2013 will be an exciting year for Johnathon and I. . . . a baby girl. I can’t express how excited we are! It’s fun to say “baby girl” and not just call her an “it.” Baby girl is growing and growing. One of the coolest things I have been able to experience is feeling her foot push through on my tummy. I was rubbing my tummy and all of a sudden I felt this hard bump in my stomach, I felt around a little more and came to the conclusion that she was pushing her foot on my stomach. It didn’t feel good but it was awesome to feel her body part with my hand. Our little world will be changing very soon. . . .
We are now 23 weeks, the length of a spaghetti squash. . . . yummo! John said the squash is bigger than his hand. She is 1.5 pounds. I have been told that she will double that weight in the next month. Wowsa! Time is going by fast. I have just about 6 months done and 4 more to go. So many things to do and running out of time. We got our crib and dresser set delivered today. And I have been blessed to get hand-me-downs from friends who are done having kids. So we are getting a pile of baby goodies built up in our garage. But there is still so much we need. I did my baby registry with the help of a good friend, and at the end of the day I was so overwhelmed with all the items I needed. It’s crazy how a little person needs so much. I was able to register at Target and My Baby News here in Santa Rosa. I thought it would be a fun experience and it ended up being an experience overload. In a couple months we will start to put the nursery together. I am really looking forward to that. One of the coolest items that is a hand-me-down is the cradle my little sister had when she was an infant. Another is a quilt that my Grandma Newton cross-stitched when she was pregnant with me dad. Then her family made it into a quilt. . . all hand stitched. Something I will treasure always!
This will be a big week for me. I have a doctor’s appointment on Monday. I haven’t been to the doctor’s office for about a month. So it will be interesting to see what they have me do now that I am actually showing. Also, my nurses union is going on strike again. . . . It’s not a good time for the hospital I work for. One good thing out of the strike is that it will keep me out of the hospital when there is a contagious stomach virus going around called the Norovirus. To all my friends and family please wash your hands with soap and water when you are out in public. There is a very nasty virus going around in Sonoma County.
All my love! Until Next week. . . .I’ll post a 6 month belly picture!
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