20 Weeks.

My sweet Elliott:

I've reached the half way point in my pregnancy this week!  Only 20 more weeks until I'll have you in my arms.  You now weigh about 10 ounces and are about 6 and a half inches from crown to rump, making you the size of a small cantaloupe.

Most of my clothes no longer fit, so I had to do some shopping this week.  I can tell you are growing by the strength of your kicking.  You are now kicking hard enough to be felt from the outside of my belly.  Your Daddy got to feel you kick for the first time this week.  When he felt you for the first time he jerked his hand away and looked at me in amazement asking "was that him?"  Since then he has felt you several times, and your Pia (grandma) got to feel you kick this morning.  There is nothing I love more right now than to feel you moving around inside me.

We have such wonderful friends who have been pampering me throughout my pregnancy.  Laura made me a goodie bag to celebrate the half way point in my pregnancy, and Meghan baked me homemade cookies this week.  You are going to be spoiled rotten when you arrive.

We feel so thankful to have made it this far in our pregnancy.  I'm looking forward to the excitement of the next four and a half months.

Keep cooking, we love you!
-Momma