decorating with a kick

Joel and I have really been blessed. Not only do we have a loving family, we also have generous, giving and loving friends. Several of which have offered to lend or even give us things to help prepare for our little girl.

As some of you may know, Joel and I have been traveling lots lately. I feel like we are hardly ever home and when we are, we are always on the run. So when we came home from our most recent trip I had a sudden urge to start combing through many of our belongings and trying to figure out where they would go once the baby comes into our life. We have an entire office that we will turn into a nursery which means we either have to sell, donate or figure out how we can turn our furniture into something baby friendly. It's really got me to start thinking about how we our going to decorate and plan for the nursery. And I'm loving every bit of it.

I guess it doesn't hurt that I'm also feeling our little girl move. That's right...she's MOVING around now. It's hard to explain the feeling but it's not little flutters, it's more like little nudges. Reminders to me throughout the day that she is here. This could explain my sudden urge to plan the nursery and if so, then I really like the reminders. It's so amazing to know that something is in me and growing and stretching. The other day Joel and I went to the doctor and we actually saw her hiccuping on the screen. It was so cool. We also saw her little arms reach out and make a punch. My guess is that she is making space in my womb as she continues to grow bigger. She's almost a pound now!

I've found that over the past couple of weeks she tends to rest in the morning and then become more active in the afternoon and night. Almost everyday when I lay down to go to sleep she wakes up and starts moving around. I'm used to not being able to fall asleep because I'm not tired enough, the lights are on, or there is too much noise but I never thought about not being able to sleep because something in my belly would be keeping me up. The feeling is great though and I'm excited to share it with Joel. I can reach over and put his hand on my stomach and have him feel her for a while. He finally gets to share some of my moments with her.

As she grows and makes bigger movements I'm curious to find out how I'm going to change. How will I take shape? What other things will I experience with her and how will I apply them to my life? What little messages will she send me over the course of the next few months? I'm looking forward to it all even if that means i get an extra kick or two.