In mid-week 26... ;D

Here we are, in the midst of week 26...

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...AND my own shock (and dismay) I just came to the realization that you can all see our unmade bed in the mirror. That's nice. SO, please know that....next time I'll cut that out of the shot. JUST KIDDING!!! heehee.... I *can* still make the bed, but I was sick, so it just didn't happen.

Baby has been kicking a lot the last couple days, and we've gotten to see movement from the outside world, which amazes us, and which Sean finds very entertaining... ;)

Pretty soon this little person will be here... :)

A few of my favorites...

SO many kiddos at school have been wondering about/staring at my belly for the past 3 weeks, and I've gotten a lot of comments from some of them - no negative comments, just....funny. Put the way only kids could put things. For example:

• Are you...wait. You're... ARE YOU?? pregnant?
• Are you REALLY pregnant?
• So, you're pregnant, right? (hair toss over her shoulder)
• J: "Is your baby gonna come out yet?" Me: "Nope, not till it's ready to come out." J: "Cuz you're not married yet?" Me: "Nope - I'm married...." J: "Oh." (walks away) (J is an adorable kindergartner.)
• So, there's a baby in there?

I get SO many stares, and it must be hypnotic 'cause they seem to zone out on my growing belly.

The looks have gone from the obvious "don't-stare-too-long-or-she'll-see-me-looking" to the complete-and-total-loss-of-self-consciousness-open-mouthed-gawk.

I can't wait to hear more as the weeks go on and the belly gets bigger.

Belly Pictures for Week 24

Lack of creativity for a title for this post notwithstanding, here is a pic of my belly for this week, taken yesterday. :)

Oh, how I love that "I've-just-been-sweeping-up-all-the-dog-hair-ALL-OVER-THE-PLACE" 'do I've got goin' on... ;P heehee.... I love my pups. I can't believe they're still shedding in the middle of winter, but I love my pups, and can't wait to see how they'll react to Baby. A couple years ago, a friend brought over her son when he was about 2 weeks old, and Honey (we didn't have Zoe yet) just couldn't figure out WHAT the car seat was or why it was crying. When my friend took the cover off the baby, all Honey wanted to do was fix whatever was wrong and make him stop crying. ;) Adorable.

24

"24 voices, with 24 hearts,

All of my symphonies, in 24 parts..."

No - there are NOT 24 babies in here - no matter what it might look like to some... These are my favorite lines from a song by Switchfoot. It's a great song - and you should check it out sometime if you've never heard it - very moving...

Today, my friends, I am 24 weeks along...

We've been having more movement every day, and baby rolled yesterday for the first time (that I could feel - VERY weird, but very amazing feeling)... ;D

God has blessed us so much with this baby - and I just hope that we can raise up our child in the way he or she should go, teach our child well, and be able to stand back when it's time for him or her to make decisions. Holy cow - what a trip!

We had a great check-up today - a growing baby with a strong heartbeat - such a wonderful sound! ;D

Soon this little person will be here - I have no words...

I took belly pics today, and will post them tomorrow... :)

Oh baby, baby!

Because my placenta is in the front, all the pictures were fuzzy and baby was hard to capture on camera...Not to mention baby is a mover and a shaker... ;D

Here is the best shot we have for the last ultrasound we had - last week at 19 weeks. We DO have a great shot of a foot, but figured people would want to see baby...

This is one of those 3d images that at first looked more creepy than they did cute, but this is the best shot of our baby for this round, giving a thumb's up! ;)

(Already loving that our child has our nerdiness - first US baby was waving hi, second US baby was doing the truffle shuffle, now we get a thumb's up! Love it, love it, love it! LOVE BABY!)

20 Weeks

Last week, Sean and I hit 19 weeks. We both got to feel baby kick together, we had an ultrasound that showed our healthy, happy baby, and now we're at 20 weeks! Half-way there, if baby comes on time... ;)

We've been really enjoying this time and relishing seeing the baby we've waited so long for grow and develop and change...just like my belly... ;)

I can't wait to meet this beautiful little creature, cry more tears of joy, and learn ALL the things we have to learn on this new journey! :D

Ode to Cakewrecks...

Sean and I are avid fans of Cakewrecks - a blog featuring horrendously awful cakes made by professionals. Well, being fans of said site, one of my birthday gifts from Sean this year was an ode to Cakewrecks and all the laughs we have had together looking at the posts:

We have here an example of a cakewreck. Let's review some of the vital things needed to make a wreck, according to Jen (the site's creator and writer):

• A glop of frosting (glopping is key, and despite the wrecker's attempt at making a twist, this is, in fact, a glop)
• Flotsam (penguin flotsam is even BETTER - thanks Sean!)
• Multicolor airbrushing done very quickly so as to miss several areas of frosting
• Key item: SPRINKLES!!

Now, this IS a cupcake, another ode to the "dreaded CCC" (cupcake cake..."patooey!"), but we are poor, and could not go for the whole CCC... :( Here, however, is evidence that you don't need loads of money to have a good time. Just an awful cake. ;) You should see the cake I have planned for Sean's first Father's Day next year! Okay - it's almost an exact copy of this:

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/05/happy-falker-satherhood.html

Again - if you haven't looked at Cakewrecks - it is highly recommended: full of laughs, wit, and lots of really funny (sometimes scary) photos of what *should* on all accounts be a cake....