Week 24! Does it get any bigger?

Well this is a real belly! Crap...you can't even see my boobs! :) Well the changes in my body are really starting to take place. I am officially sleeping solely on my sides (mostly the left). Baby is also moving quite regularly now. It even has a schedule...Joao felt it kick the first day he got home from Rwanda...what a nice gift, huh?

The size of my belly is starting to affect my ribs which in turn bothers my breathing when I am sitting down. Sometimes I think it would be best to sleep sitting up. I can also feel baby shifting my body organs around b/c sometimes when I get up I feel like I can't stand up straight. jaja

And the other biggest change is my stupid hernia...what a pain in my butt. The worst part is that it is my fault...trying to move a friend's classroom was not a smart idea. Although I don't know for sure if this is what caused it...it really doesn't matter at this point. Now, I have to be very careful....so Joao is picking up a lot of slack for me! What a great man!

FYI: baby is just over a pound! Holy cow, right? I can't believe we only have 16 weeks left! YIKES!

Week 22!

Baby and I have been connecting since papá is away in Rwanda. I have been trying to calculate when baby is kicking but it's not quite on a schedule yet. Sleep is starting to stink...I have to sleep on my sides...no more tummy sleep! :(

20 weeks...DONE!

1/2 way there!

So- I am officially done with 1/2 of the pregnancy...super exciting...and kinda sad to think that 1/2 of it just flew by so fast! I feel really good right now!

On Monday, January 3rd, I had my last ultra sound to check the anatomy of the baby. Again, it was so amazing to see this life inside me. The lady said we have a VERY active baby. She had asked if I had felt any movement yet, and I said 'no'. She told me that as soon as I did it would be all the time b/c how much baby was moving already! :)

I was really sad that Joao was not with me b/c I knew this was probably the last time we would see baby. That morning, Joao left for Rwanda. :(

Anyhow, that day I went home feeling really good (like I always do after an ultra sound) and decided to go for a run. When I came home I ate some food and then chilled on the couch. That was the first time I felt the "POP". It was like I had just eaten some street tacos in Mexico and my stomach was not loving the aftermath. I was kinda not sure what was going on....and then I realized....I was feeling my baby! OMG! Words cannot describe it!

I just sat alone on the couch, laugh and wishing I could tell Joao all about it. What a day to finally feel the baby...ironic...maybe?

Well, no worries...b/c once Joao gets home he will have a chance everyday to feel the baby b/c it is a moving fool!

I just adore the feeling b/c I feel so connected to the baby! I am trying to convince myself to start singing to the baby but I think it will never want to come out if it hears my singing voice! hahaha

Ohhhh...there it goes. It loves to move at night and when I am sitting down. Well, I am going to end with this...it seems like the right spot. Next post will come soon again!