Week 21

I wish I had some exciting news to report this week but it's been pretty low key. The baby is now 10 1/2 inches long (or around that) and weighs over 12 oz. which I knew from my ultrasound last week. She's been moving around a lot more lately too. My stomach flutters all morning/early afternoon and then again at night time when I'm resting. It's such a weird feeling and I wish I could feel it from the outside so others could feel too but not yet! I'm starting to feel very...what's the word?...motherly! I'm getting more and more concerned about taking care of little Emily and that's a totally knew and strange feeling for me. But it's also kinda nice :)

We're pretty much fully moved into to our new home. It's so amazing to have a house with lots of space and room for everyone to do their own thing without sitting on top of each other. And it's really exciting to see Emily's room that I'll get to furnish and decorate in the next few months. Joli drew a giant picture for her to hang on the wall. Honestly, it looks like one of those satanic star-in-circle pictures but I would never dream of telling her that so Emily will be sporting 666 paraphernalia on her wall for a while :) The one thing I'm not looking too forward to is baby proofing the house. Luckily for the first few weeks anyways she won't be doing much moving around on her own so I'll have a while to make the house safe but there's just so much I haven't thought about yet and when I even try to think about making a check list or marking something off that check list, I get so overwhelmed. And I think I over did it a little bit during packing and moving because my stomach feels so sore like I pulled a muscle but hopefully that will go away in a few days.

This is probably the best I've felt since I found out I was expecting and it's nice to have my appetite back and feel so happy for a change. The headaches have been less painful and seem to not last as long as usual. Not sure if this is permanent or not, but I'm eating it up while I can! Lots of indigestion though. Every night I'm up and down with burning sensations in my throat and stomach. Also my hips and back are hurting a lot so I'm not sleeping much because I can't seem to get comfortable. I bought a pregnancy pillow and it's HUGE! Half the size of the bed, but it hurts my neck and makes me feel suffocated so maybe when I'm bigger I'll be able to enjoy it more. My belly seems to have doubled in the size. I know it hasn't literally but all of a sudden when I look down, all I see is a huge gut! There's no denying I'm preggers now!

It was very cute, last night when the baby was fluttering around I told James and he came over and started talking to her and she moved around even more. I think she's getting used to his voice and that makes me so happy. The kids love to kiss my belly for the baby and hug her too. Sometimes I forget how lucky I am to have such a wonderful little family that I love so much and that love me just as much. I'm very excited for the kiddies because their Mom just got back from a tour in Afghanistan and will be here in about a week to spend some time with them. They are SO excited to see their Mommy!!! And I'm just as excited to have some me and Daddy time too :)

HOW FAR ALONG:  21 Weeks (baby is about 10 1/2 inches long!)

SLEEP:  I miss sleep so much :( It was my favorite pastime!

FOOD CRAVINGS: Mostly just chips and salsa. I could eat that for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO: Alone time with James and finishing the house

WHAT I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO:  I hear the 3rd trimester can be rough especially close to the due date. I'm a little nervous about how I'll feel then since I'm already so uncomfortable.

Love, Diana :)