22 week appointment

today was our 22 week appointment. her heartbeat sounded absolutely great! it's still very strong and constant. she measures exactly where she should be for how far along we are, even though i haven't gained that much weight since i've been pregnant. this will be good in the long run for losing weight after she gets here but it definitely had me worried for a minute about how big she is. other than that it was a pretty routine appointment. we met a new doctor in the practice today and i liked her a lot (i like the other doctors a little bit better but she was very nice and very attentive so i have absolutely no complaints. she just wasn't quite as thorough as the other doctors normally are). the baby also didn't run away from the doppler this time, so it was nice of her to cooperate; i was very proud that she decided to be nice to the new doctor. haha. 

we have developed a new game to play when she decides she wants to really move around (i'm sure this is something a ton of mothers before me have done before me and many will do after me but i find it fascinating!!). when she kicks i will push back on her to get her to kick again. she seems to like playing this game and does it for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. she usually moves around quite a bit. the last few days she was a bit sluggish and didn't move around that much, but in the short time that i've been writing this out she's decided that this is one of the nights that she's gonna kick around in there like crazy. maybe i do have a little soccer or rugby player on my hands (if she turns out to play rugby drew might kill me. haha). people can finally start to feel her too. i was sitting on my couch with my mom writing some emails and checking on some stuff online and the baby started to move around. there was one particular kick that made me laugh because it felt like she was kicking my entire right side. it felt crazy. so i wanted to see if i could feel her by putting my hand on my belly and i could. i told my mom and she put her hand on my belly. after a few minutes another strong kick came and she felt it. her reaction was AWESOME!! i can't wait to see drew's reaction when he feels her in november. i really hope she decides to be active that day or he might be a little more than disappointed. 

i want to thank all of you for everything that you have done for us. it makes it a lot easier while drew is away. all of the prayers and thoughts are greatly appreciated.

my little swimmer

so i've been to a few doctor's appointments now where she decides to do the same thing...swim around and avoid the doptone. she really likes to hide from that thing!! it's kinda funny. the doctor will find her and then she'll quickly run away from it. she's a very very active little one. she always does that! it really does make me laugh. 

she moves around a lot now. i can feel her move every few days or every other day. it usually depends on how i'm sitting or laying down and what her position is. it's a great feeling whenever she decides it's time to punch or kick mommy. she's not big enough or strong enough yet for anyone else to feel it (kelly, one of my best friends, really wanted to feel her the other night but definitely didn't get the satisfaction of feeling her move around. haha. sorry kel. love you though). feeling her move or kick or punch is by far the best thing that i've ever felt. it amazes me that i have a tiny little life growing in my belly. having a baby is a blessing from God and one of His little miracles. 

another thing that amazes me is that i have never loved someone so much in my entire life (drew i love you and you are my everything but i'm not gonna lie i might love our little one a tiny tiny tiny bit more. it's only because i'm growing her in my belly and have a very different connection with her. but dont worry you're still my everything and i can't wait for you to come home so we can start our life together. i love you i love you i loooove you!!) she's so amazing to me. i'm in awe of her and all that she's doing in my belly. growing, swimming, rolling, punching, kicking, and just really existing in there. it's all a miracle to me. drew and i are so very very proud of her and our new family. it will be a blessing for him to be home and for us to be able to start our family together. 

love all of you and thank you for your prayers and support.