A Great Weekend!

Well, I am officially 20 weeks and a few days. I'm on the downhill side now. Last week we had a doctor's appointment and everything went well. I've only gained 6lbs. I am totally amazed by that. My belly is certainly Large(ish)...compared to my pre-pregnancy body.

Yesterday was a great day. My parents and Justin and I went to San Antonio. I got many wonderful maternity clothes! Thanks Mom and Gary!! We went to Destination Maternity which is a Maternity Superstore that houses Motherhood, Mimi and A Pea in the Pod. I compare it to Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic for the pregnant! I started my shopping at the Motherhood section. Yes, their clothes are certainly less expensive, but do they have to be the most ill-fitting, unflattering, obnoxious printed clothes?!?! I did get a pair of jeans and a pair of black work pants from that section, but all the shirts looked horrible on me! Thankfully, we still had other sections of the store to browse. I ended up with many beautiful pieces of clothes that will hopefully see me through the end of my pregnancy.

After that, we went to Babies R Us to register. Whew...it was exhausting!! Our plan was to also register at Target, but by the time we were done a BRU, my brain was on Baby-Gear-Overload and we felt like we needed to go back a different day. I am so frustrated by the baby boy bedding selection. My husband and I can't agree which one to go with and he of course tells me to go with my favorite. It's a very sweet gesture, and I appreciate his willingness to let me choose what I want, but I feel like it is OUR baby and we should agree on the bedding. Am I wrong? Maybe its no big deal to him, just as a fiance would not be picky about wedding napkins. I don't know. I know in the scheme of things baby bedding is not a big deal. I'm so glad we only disagree about the little stuff and not the major child rearing issues. I'm still holding out that possibly there is one baby bedding website with designs and patterns I haven't seen and perhaps my husband and I will fall mutually in love with the same design. I will give it one more month...and then if not, I suppose it will be time to flip a coin....

Finally, the most exciting news of all. Last night I was sitting on the couch folding laundry while Justin was helping Elizabeth with homework and Baby Jack was kicking like crazy. So, I called Justin and Bailey over to the couch and I put Justin's hand where I last felt a kick. Jack kicked again and Justin was able to feel his son kick for the first time! Then I put Elizabeth's hand on my tummy and she too, was able to feel him kicking! It was a very exciting family time for us last night. It brought tears to my eyes. I love my Husband, Daughter and baby Jack so much. I can't wait to officially be a family of four!!