Halfway

I'm about 23 weeks along in my pregnancy and that means that I'm over half way to that 40 week mark! It feels pretty good. It also feels like it's gone so fast. Part of me loves that it feels like it's gone so fast - I am very anxious for this baby! Part of me also wonders if I'm not taking time to enjoy the pregnancy - the time I get to bond with the little one before all the real work of having a child comes into play.

So much happens during pregnancy and I've been trying to really focus on the development that each day, each week, and each month brings. I have a book that a friend is letting me borrow that highlights each day of pregnancy and I remember to look at it almost every day. :)

Right now I'm enjoying lots of baby movements - very vigorous movements. I had an appointment on Monday and while the doctor was listening to the heartbeat the baby gave that doppler a swift kick. Nate and I can watch it move already. I honestly can't remember how early we saw that with Jonas, but I do know that this baby seems a lot more active than Jonas was. That only makes me a little nervous for what this babe's personality is going to be like. :)

I am so grateful that the Lord has seen fit to bless us with another child, and even though pregnancy isn't always easy, I am trying to enjoy it. After losing a baby I really don't want to take anything for granted, but I do find myself wishing for it to be November - to finally hold our child, Jonas' sibling. I can't wait to love on it and to raise it with the same hopes we have for Jonas - to be a child of God.