Thumpety Thump Thump...

Knock, Knock...whose there? Oh, that would be a kick from my little man!!!

I will start off by saying I have felt very deprived over the last few weeks because I haven't been able to feel kicking. The doctor explained this by saying that in my ultrasound they discovered that I have what's called "anterior placenta". Don't worry-it doesn't really effect the pregnancy much at all! It just explains why I haven't been able to feel movement as early as most. It means that my placenta is resting toward my belly, where as most peoples is on the sides or back of their uterus. So, I have this cushion between me and the baby where most people don't-resulting in me not being able to feel my little man as early as all my friends.

It's a question I get asked a lot-"So, have you been able to feel movement yet?!", and I always have to answer by saying, "I wish!". It sure would be nice to feel him because then I'd know he's doing ok, ya know?

Anyways, in the past week or so there have been a couple times where I have felt a kick. Not much but I've been pretty convinced that it was a kick. But then that's pretty much it.

But yesterday, Sunday, I felt him on and off through the WHOLE DAY!! SO SO SO SO SO exciting!!! There really is nothing like it in the whole wide world! Some people explain it as feeling like gas, some as fluttering. Not disagreeing with those statements, I would more explain it as feeling like something thumping or knocking from the inside of my belly! So bizarre, yet so amazing! Such a miracle, life is!

Darrin and I were watching a movie yesterday and he was kickin'. I didn't think it'd be strong enough for Darrin to feel, but I had him put his hand on my belly anyway. After a few seconds, BOOM! And at the same time I said, "Did you feel that?!" when he was saying "I felt that!!" So, Daddy got to feel his kick for the first time. Like I said, AMAZING!!!

Then, my mom stopped my yesterday to bring me, a little sickling with a cold, dinner (she's always SO SO SO thoughtful!!!). He was kicking again, and again, I didn't think she'd be able to feel it. But once I said he was kicking, she immediately came over and placed her hand on my belly. When to my surprise, BOOM! He just kicked her right in the hand and it was a BIG one!

Well, I want to say to my little man that I'm SO happy to be feeling him and I'm SO proud of him for saying hello to his Daddy and Grandma :). It was a pretty exciting day!!!

The IT Crowd

So, Darrin has been sick :( and so we've been watching quite a bit of TV. Nothing too new. But our newest series that we've began and finished is "The IT Crowd". If you are a fan of "The Office", you HAVE TO try out this series!!! It's pee your pants funny! It's a British comedy that consists of 3 seasons-each season having 6 episodes. We watched it through netflix streamed to our xbox. We highly recommend it if you like laughing :).

And here are pictures of my EVER GROWING belly :)

Cruisin'

We got back from our 7 day Mexican Riviera cruise this week. It was actually a 10 day vacation though because we drove and stopped in Vegas both ways. We went with Darrin's two brothers and their wives making a total of 6 in our traveling party. Can I just say we had SO SO SO SO SO much fun and it's really not as fun getting back to real life?

The down side of the cruise is that I got real sea sick! Sheesh that boat was a rockin'! But the upside was everything else: The sun, the ports (Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta), THE FOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!, the entertainment, the company we were with, did I already say the food? I want to say it again: The FOOD!!!

If you haven't been on a cruise, you should go on one! For what you get, they're really inexpensive! Wait, let me rephrase that: they're really inexpensive UNLESS you drink and/or gamble. And we don't do either of those so it was SUPER worth the money! We paid $791 for BOTH OF US for our 7 day cruise + gratuities.

Our Royal Carribean cruise ship, the Mariner of the Seas, had an ice rink onboard, a rock climbing wall, roller blading rink, mini golf coarse, pools, hot tubs, fitness center, and the list goes on!

In the ports we went snorkeling (amazing!!!), Kiaking, Boogie Boarding, saw a sea turtle in the wild, lots of sea lions, and tons of pelicans. Needless to say we had a BLAST!

Here are A LOT of pics: