20 weeks, a week late

So let us say that this little post will be weeks19-20, 20-21.

So as of today I am 21 weeks (more than halfway, the crowd cheers). The baby today is at least the length of a banana, and around 12.75 something ounces.

Nothing too exciting to report, I continued to feeling some movement, but I'd always pictured and thought that you'd feel these immense jabs from the baby when it 'kicked' but thus far it has just been a gentle '"Hey, I am here". Until last night.

I was unable to sleep and so took a long luxurious bath which extended into the wee hours of this morning, and I suddenly felt some stronger movement. So I placed my hand on my belly and distinctly felt about six consecutive kicks from the inside out. It was so neat, and it let me know that maybe these stronger 'jabs' were indeed happening, only when I was sleeping and they were not quite strong enough to wake me just yet. I crawled into bed shortly thereafter and told Paul about it, but understandably he muttered something and promptly fell back asleep, I am so exited for when he will feel distinct movement beyond a shadow of a doubt, and I know he is as well.

This past weekend I went down to visit some friends for a birthday celebration, a tradition our group of 6 girls has had since we were around 14 years old(2 of us) and 16 years old (4 of the others) making our tradition of getting together to celebrate each others big days a decade long and running. I love these girls. They are my absolute best friends. One is currently completing her masters degree in California (I KNOW!) so she has been absent from a few birthdays, but we always feel her love from calls, texts, messages and postcards she sends. I am excited for when she comes back to Ontario (you better come back miss KRM!). Seeing this group always makes me laugh and miss them (as I live about 2 hours away now). And as I was getting ready to depart from the birthday celebrations on sunday I felt a distinct hard body part (shoulder, knee, head?) to the right of my belly button, it was so cute and a special moment as 4 tentative hands reached out to feel their pseudo-nephew. Bounce looked especially shocked by it and I loved being able to share those moments with my girls.

We're more than halfway and I can't wait to meet our little guy!
and I know that there are a lot of you out there waiting to meet him too!
love b