22 Weeks!

Our little guy is officially about 1 foot long and weighs 1 pound! It is funny to know that 1 pound of me right now comes from the tiny person growing inside of me :) I can’t believe how big he is already! Not much has changed…I have figured out some pretty nice sleeping positions, and I am pretty sure little dude likes OATMEAL! haha two times now I have had oatmeal for breakfast and he has just gone crazy after. So either he likes it or he thinks its gross and is moving because of that...Today during my car ride I was just cracking up cause he was moving so much after my breakfast It was like he was doing flips inside my tummy. It was like a wave going across and was really interesting feeling. I have only ever been kicked and elbowed but never a wave of motion until today!

I also ate chicken again the other day! It was tasty..I think the trick was that Mark did everything with the chicken, chopped it, cooked it, mixed it into the pasta sauce…everything. I did not even touch chicken except with my fork and I was happy to eat it again. I also am loving oranges and this Greek yogurt Mark got me from Costco. (did you know Greek yogurt has crazy amounts of protein in it? it does…)
This last week we experienced a milestone! I had drank some orange juice and was sitting on the couch when little dude started moving like crazy. I said to Mark,”I think you need to put your hand on my stomach because I am pretty sure you will be able to feel him!” He did and for about five minutes I kept asking Mark, ”did  you feel that? did you feel that?” Finally little dude gave an awesome punch right exactly where Marks hand was! It was really the strongest movement he had ever made…before or since then. It was almost like my stomach moved! Mark was like “woah! That was cool” It was so neat to be able to finally share that with him. I have been just waiting and waiting for the day that Mark could feel it. Then last night I got into bed and as soon as I lay down little dude started kicking again. I told Mark to put his arm around me just in case! Not too long after he felt him move twice :D Nothing like falling asleep to the baby moving and knowing Mark could feel it too...it was nice.

I adore feeling our little guy move every day. It is just a constant reminder of how incredible of  a  blessing it is that we are able to have a baby. It is also incredible what my body is doing to help him grow..having babies is just pretty amazing in general and mind boggling. Being able to have this responsibility is a pretty cool job! I can't wait until I can test out my skills as a mommy!