Thumper

So Thursday night I was laying in bed waiting to fall asleep and I feel a "thump" coming from inside my uterus... I wonder, "Could it be the baby?" Then there is a "thump thump"... a few moments later, another "thump"... I put my hand on my tummy and think I can actually feel the "thump" on the outside... this went on for a while, then I said a prayer thanking God for this blessing and drifted off to sleep...

Friday night I felt the thumps again and think I could feel them on the outside...

Saturday night, I was just plain exhausted and think I feel asleep immediately...

Tonight, I hope to feel "Thumper" again, knowing that this may be the last night before I find out if Thumper is a boy or girl... I say "May be" because I know Thumper may decide to keep his gender a secret during our ultrasound in the morning... Yes, I say "He" because I still think Thumper is a boy who will be born on St. Nicholas Day- December 6, 2011...

18 Weeks???

Could I really be 18 weeks pregnant???  The size of my belly tells me it's true... so does my desire to sleep... but not much else at this point... no movement... I'm feeling pretty good- other than it is literally 100+ here and has been for days.

I survived what I am referring to as our "stresscation" to Lake Michigan... 7 glorious nights with as Pat describes it..."a pregnant wife, crippled dog, and two crabby 18 moth olds..."   The first two nights Sarah literally screamed, cried "EEE, EEEE, EEEE", and rocked her pack and play for HOURS!!!!  The first night, Pat put shoes under the feet of the pack and play to keep it from scratching the hardwood floors as Sarah rocked it across the room...  Pat also discovered that Anna and Callie had late night conversations between Anna's pack and play and Callie's kennel- this was after Sarah finally passed out...

We have our big 19/20 week ultrasound on Monday @ 8am- still thinking boy...

16 Weeks by MY Calendar

I'm anxiously looking forward to my monthly appointment on Thursday... Some days I feel HUGE other days, like today, I feel like I am barely showing and wonder if my Lil One is still alive and well... looking forward to feeling movement so that I will be reassured on a regular basis...

On Tuesday of last week, someone asked me if I knew if I was having a boy or girl, so at least that day I was showing...

I have more energy, so at least I am slowly getting things done around here... not enough to dig out of the mess created during the 1st Trimester I spent on the couch, but something is better than nothing... Right???

I just met with the architect we are hoping to use if our municipality will allow us to add on... they have created a rule that based on your lot size, you can only have a certain amount of living space on the 1st and 2nd floors- we are about at our maximum and am hoping we can add on a half story that will not count due to a "loop hole" in the rule... we are hoping to add on a master bedroom and bath, with a family room below... It would be so nice to have extra room to expand and grow!!!