21 Weeks

Oy. We're definitely thickening up. I'm thinking that those shorts are going into hibernation, and soon. Yikes.

In any case, this was another good week. Lots of movement from little one, and lots of fun for mommy as the mother-daughter bonding commences in full force. Scott has even felt her move around a couple of times, too, which is exciting for me as he can experience this in a new way.

I feel really good! I've been eating well, I think, and am really trying to be good about drinking a lot of water. I've had some random pains - mostly in my back - but it's normally short-lived and relatively easily remedied. Really, my biggest challenge of late is getting a good night's sleep. I've tried cutting back on my afternoon naps (some) and that's helping a little. Really, it's the dreams and random shooting pains through my sides that are the problem. A couple of times a week I get such strong pains in my side that I really think I'm going to have to wake Scott up to help me roll over in hopes of getting to a better position. The pain only comes during the night, which is good and bad.

My shape is definitely changing, as I am starting to fit rather nicely into some of the maternity clothes I've inherited. My belly button is definitely starting to do something weird, too.

I had one scary incident this week, which I have every reason to believe was a random occurrence. Saturday I was at the church working on stage design for our new series with a couple of others from the Worship Design Team. I was holding up a dowel with some fabric on it while John stapled and rigged it to hang from the ceiling. I started feeling really, really dizzy and just generally weird, and I told everyone there that I wasn't feeling so good. The next thing I know, I see my friends Joy and Sabrina hovering over me, with Scott standing and looking pretty alarmed. Joy said, "Honey, are you okay? Are you with us?" Gradually, as I came to, I understood what had happened: I fainted. John caught me by the arm so I didn't fall on my belly and Joy laid me down; it was only about 3 or 4 seconds before I regained consciousness and full awareness of my surroundings. We think it was a combination of delicate factors that caused it. I was getting hungry, I was hot from the lights on the stage, and I may have locked my knees. None of those things are great, but together they proved to be my downfall. I was well taken care of, though, and I'm not worried. I'm told it's pretty normal.

We've completed our baby registry, too. That was fun and a relief. After we picked up the crib last week, too, Scott brought it inside piece by piece. It's not put together yet, since the nursery hasn't been painted, but I can tell you already that it's beautiful. Very exciting.

We're basically busy just anticipating our little girl's arrival, throwing names around (we think we've really got it this time), and enjoying this season of life. It's a whirlwind, but it's wonderful.