Week 21 and 22!

Today I am 21 weeks and 4 days pregnant! I will be 5 1/2 months in 3 days! So exciting!

I can now say that I am distinguishing baby's kicks from lets say, "digestion." :)

I have been feeling the baby kick a lot over the past week 1/2. It is the best feeling in the world and I cannot get enough of those little movements! About a week ago I was sleeping and felt him kick off and on between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. I was so excited to feel him kicking so hard that I barely slept at all because I was just awaiting the next kick! Justin cannot yet feel the little guy, but I am sure in a couple of weeks he will!

I have also hit a growth spurt in the past couple of weeks! The belly has really started to look more and more like a bump! I have gained about 11 pounds. The doctor said I should gain around 25-28, but at the rate I have been gaining the past 2 weeks I may exceed that limit! I am feeling pretty good overall. Some days I have a lot of energy and others I extremely tired and all I want to do it lay on the couch. I have been trying to keep up with yoga and pilates a couple of times a week along with some light cardio. Getting some exercise really helps me sleep at night. When I get bigger I plan to swim at the gym, it is highly recommended for pregnant bodies.

This weekend Justin and I had a lot of fun with the baby's room! I cannot believe how much we accomplished! We knew it would be a long weekend and therefore a good one to start working on the room. We painted the entire room a soft blue color that we love! Oddly enough, we received a call that our furniture was ready to be picked up this weekend, so we put the baby's bedroom furniture together! To top it all off, the bedding also came in a few days ago so we were able to put most of the room together! We absolutely LOVE the baby's room and cannot stop peeking in there!