The kicking!

So, last night I had my first experience of having two children kicking me at once! The little one decided it was party time in my belly at just about the same time Meredith came in for a slumber party in our bed at 4:15. Little one kicking on the inside and big, long legs kicking me on the outside. Guess my girls wanted to party together for awhile :)
I'm taking today off, but since I didn't sleep so hot, thankful for my new bag of yummy Larry's Beans- even if it is decaf!

Good 23 week checkup!

I had another really good checkup today. Everything seems to be right on track, so we are super happy. Next month is the glucose test and they will do another ultrasound. We have a lot to be thankful for this year :)

Thanksgiving is at Allison's this year! Looking forward to it!

Craving!

Ok, I think I have found my craving. Peppermint Oreos!! It could very well be that they are just so darn good and has nothing to do with being pregnant, but WOW they are good :) Honestly, I haven't had any major cravings- trying to be as good as I can since the whole weight gain thing needs to be as minimal as possible. I did indulge on the Halloween candy, so hope that doesn't show up too much on the scale at my appointment tomorrow! Not to mention that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner- Oh boy!

On another note- we got the first bin of baby clothes down from the attic this weekend. Right on top was the sweet little outfit Meredith wore home from the hospital. I remember buying the 3 month size because the newborn stuff seemed ridiculously small, but it was big on her even at 8lbs 5 oz. I suppose we will probably try to use the same outfit again this time. I just showed it to Meredith and she thought it was pretty amazing that she was ever that small- I have to agree :)

Allison & Matt!

I'm really excited to say that my sister Allison and her boyfriend of over 3 years, Matt, just got engaged last week!! He proposed just in time for them to spend their trip to Paris as an engaged couple! They are already thinking of an October 2011 wedding, which is also exciting since Hillary and Joey should be able to come home for the big festivities!! Yeah! That also means they will be able to meet their new niece before she is almost 2 years old and see Meredith before she is almost 7!

21 weeks!

I feel like I shouldn't say this, but I've been feeling incredibly well the past few weeks and I'm so grateful! I feel like I have more energy, I rarely have the ickies and I'm really just starting to show at all. I do have to keep in mind that I can't do quite as much as before. I hosted a birthday dinner for my sister Allison and spent a lot of the day cooking and cleaning and I was totally wiped out by that night. It was still fun though!
I've also been feeling more movement lately. Apparently, the placenta is anterior this time, which means that it's on the front side. It also means that it will take longer for me to feel lots of movement. I've been semi-anxious about feeling movement because that's just what makes it feel more real, but I've also been reminding myself to be patient since there will be a time very soon where it is uncomfortable. I'm sleeping ok, but that is starting to be interesting since I have about 5 pillows around me! Good thing we have a king size bed!!

Big Sis' Meredith

Meredith has said some really cute things about the baby lately, but I had to capture this one. A few weeks ago at school, they had been focusing on diversity. They talked about sports, music, food, languages etc around the world, which isn't a new topic for Meredith since between my family and me, we try to expose her to lots of different things. Anyway, it must have been on her mind this particular day. We were actually looking at a picture of Meredith as a baby and she was wondering aloud if the baby would look like her. She pointed to her nose, her eyes, her hair etc and asked if I thought the baby would have any of those features like hers. Then she said, "The baby might have darker skin than me, but that would be ok. Right Mommy?" I about fell over because it was so sweet and innocent and so comical at the same time. I agreed with her and then had a secret laugh that her daddy might not be too thrilled if that was the case! So funny!