Springtime blooms

Happy spring! It makes me so happy to have warmer weather and sunshine. I was also thrilled this week to see some flowers blooming! It's been fun for me to walk through the new neighborhood and see buds on trees and people out landscaping.

These flowers aren't the only things blooming though...

22 weeks

I'm doing well and excited to finally feel some kicks! They started a couple of weeks ago while I was in surgery. I was closing the incision on a patient when I felt three little kicks in my lower abdomen. It made me jump! I thought at first that it was the patient moving, but then realized it was Miss Peter (our temporary girly name for her). It was so exciting! Now I feel her move several times a day. She seems to get excited right after I eat and at night while I am lying down to go to sleep. Bryce has even been able to feel her move. What a highlight!

The Bump

I had Bryce start taking pictures of my profile at around 14 weeks. It has been fun to see the progression, so I thought I'd share how much I've grown in the past 6 weeks! As of today, I am halfway through this pregnancy.

I've been feeling well overall and am just coping with this constantly growing belly. I'm feeling big already and I know I still have a long way to go. It's becoming a challenge to find outfits that work and I'm venturing out now to buy maternity clothes. Just one of the many joys of pregnancy!

14 weeks

16 weeks

18 weeks

20 weeks

Nursery Progress

This weekend we had both sets of parents and Bryce's sister Jill here to visit and see our new place. We had a great time catching up and trying out some new restaurants in the area.

Sunday afternoon my mother, mother-in-law, and I went for a walk and came back to a fun surprise--the men were assembling the crib! The crib was a gift from Bryce's parents and I have been excited to see it out of the box ever since we got it. The guys did a great job and I'm so happy to have one thing taken care of for the nursery. I now pop my head into the nursery on a daily basis and smile!

Such a good dad already :)

Gene, Bryce, and Steve show off their crib-assembling muscles.
Thanks for your hard work, men!