21 weeks and counting

I'm still not very big but you can at least see that I am making progress and the belly is growing. If I were trying to hide my pregnancy I would have no trouble but since I want a "big 'ol belly" it will take forever! It's amazing to me how well a little growing person fits so nicely inside of my belly without too much disruption.

I had planned to do a better job at documenting the changes that have occurred with this pregnancy since it is (very likely) my last one. I say "very likely" only because I have learned that it is not 100% up to me. I'm not stupid enough to say I'll never have another because then I'll end up with 5 more! We think 3 is a very nice number and we think we can reasonably handle that. But, with 2 other children who demand so much of my time it's much harder than I had thought.

So, I'm 21 weeks pregnant now - soon to be 22. It seems like it has started to go by faster all of a sudden. I started to feel the baby move this time around 16 weeks but this baby doesn't seem to be as vigorous as the other two. The movements haven't been strong enough for Chris to feel even though I notice them regularly now. I think that the baby may have even had hiccups the other night. I'm familar with that rhythmical movement thanks to Jaden. He had hiccups all the time! They didn't stop after he was born either. I'm feeling so much better now than I had during the first trimester. I almost feel "back to normal". I have even started to notice that my house needs cleaned and it bothered me. That's progress believe it or not. There were many months when we lived in a pigsty and I didn't even care. I was just trying to get by until Chris came home so I could sleep. I was sooooo tired! I actually let people into my house looking like that (and I actually looked worse than my house) - which usually would have embarrassed me to no end. I figured, "this is just me right now - take it or leave it. It's the best I can do." I'm not obsessive about it now by any means but I am trying to make sure everyone has clean laundry and there are clean dishes to eat off of!

I am enjoing this pregnancy very much. I'm still hoping to have a big 'ol belly sometime soon! (I know some would call me "crazy" but I love having a big belly!) I am nervous about being able to manage 3 children - 2 under 2! I know many brave moms have managed before me and I will be fine. Still, it's a little daunting. I'm up for the challenge!