trust Him. And oh how I fight it sometimes. We looked at a few houses the other day and totally fell in love with one. I mean IN LOVE. It's beautiful, it's move in ready, we can afford it and I'm already dreaming of where I'm going to hang our paintings. We're going with our agent to see it again tonight. Well, lo and behold, our agent called me today to tell me that someone put an offer on it today. GREAT! And me being pregnant and all of course I started crying when I got off the phone with him. I know that if we put an offer in there's a chance we could still get it but it's frustrating. This is when I need to trust God. I have to believe that if this one falls through there is still the perfect house out there for us. I am still willing to fight a bit for this one, but I don't want it to eat me up, you know? Please pray for us as we go through this journey of finding a home. I'll keep you up-to-date!

21 Weeks and 4 Days

Productive Day!

Today has been a good day! I woke up before the alarm went off which is always great. It makes me feel healthy and alive when my body wakes me up refreshed before I thought I would need to. So, I helped hubby get ready for work (ironed his clothes, made him breakfast, complimented his appearance) which I actually enjoy more than I may let on sometimes. I walked across the street and picked up some groceries (including much needed dog food for my super hungry pup) and made myself a very yummy chicken stir-fry! I decided that I should make the most of being able to walk over to the grocery store now before I'm too big to feel comfortable to do so. Plus, with my perfect timing, the bigger I will get in my pregnancy the hotter the weather will get...good planning! :P

Also, I did my taxes today! Yay! Last year I used Quicktax and got it all done relatively fast but realised a month later that I hadn't actually filed it...just completed it. That was really frustrating because we really needed the money! This time I made sure I completed it to the very end. I used Quicktax again and I really recommend it! I finished it all in under an hour! Now I'm hoping that the amount they tell me I'm getting back is what I actually see on the cheque...sometimes the CRA tweeks it a little bit. I don't like that.

Tonight I am also getting my eyebrows done and my hair trimmed. I have needed to do both for months but have put it off...well, I think just plain forgot about it. I always love doing those things because it makes me feel girly and it's something I can enjoy on my own. I always feel refreshed afterwords. I'm looking forward to that tonight!

I just have to mention again just how much I love feeling LBW move inside me. I can't even find all the right words to explain it. Anyone who is a mother will understand. It's like when you're under a blanket that is tightly wrapped around you and you move a limb so that it brushes that blanket and pushes on it. Now imagine you are the blanket and the baby is stretching underneath it...that's what it feels like. It's starting to feel stronger and stronger and I love every single movement. No matter how much I am dying to meet my little one and will be so happy to have it in my arms I have a feeling that I will miss those movements inside me. It's something that I can share with it alone. It is my own personal, intimate connection between me and my baby. Therefore I will cherish it and never forget how wonderful those moments are!