Bumpdate: 20 weeks!

Hitting the halfway point definitely felt like a huge milestone.  It's also kind of terrifying because we are realizing how much we have to do before Sprout gets here!  The first half of pregnancy, I was just kind of trying to survive and get to the point of actually feeling pregnant.  Well, I'm there, and now this is getting real!

Things left to do:
1. Set up the baby nook in our room
2. Baby shower
3. Shopping for more baby things
4. Childbirth class
5. Breastfeeding class
6. Hospital tour
7. Find a pediatrician
8. Interview and hire a doula
9. Figure out maternity leave/work stuff etc.
10. Kick up my exercise program aka start exercising!
11. Write a birth plan

I'm sure I've left things out, but that's the gist of it.  I've decided to let most of it slide until after Louie and I get back from our "baby moon"  That's right, folks, we're taking one last pre-baby vacation, and I'm so excited!  I'll probably register for some classes and start some of the things (exercising) before we go, but all the nitty gritty can wait til we get back.  Right now, I'm just going to relax and enjoy being pregnant.

We went out to dinner to celebrate hitting 20 weeks.  Then, we got some Ben and Jerry's Half-Baked ice cream.  It was a fun and exciting day!  I think we both really started to feel the enormity of what is going to happen.  It's awesome and kind of scary.

Sprout has been moving around in there pretty regularly, and I'm loving it!  There are a few times of day I can expect movement, and the rest is all just icing on the cake.  If I'm sneaky enough, I can put my hand on my belly when Sprout is kicking and feel the little bumps on the outside.  Louie has gotten to feel a few more of those, too.  However, Sprout is kind of shy and often stops when my hand hits my belly.

Our next big milestone is 24 weeks - viability day.  This is when Sprout will have a pretty good chance of surviving outside of the womb should pre-term labor cause an early delivery.  Of course, we all hope Sprout keeps on cookin' until at least 37 weeks, but it will be a good feeling to know that my baby is developed enough to have a good chance of survival should the worst happen.  We can talk more about viability later.

For now, let's just enjoy the fun of the halfway point!!!