Bebe kicks!

Sunday as I was getting my monthly massage from Cara at Therapeutic Body Kneads, I felt a strange movement in my belly. I have switched to lying on my side for massage since I can no longer lie on my back. I had the body pillow and was laying on my left side. I was super relaxed (the body pillow is a wonderful invention) and she had the geranium aromatherapy going. I had been looking forward to this massage because my lower back has already started bothering me. As I lay there, just about 10 minutes in to it, I feel a flutter. I thought to myself "what was that? did I just feel the baby?". I waited just a few seconds and there it was again, this time a little bit more noticeable. I giggled a little bit because it tickled and Cara asked me what I was laughing at. I said "I just felt the baby move!". She asked if it had been doing that all week and I informed her that this was in fact the first time I had felt it move. It was comforting knowing that the baby was in there moving around, but at the same time, really weird knowing there's someone in there.

I am finally on winter vacation from work. A whole two weeks off! I so need it! We are going home on Christmas Eve and taking the kitties with us. They will be staying at my father's house and Bill and I will be staying at his folks house. It helps that they live 5 miles apart. I will get them settled and hopefully they will not terrorize Daddy by knocking over the tree or unwrapping the presents. Wednesday night we will join the Johnson's in our yearly tradition of dinner, presents, and lots and lots of laughs. Then we go to church and they take communion and I take pictures of the tree. Christmas morning Bill and I will wake up at his parents house and open presents. Then I will go to Daddy's house and have breakfast with my family. Then Bill will join us for presents. It's a lot of moving around, but it makes everybody happy.

On the 30th we go to the bank to see how much of a mortgage we could afford and start our search for a house. We hope to get one and move in before the baby arrives, but that might be impossible. I'll keep my fingers crossed anyway. New Year's Eve we go for our next ultrasound. I'll be 20 1/2 weeks by then. They'll probably be able to tell what we're having, but we still want it to be a surprise. So, hopefully they'll help us avoid seeing that part of the baby.

I am working on my sister's boa scarf and need to finish that blanket I was working on. I sent out the blanket for my friend Robyn's new baby, Ryan. I am seriously considering starting an Etsy account...I think I said that already. I will take pictures of everything I already have knitted so when I've made my decision, I can go ahead and load everything up.

So, Happy Holidays everybody, whatever your traditions! More in the new year...Happy New Year!