Last week was the first time we felt her move and it was a surreal experience indeed. I was laying down at the end of the night and jumped at what felt like a little finger flick coming from inside my tummy. Then a few seconds later it happened again! So I put my hand on my stomach and could feel the kick (or elbowing?) from the outside so I grabbed Paul's hand and put it on my stomach and we waited for the next one. BOOM! There it was! Paul asked me if that was me, and I said "Nope!" :-) We looked at each other and smiled big time! It's really real and we love it! I think that was really the moment that it sunk in for Paul that we are really having a baby! We text it each throughout the next day reminding each other of how cool it is that we could feel her moving. I've felt her everyday since then...I love when I'm just sitting around at a meeting or in a waiting room and she'll kick/elbow me, it makes my heart smile. I've had a few of my girlfriends feel her move and they were so surprised at how much of a punch she gives! For me, it's definitely not been a fluttering feeling that other mom's say it would be. It's definitely a strong wack (relative to how little she is at this point!).
I hear that as she gets bigger over these next few months, the sensation of her movement will get stronger and I will feel her stretch, too. I'm cherishing every little movement along the way...I'm so happy... :-)
When Paul was off at Joey's bachelor party this past weekend, I started thinking about that adorable moment when Paul and I decided that we were both ready for a baby. We were standing in our bedroom and I told him I think I'm ready for it, really. And he said, really? Paul had been ready for awhile. We hugged, kissed, laughed and smiled big time! I think that finally both of us being ready for this is a really special moment in our relationship. We decided to start a family!
Oh my gosh, how could I forget??? Well, we have told everyone already BUT....it's definitely, 100%, for sure, no doubt about it, and we've got pictures to prove it....A GIRL!!!!! Our little princess (aka. Basketball star!) is on her way! We found out at our last appointment on June 11th, that was one amazing day for us both! We were told at our last appointment that it "looked" like a girl but it's definitely cool knowing it for sure. Now we are seriously trying to decide on a name and we have our favorites. What we will probably do is have a few of our favorites and once we meet her on D-Day, we will give her the best fitting name. (PS. I can't wait for that moment when Paul holds our baby girl...get's me all teary eyed). The picture to the left is the 16 week photo of our girl, can you believe how developed her spine is?? And you can see her little ear too! Too cute! At that same appointment, we brought in a little sound recorder that we bought from Build-A-Bear and recorded the dopler noise of the heartbeat. Needless to say, I listen to it all the time.
Last week was a big week for many reasons, and so is this week! Yesterday, we decided on the baby bedding and what furniture we want. We are actually going to the OC Swapmeet this Saturday to check out this custom furniture company that a coworker of mine is using. Basically, you give them a picture of what you want and they replicate it with your requested wood. Since it's not brand name, it's SOO much less expensive. This picture is the style of crib we are having made. That afternoon, we willl go to register for the bedding at Pottery Barn Kids (shown in the picture too). Aren't the little lambs adorable!?!? We also cleared out the office so it is no longer the office...it's the baby room. :-)
