A GREAT way to start the day

Tuesday, February 7th started out to be a very exciting morning for me. I felt our little boy for the FIRST time. I was starting to be very concerned as everything I have read says that typically moms start to feel the baby around 18 weeks but as late as 24 weeks. I was 23 w 5days and hadn't felt bubbles, plucking, tapping, or a flopping fish...these are all descriptions my friends have used. I have been asking the "Big Guy Upstairs" for his assurance that everything would be okay and that our son was continuing to grow healthily. No one warned me how amazingly stressful pregnancy can be and how many unknowns will face me in the future. I know this is just the beginning of many years of being a worried mom. Much to my surprise, I had a wake up call at 6am on February 7th and my stomach was MOVING! Craziest thing I have ever felt/seen/heard about. It was a GREAT way to start my day. Thanks God, for answering my prayers!

In the afternoon, I had the pleasure of seeing my little guy during our 2nd ultra sound. When I went to the first ultrasound, the ultra sound tech had a little bit of difficulty obtaining all of the photos that doctors need to see, for instance, 2 kidneys, and 4 working chambers of the heart. The doctor assured me that everything was in great working order and there weren't any concerns but they just needed them for record purposes.

The tech tried many times throughout our last visit to get the necessary photos and he was just hanging out and relaxing and despite her efforts she couldn't get him to move. She asked my mom and me, who the "chill" one was in our relationship? Without hesitation we both said RICKY. I am keeping my fingers crossed that he has Ricky's calm personality and not mine. :)

Cathy (Ricky's Sister) drove a few hours to accompany me to the visit- THANK YOU! I think she enjoyed seeing her nephew up close and personal, but I am not sure how much she enjoyed the time in the waiting room seeing miserable, ready-to-pop moms, biding their time until the big day.

The doctor could not have been more pleased with the little guy's growth, movement, vitals and mine as well. Our little guy is in the 41% for height and weight and its currently 1lb-6oz. Shew-prayers answered again. God is good!

I am anxious for another opportunity in the future for me to see him. We are planning to do the 3-D ultrasound when Ricky returns from deployment which is always pretty amazing to me. This pregnancy (aside from my worries) has been extremely easy for me and I feel wonderful. Aside from my beer belly, I don't think I look differently than I did pre-pregnancy (but please don't tell me if you disagree) and I don't feel very pregnant. I have no doubts that this handsome little guy is going to steal my heart forever and I may be asking myself 6 months from now... Ricky who? :) Just kidding.