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22 Week Bumpdate


Dear Baby Pilot,

It has been a crazy morning. I have been trying to sit down and write this for several hours today, not including the time I wanted to write this weekend. But here I am finally able to sit and write. 

First, I want to tell you that you just might be a trouble maker when you get here. For the past several days every time Rex comes and cuddles next to me you start kicking at him. He can't feel it yet but I know that he will in the next few weeks. Your kicking very strong and I'm surprised that Daddy hasn't been able to feel you. Hopefully, very soon. We are all excited to have that experience again.

This week I'm 22 weeks! It's coming along pretty quickly. Not compared to your brother but everyone says pregnancy goes so slow and this one just seems to be cruising along. I'm more than half way now and it seems like before we know it you will be here to join us.
I'm now big enough that strangers are not afraid to talk to me about my pregnancy. I haven't gained much more weight, however I'm not weighing myself at home just when I visit the midwife. I'm still in maternity pants like I have been for months now but most of my shirts still fit well. I can tell that it will only be another couple of months before they won't fit well anymore. Hopefully I will be able to find some cute maternity summer tops to wear by then. Thank goodness that I haven't had any new stretch marks. I have enough from Rex. 

Sleeping is all over the place. Some days I sleep great (for being pregnant) and other times I can't sleep at all. I have been feeling extra sleepy during the day and Rex is enjoying the extra movie time while I lay and rest. I feel like a bad mommy letting him watch so much TV but I know that in order to be a good mommy to you I have to get the rest I need. Last night was actually a great night sleep and I didn't even hear Daddy's alarm go off. It was a good morning.

You are moving like crazy as I said above. You try and kick your brother when he is cuddling with me, you kick at my pants when they get to tight around you, and you move around and party in the middle of the night. You wake me up with all the movement at least once a night. 

I'm still not having any real food cravings. Things will sound really good but I can live without them if I want to. The one thing that sounds good that I give into is Fruit Loops. I don't know why but they just taste so good. I limit them to a bowl every other day because they aren't healthy for me or you. 

I'm really excited to see how this week goes. We have some crazy things coming up and it is making me a little stressed. I'm trying to just relax and rely on God to carry us through this crazy time once again. We have our next midwife and ultrasound appointment on April 5th. We get to see you again because you were a stinker and wouldn't let them get the measurements they needed on your heart.

I'm so glad that you seem very healthy and that I get to feel you move all over the place!

Love,
Your Mommy


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