Movement!

Sean got to feel Peanut move last night! It wasn't very strong, but it was still movement. It is cool that I can now tell where the baby is in my stomach just by feeling it. I still can't tell if is the head, body or some other body part, but I can definitely tell if the baby is on my right or left side. Sometimes I can even tell just by looking at my belly and seeing where it is slightly misshapen.

This coming Sunday is the halfway mark of my pregnancy. I can't believe how fast this is going. I know this second half will seem much longer though. I didn't know about the pregnancy till I was 5 weeks along so that took up some time. Also, I will be so much more uncomfortable at the end and will just want to be able to hold my baby in my arms. Ok, I already just want to hold my baby in my arms, but I think it will be cuter come December than it is now.

In other news, we put an in-ground shocker fence for Selene this past Monday. She had gotten shocked at my parents' house a few weeks ago and when she went outside and saw the flags (that mark the edge of where she can go) in her yard she turned right around and tried to go back inside. She is doing a lot better now though. She is still giving the flags a large amount of space, but this morning I had her out there and let go of her leash and just let her walk around on her own and she didn't get shocked. I can't wait till we can just let her outside and she can run around.

Pregnancy has made me not very lady like...

So I have decided that while it is females that have the baby, being pregnant is one of the most unfeminine things ever. There are bodily functions that my body is committing that I didn't know it could do. Plus the ever growing belly is making it hard for me to sit in "lady-like" positions.

Peanut is getting more and more active everyday. At least getting to the point where I can feel s/he more every day. I think there was once that I could feel the baby on the outside with my hand, but it stopped kicking before Sean could feel it. Our dog, Selene, and I were laying on the floor together earlier and she had her head on my stomach and I could feel the baby move and suddenly she jumped, so I think maybe she felt it too. The same thing happened this weekend while we were visiting Sean's dad and step-mom with their cat. I can't wait till I feel that baby even more and till Sean can feel it.

I have been researching baby items the last week or so and am amazed at how much there is to think about when buying this stuff. I found an amazing book that tells you how to find deals on baby stuff and which brands to avoid and which are the best for your money. I'm trying to figure out most everything I want to register for before we actually go in and register so we are not so overwhelmed at the store.

Less than 2 weeks till we get to find out if we are having a boy or a girl! It will be exciting to be able to start talking about names and stuff, but we are still planning on making the nursery as gender neutral as possible since we are hoping to reuse this stuff in the future.

I'm starting to get a lot of belly rubs and pats. This has only happened from family and co-workers and I'm OK with that. I'm not sure I'm going to like it if an old lady at the grocery store comes up and touches my belly.

4 months

I can't believe I'm already 4 months along. This baby will be here in no time. The dizziness I was feeling last week has not come back so it seems it was just that I needed to tweak my diet a little bit. I eat so often now that I don't even really get the chance to be hungry. My boss looked at me the other day an said "every time I come out here you are eating". I thought he was going to tell me to be more productive but he proceeded to ask if he could have some and sat down and ate with me for awhile.

I have been feeling the baby a lot recently. At first it just felt like gas bubbles in a place I have never had them, but now feels stronger almost like pop corn popping in me. I don't feel it all the time, but when I do I almost always stop what I am doing because it just feels so weird. I did notice that the baby sleeps, or at least is really still, most of the day and seems to wake up when I lay down on the couch in the evening. This morning I sneezed while getting ready for work and felt a flurry of movement. I must have scared Peanut awake. (I did feel a little bit bad). I can't wait till the movements get even bigger and Sean can feel them.

I bought a couple books yesterday that help with the all the jumble of everything you are supposed to buy for a baby. One of them even give you money saving techniques. I'm excited to really start researching this stuff and finding what is the safest and most affordable. It will probably still be about 3-4 more weeks before we start making to many baby purchases because we want to find out the gender before we buy too much.

I haven't really gotten to many comments from strangers about my baby bump yet, but I know they will be coming soon because I keep getting stares. It always makes me feel like I buttoned my shirt the wrong way or have something on me, and then I remember they are probably just looking at my growing peanut.

I had my first moment of irrational crying due to pregnancy hormones yesterday on my way home from work. I was stopped at a red light, checked my left to see if I would be able to turn right and the guy behind me laid on his horn and made some exasperated hand movement. Evidently the light turned green right after I turned my head and this guy was extremely impatient. Anyway, I turned and then I felt the tears welling up. I have no idea really why I was crying, I hadn't done anything wrong. That guy just kind of hurt my feelings and crying seemed like the thing to do. When I told Sean about it he was really supportive but I could tell he thought it was really funny. I told him to go ahead and laugh because I thought it was hilarious. I'm sure there will be more crazy emotions to come in the months ahead.