Today is our halfway mark, little banana! Look at how big I've gotten... and look at your cute big sister working her way into our photo!
Can't believe I am already 20 weeks pregnant today with just 20 more to go. These first 20 weeks have gone by so quickly, that although I want to enjoy every minute of you growing inside me, I am hoping that the next 20 go by just as quickly because I want to meet you SO badly. I can't stop thinking about the day we meet you and I become your Mommy. Sometimes, I get lost in my daydreams about you. In some dreams, you're a boy, some you're a girl. I have no idea what you are. I just love that you are ours!
Daddy and I keep talking about how there's so much to do to get ready for your arrival and since this first half has flown by, we need to focus on all things baby because I'm sure this second half is going to go by just as fast. And now that I'm not feeling sick, and my cold is gone, I have to start nesting when I'm not off in la-la land. There's choosing a girl's name, getting the nursery ready, organizing the house, and preparing for labor.
First thing I'm finally going to do is sign up for prenatal yoga classes this week. Daddy and I are also going to start walking a few times a week. I need to get in good shape so you can enter this world without much effort and pain. Whenever I see pictures of the path that lead you to me and I think of your journey from where you are to where you need to be, I get so worried and anxious. It's this long, tight canal and I just want to make things as easy for you as possible. I don't want you getting stuck in there. I just want you to whiz right into our loving arms. Hence, the importance of exercise.
Now that I'm feeling better and I'm not inhaling soup for every meal, I'm trying to be more observant of eating well. Proper nutrition must start now while your brain is still developing. It would be great if you follow Daddy and Grampa and go to Cornell, so I have to do my job to help you grow big smart brain cells. Good thing I like fruits and veggies. And hopefully you will too.
In addition, I've gained 3 more pounds than the 10 I was supposed to up until now so I have to be more observant to only gain 1 pound a week from now on. This is more about my vanity than you're life. But still very important :)
Most important is that your heart is still beating strong and you are healthy despite how sick I've been. I love that you're inside your little safe place being protected from my ailments. I just hope that your heart continues to beat well.
Tomorrow I finally go back to work after being home for just about 2 weeks, ugh, that's going to be hard but at least I get to leave early to go see Dr. C and make sure everything is looking good. Then on Wednesday, we go for our heart test. Hoping it's a good first week of DST.
XOXO
Mommy
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