27 weeks 3 days :)

So I survived this week without any pain in the kidney area! Now I just have heartburn and a hard time sleeping. I will take that over the kidney pain any day. Not too much to update on, just getting very excited for my shower in L.A. in May and getting the rest of the baby room ready. I was thinking today that I have 6 weeks left of school this year, then it will be 6 weeks more until the baby's due date. Time is flying by!! My sister Ali-Sun sent a fitness ball to use during pregnancy, labor, and after baby comes. I am excited to find some neat things to do with it. :) Thanks sis! With the weather finally warming up and me feeling better, I am hoping Wes and I can start walking more at night. It is hard to motivate myself after standing on my feet all day. So wish us luck with that one.

Baby girl has been very active lately and I feel like she is getting much bigger. I know it is still early but it feels like things are getting a bit small in there for her since I am constantly feel her moving around. It is a wonderful feeling and always puts a smile on my face. I can be so mad at my students and then feel her move and remember that I have such a special girl inside me right now and there is no reason to be upset anymore. I feel really blessed! My favorite time of day is when I lay down to go to bed because I know she will always be moving at that time, it is like a bonding time for us and I always look forward to it. I also played some music for her the other day for the first time. I think she liked it because she went from no movement to lots of moving around (or maybe she was trying to tell me to shut it up!). So Sunday is Mother's Day and even though I am not a true mother yet, this is the first time in 15 years that I am not dreading the day. I am excited that instead of spending that day missing my mom, I can now celebrate that I will be a mother myself real soon!

So here is a picture Wes took of me today after work...27 weeks 3 days! We have 88 days left until due date of Aug 3rd. YAY!

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers!!