Hard to believe that today I am officially halfway through my pregnancy. I’ve been blogging about the pregnancy for 11 weeks now and it feels like I’ve hardly spent any time talking about it. I feel fantastic and I currently love being pregnant. Those who know I’m growing a baby are extra nice to me (not like anyone was really rude before or anything) and it’s amazing feeling movement for the first time. Recently Laura asked if I would write about what experiencing pregnancy has been like for me, a great idea I think. This blog has become my journal (can you imagine anyone having the time to write all of these posts, run their own business, AND keep a personal journal? :) ), and I want to have something to look back on to remember what my first pregnancy was like. I really haven’t experienced much, a few days of nausea and ridiculously rapid weight gain, but that doesn’t mean I can’t write about my prenatal visits, my emotional state as I prepare for the biggest life change I will ever experience, and the way the world around me responds to the changes I’m experiencing.

Today I’ll leave you with three posts from the baby’s blog. I don’t write posts for it very often but I love reading back through what I’ve read and realizing how quickly things are changing. I don’t know how to say it without sounding cheesy, but this experience is truly magical.

Baby,

I like to pretend like I know what you’re doing and what you like.

“Shhh, the baby is sleeping,” I tell your father.
“The baby likes these candies as much as I do.”
“Baby likes it when I push on my stomach this way.”
“Baby wants you to stop kissing me so we can sleep.”

I promise to let you have your own opinions when you can express them for yourself. Until then, I’m going to take care of that for you. Babies like being babied, right?

Baby,

I’m about 95% sure at this point that I feel you squirming around in there. I don’t want to jump to conclusions (as I find it annoying when other women do, although I’m not sure why), but I was listening to a podcast today that mentioned first movements can feel like “muscle twinges”, which perfectly describes what I’ve been feeling lately. I was thrown off by other women’s descriptions that sounded like “swish of a fish tail” and “gas bubbles”. This feels more like the inside of my uterus is built like a jungle gym, and you are grabbing hold of the monkey bars and swinging around having a grand ole time.

I suspected you would be a little monkey. I just didn’t know your mischief would start up so early.

Baby,

Tonight I went to sleep close to an hour later than planned because your dad came in and started kissing and tickling me until I was screaming with laughter. I hope that as you get older, you will find yourself wondering why mommy and daddy are giggling so much late at night when it is time to be sleeping. Maybe sometimes, on good nights, we’ll put you to sleep in the same manner and leave you with a smile on your face as you drift off to sleep.

You are being born to two people ridiculously in love. I’m going to do whatever it takes to make sure it stays that way.

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