Coincidence?

I just thought it was funny as I was thinking about the date this week, that I began my 23rd week of pregnancy on April 23rd. That is pretty awesome and a great coincidence right? JK.

At my last OB appointment, my dr said that I should be growing a lot faster now that I am this far along so I am posting my 23 week picture today and we will see really how fast I will be growing.

 

It is so nice being able to see my baby bump a little better, but I have to say having a larger bump is causing a lot more back ache, especially when I wake up in the morning. My back throbs so much that I just have to get out of bed by 7 am instead of sleep in like I really want to do. I sleep on a tempurpedic mattress so you would not think that I would have this problem, but I do and I also sleep with a body pillow to ease the discomfort. I guess this is just the beauty of being pregnant though. Jocelyn makes up for it when I can feel her kicking around inside when I wake up in the morning because I am tossing and turning waking her up.

Last saturday I was at my brother and sister in laws house for my nephew's 3rd bday party and that is when I realized just how much I am showing. My little niece came up to me a couple times and placed her hand on my tummy and after the 3rd time she did that she asks "do you have a baby inside you like mommy did." Her mom had my nephew 8 months ago so she realized I was getting big like her mom did. She was excited after I told her I did and was even more excited when I told her it was a girl. She was super cute but I was thinking to myself, "it is a good thing I actually am pregnant and not just getting fat." That would have been a real downer being asked if I were pregnant by a child if I wasn't. 

After the party Jon and I went out to buy Jocelyn her crib and I am not going to lie I was so excited about this that I could not sleep very well the night before. I don't know why I was so excited but I guess I am just so ready to start buying her things and decorating her room it is just overwhelming excitement. Well we go to the store to buy this little beauty...

and after they searched the storage room, the come and tell us the horrible news. They said they did not have the crib in stock and had to order one to the store, which also meant that we would not get the crib for another 12 weeks. My spirits were crushed because I was so excited to buy the crib that day and start decorating. We special ordered one to the store though and we will get it in 12 weeks. Until then, I just have to decorate the walls. One project I did was made her initials to hang above the crib. They turned out super cute I think.

 I am trying to think of other things I can do to decorate and will probably come up with something by the next post I post. :) Oh and one more thing, since I could not buy the crib, I bought a bed set for the crib which I am in love with. This pic is just the quilt that came in it but it is the cutest part.

So that is about it for this past few weeks. I am getting anxious to see my baby for the first time sitting in my arms, but look forward to what the rest of this pregnancy has to offer me.

Half and half

Half way through my pregnancy and half of it to go! Here is my 20 week baby bump photo.

I have finally been able to start feeling Jocelyn kick and move around. I have been fascinated by all the movement that goes on inside of me on a daily basis. She usually moves around a bunch when I wake up in the morning, quiets down towards the middle of the day and then when Jon gets home she starts kicking some more. I guess she is as excited as I am when he comes home. :)

The sad part is that every time she starts to kick when Jon is around I try to place his hand on my stomach so he can feel it, but she stops kicking the second his hand is there so he has not been able to feel her yet. One of these days he will get to though and I can not wait to see his face when he does.

Sometimes when Jocelyn does not move too much through the day so I sit and poke at my stomach trying to get her to kick. Jon always holds my hands down and tells me to let her sleep but it is like an addiction to feel her kick. I just like to know she is still doing ok and that she is alive in there.When I do not feel her kick at her normal times it worries me but she always ends up kicking later. I guess I am a little paranoid but I love her so much already and love to be reassured that she is doing alright. Being pregnant is so amazing!