Woah

Sooooo...there's a human being with its eyes open sitting inside my belly right as we speak. EYES OPEN! INSIDE ME! WOAH! Isn't that a tad on the creepy side? =)

Hi everyone! I'm back to update. So this week little Blank's eyes open wide finally. I don't know why, but that makes things all the more real to me. Before, the baby was this fragile little cluster of cells that I was hoping would just grow the right way. And now, not a few months later, it's kicking, rolling, adjusting and apparently staring at my innards. It's probably so bored in there, with it's legs and arms crossed in pure bored frustration! Poor Blank! Well, I can't really say it's bored, because this little baby's favorite new game is kickball. And it's ball of preference? My bladder...sometimes my intestines.... a few times entirely too close to my ribs, and lots of times my belly button. It's pretty surreal, to say the least. But it's the coolest feeling in the world. In fact, when Blank isn't moving around, I get worried...is Blank sleeping? Did I not say a funny enough joke? Why isn't Blank moving!! And then just when my worry gets just about to hysteria, I get a swift kick in the gut - and all is well in the world again.

It's amazing how the second you get pregnant, you become a parent. A worrying, frightened, would do anything for my child, parent. I make deals with God almost every day...."dear God, if you please just make Blank move right now, I promise I'll never be an aggressive driver again!" "Dear God, if you please just get Blank to kick really hard right now, I'll never eat 4 brownies in one sitting ever again!" It usually works...thanks God! I guess it's true what they say, from here on out, I'll just worry for the rest of my life. I'm up for the challenge!

So far everything has been going great. The babe is growing just as it should, it's moving around all day long (uh oh! We're in for it!), my doctor didn't yell at me today at my appointment for being a fatty, anddddd we only have 86 days left. Holy heck. When we were getting married, and there were only 86 days left, I was in full freak out mode. Full "omg, 86 days is NOTHING!" Well, I'm beginning to get into that mode again. I can't believe we're almost there. It's exciting and overwhelming all at the same time. But if life has offered me any lessons in this department, it's that no matter how worried I am about the future, it's definitely going to be the greatest ride of our lives. Marriage has been nothing but incredible, so I know for a fact bringing this baby into the world will be just as wonderful.

I do have one person to credit for that, and that's my incredible Paul. I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again...he really is the most amazing man. He's been nothing but patient and helpful and encouraging the whole way through. He's just as excited as I am about this little baby, and I really truly can't wait to see him be a dad. He goes above and beyond what any wife should expect from her husband and I think to myself daily, that I don't know how it is that I go so lucky to have him as my husband. Seriously. Being with him have been the best years of my life...but these last 6.5 months have surpassed any dreams I have ever had and I can truly say I've never, ever, ever been happier. He makes me laugh til I cry almost daily and he makes me feel like I'm the most beautiful person in the world even though I look like a beluga whale. I couldn't imagine my life without him. And because of him, our baby will be the cutest baby in all the land! ALL THE LAND! =) He's simply the best.

Anyway...I just had to throw that out there. I was due for a few tears for the day. Ha!

So there's the update. We're chuggin' along, doing great so far. I'm hopeful things continue to move along great for the next 12 more weeks. Or 10 more weeks...we'll be cool with a slightly early arrival! We're at eggplant status right now....and just under 28 weeks. Come 29 weeks, we'll be at a squash. And yes, it does feel that big.

Thanks for continuing to follow our journey! The next few weeks should be fun! Aunt Bani & Aunt Nins turn 22 again, Aunt Linds has her baby shower, Aunt Roomie is going to do a maternity shoot for us and Aunt Lauren is prepping us for the big shoot....exciting next few weeks! I'll post again soon.

Thanks for reading!

Love,

Paul, Sandy & Eggplant