Big. Baby. Belly.

Um, hello, belly!

I've been a little disappointed in myself for not documenting this pregnancy as well as I did my pregnancy with Elliott. This is pretty much my first "belly picture"-- at almost 11 o'clock at night, in my bathroom, right before I brushed my teeth, in my night shirt... way past ready to crawl into bed!!

It's not that I'm any less excited... I'd say, if anything, I'm actually a little bit more excited this time around, because I was a little more anxious/nervous the first time. (Although the thought of birth does bring back some feelings of terror! LOL!)

It's not that I feel pressure to do it... I really enjoy documenting the journey, being able to remember the small things, and go back and enjoy the memories. This is only going to happen once with this baby and it's very special to me.

I think it's that I....    a.) have a toddler that occupies about 24/7 of my time;   b.) if/when I do have a chance to do something "for myself" I either try to be productive and get stuff done around the house or lay down to rest; and  c.) I'M TIRED and that makes sitting down to write a little more difficult.

I really am excited. I love being pregnant. Okay, I don't love all the side effects- I don't love them at all. But I do really marvel at what a miracle pregnancy can be and how amazing it is to feel kicks, squirms, hiccups, and wiggles and know that a baby is growing inside me. And I'm really glad it doesn't last longer than 40 weeks, because about 30 weeks is enough for my patience and after that it seems to go by so slowwwwlllly. I'm so ready to meet this little boy!!!!! I think we're all ready!

This boy is sure getting an ear full of mommy's singing since it's the Christmas season. He kicks a lot more when I'm in the car singing... I'd like to think that it's because he likes it, but it could be that he's just pounding on the wall of my uterus trying to say, "Hey, hey, shut up out there!!" Haha!!

If you ask Elliott what's in Mommy's belly he will say "baby". He also gives my belly kisses which is the cutest thing in the world. We've narrowed down the name selection to a couple different options and we've made sure that Elliott can say them without sounding too ridiculous. I mean, they might not be completely discernible to a stranger, but he gets close enough.

I'm so excited to see this little man that I'm thinking of going into an ultrasound studio next week so we can get a little sneak peek at his precious little face. I was able to get a free 3D/4D ultrasound with Elliott through the hospital research program I volunteered to be a part of and we loved it.. we could tell he was going to have chubby cheeks and a head full of hair. I daydream all the time what this little boy will look like and be like. Like his brother? Complete opposites? Will people finally say my child looks like me? Or another little carbon copy of Daddy? Oh, the possibilities!!