Almost Half Way!!

When people ask how far along I am, and I respond, "18 weeks." I always feel like I'm telling them something wrong! It sounds so weird to say that I am so far along...almost half way!

This week, our little one is the length of a sweet potato plus legs and arms! I am really beginning to feel those little legs and arms. He likes to swim around a lot! He even responds to noises! We were at the Beacon this past week, and JC Strobble yelling, "Call it!" had him going crazy! He kept me awake one night moving around, and of course I don't object because I don't want to miss anything! I can't wait until Jordan can feel him too!

We're really starting to prepare for this little one to come into our lives. I unofficially went back to work, which meant I had to tell my principal our good news. I was really nervous to tell her since it's my first full-time year there, but she is ecstatic! Every time she sees me, she talks about the baby and she's even counting down to the gender reveal. I also went to two of the local consignment sales to find some good baby deals. I bought a whale bath tub, infant car seat insert, a crib wedge, a Boppy pillow, a grocery cart/high chair cover, a baby carrier, some maternity clothes, and a cute little blue outfit. I know I'm getting ahead of myself with the blue outfit, but it was too adorable to pass up! We also received a stationary bouncer with all sorts of fun toys on it and a wipe warmer this week!

As for me, I'm getting larger and larger everyday! It's so much fun to eat whatever, whenever! Of course, I'm eating healthy and in moderation because I want a healthy baby and minimal weight to lose after birth. My favorites this week have been Moe's burritos and Orville Redenbacher's Natural Simply Salted popcorn. Next week will be a trial week for the school year, as I try to work out the snack/meal situation. It's been so nice to be at home and eat whenever I get hungry! I am happy to say that all of this eating has not caused any stretch marks (fingers crossed that it stays that way)! However, my belly button is no longer deep, just flat and wide.

We are less than a week away from finding out if there is a little boy or girl swimming around inside of me! I hope this week of teacher inservice days flies by because I'm so impatient!