Halfway!

I cannot even believe that I am going to say this, but I am…

20 WEEKS, which means I am HALFWAY!

Yes, this has been an extra special day. Every day is special, when I can wake up pregnant. When I can feel our lil babe moving inside. But this day, is extra special as I think about being pregnant for 20 weeks! I remember when I was in the single digits, thinking “oh my goodness, it’s going to be 10 years before I hit 20 weeks!” Well, it hasn’t felt like 10 years thankfully, and every week, I feel has just been special.

Baby: 20 weeks means our baby is about 6 1/2 inches long (from head to rump), and 10 ounces in weight, about the size of a cantaloupe. I am able to feel our baby move more and more – actually really the movements are just more noticeable. Sometimes I honestly think I have a gas bubble (no, I’m not afraid to say that), but I am happy to say that it really actually is the baby. I love it when our baby says “hello” from within!

Food: I don’t have too many cravings, like a “have to eat it right now” feeling, but I do enjoy THOROUGHLY, macaroni and cheese, cereal (of course), starting to really like chocolate, and fruit. I am thankfully starting to like vegetables again though (with dip), but I’ll take it! I know I need to eat a few more, so I am glad my tastebuds are willing to accept them again. I eat MANY meals a day – but actually you can’t call them meals b/c it’s a graze.

Feeling: I can’t even begin to tell you how good I feel. I can’t even begin to tell you how blessed I feel. This mama is just so incredibly happy to talk about anything baby, anything about being pregnant, and anything about just loving on a child. I know I have so much to learn and that is why I am all ears. Everyone’s experiences are different, but I want to be a person who is open to options and the love and support of others. Not a day goes by without realizing what a miracle this still is.

Sleep: Again, I feel almost sheepish saying this b/c I know so many do not sleep well while pregnant, but I am sleeping so well! I can’t roll over as quickly as I used to, as our baby now has to adjust with the roll, which I am learning takes a bit more time, but I am sleeping AWESOME. When that alarm goes off I sometimes wonder how in the world it’s morning already, but I can always wake up ready for the day. About 1:00 I struggle for about an hour, but that’s fine with me!

Clothes: I am pretty much in maternity clothes full-time. YAY! I just LOVE saying that! I LOVE maternity clothes! AND, I found a pair of jeans from Old Navy that are JUST long enough that I am now going to buy another pair of, since this is the only pair I have found thus far, without spending our lifesavings on a pair. They rock and are so comfy! I didn’t realize what I was missing out on, when it came to maternity clothes!

And so hitting this 20 week mark has just been such a joy. The joy of thinking of new life growing within, the joy of thinking about what parenthood will be like, the joy of thinking that next week we will find out (hopefully) what gender our baby is, and the joy of thinking of what God is doing in our life. We can’t wait to call our child by name when we find out what gender it is! We are not sharing the name though, so hopefully we don’t let it slip – we will probably just stick with Cletus until then :).

Here’s to 20 more weeks until we meet our lil babe!