Love Taps

BIG news everyone! Last night I felt the baby for the first time! I was laying in bed reading, and I suddenly felt a few little kicks like someone was poking me from the inside. My heart immediately began to race and I started to shake because I got so excited. It took me forever to calm myself down so that I could feel it again! I started reading a little bit and my heart rate started to slow down until I felt it again. This time I felt pretty confident that it was the baby and I woke Joshua up! I told him that I thought I just felt the baby and he jumped up all wide-eyed and said, "Really?!". Then he kissed my belly. After that, I laid as still as possible for hours waiting to feel it again. Since then, I've been feeling little flutters here and there, and I'm hoping to feel those little kicks again soon.

More good news! I ordered the bookcase for the nursery last night and the dresser this morning! Yay! The only thing I have left furniture-wise is getting my rocker repainted. My mom saved the rocker that she bought when she was pregnant for me and passed it along to me a month or so before I got married. It's brown wood and I want it to be white to match the nursery. There's plenty of time though!

I also want to make a quick note about the first time a stranger asked me about my pregnancy. This was a couple weeks ago and I couldn't get online at the time so I forgot to write about it. Anyhoo, Joshua and I were at Barnes & Nobles in awe over a baby, and the mother asked me how far along I was. I was only 14 weeks! I was a little embarrassed to say the truth because I felt too big to only be 14 weeks so I stuttered a bit. LOL. She probably thought I either didn't know or was faking it!

Also, I think it's important for me to mention that I did eat pizza again. I ate it for the first time since my pre-pregnancy two weeks ago and it went over well. I tried to eat it again a week later but it made me incredibly sick again. So once again, I'm off pizza for a while.

Update about the baby! He/she is now about 5 inches and weighs over three ounces! His/her eyes are even moving around now although their not opening yet. Also, the head to body ratio is finally starting to even out a bit as the rest of the body is actually growing faster than the head at this point. No more alien baby!