Been Awhile

It's been awhile since I've written! There hasn't been much news to share, though, which is good!

Lately I've been feeling more flutters, pushes, and kicks! I felt one the day my mom left after helping us clean the apartment over 4th of July weekend. We had the family reunion the following weekend. It was so fun to share my growing belly with everyone!

This Monday was my first doctor's appointment in 5 weeks! We were kind of hoping for an ultrasound to find out if it's a boy or girl, but no luck! We were perfectly happy, though, to hear the heartbeat and some movement in there! Sounds like baby's doing just fine!

Next month will be my 20 week appointment, and they'll check to make sure the baby is okay, and we'll know the gender!

My favorite memory from yesterday was, after working a crazy morning, coming out to the parking lot to see Mark there waiting for me - knowing that we each worked as fast as we could to get everything done and make it to this appointment. Everything just stopped, and our focus was on you. I cried when I saw him there.

I've been having some awful dreams lately. I know they're just my own fears, so I asked Mark to give me some happy baby thoughts that he's been having. He said, "I know it's kind of cliche, but... I love thinking about playing catch." My favorite thought, for some reason, has been driving around with you bundled safely in the back seat - our first family road trip.