22-23 weeks

(picture from 8/1/09 at Mason & Beth's wedding)

So, it's really nice to be on the back end of this whole pregnancy thing. It's nice to have less weeks to go than I've already completed. Like I said last time, I feel like I am growing by the second. Oy! I'm thinking he's going to be a big baby- Lord help me! Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I am just feeling huge and growing a lot since I barfed for the first 5 months? Or maybe it's because I'm in the middle to end of my 2nd trimester? Well, my belly button officially is out and proud. It looks like it never belonged inside. I was told that I "look like a cabbage patch doll". Other than the fact that you get such a gift of a baby at the end of it all- I wish pregnancy itself on no one. Next time, maybe I'll hire a surrogate? Ha- just kidding. Well, I've been feeling the baby move since around 18 weeks. But, this past week Baby Boy Johnson kicked it up a notch... not only do I feel his little jabs/thuds, but I feel like he's flipping around in there or something! I feel a thump in the middle of my belly, then right after I feel a thump on the right right. Crazy. Amazing. Entertaining. A miracle. Just plain nuts. Ryan can really feel the little boy moving around. Sometimes the little one is so strong Ryan thinks it's me and not the baby. Boy beats me up all day.

Funny, yet scary story: Last Thursday I was on my way home from work around 5:20pm. I was talking to Ryan and he told me that our crib had been delivered by the UPS guy around 4 or so. I asked him if he'd run get me Subway for when I got home. So, around 6pm I pulled in the parking lot and saw that Ryan's car was gone. I assumed he was getting my dinner. I walked in the front door and Sydney (black pug) was there to greet me. Was Lola? Nope. I asked Sydney where her sister was, but of course she didn't seem to understand. I asked where her daddy was and still got no response. Several minutes later, the front office of our apartments called me to tell me that they had Lola there. I said, "what!? Why is she there?" Well, apparently about 1.5-2 hours before when the crib was being delivered, Lola snuck out the front door!! She didn't have a collar or anything on. Wow. Pug doesn't know how good she has it here. When Ryan walked in the door with her, she trotted in like nothing ever happened. Not a care in the world. I still don't get how Ryan didn't notice that she was missing- oh well, she's okay.

I am off to New Mexico this weekend to see my parents. It's probably going to be the second to last trip that I make since I'm getting close to the end and NM is so far away. This chick is going to shed some tears when she leaves- it happens every time. I have the best parents and family, what can I say? I miss them.

Went to the doctor today for my check up. ONE more appointment in 4 weeks- then I start going every 2 weeks! THEN every week. THEN we have a baby! Whoot whoot! All is perfect with our baby. Praise the Lord. All blood tests have come back normal. Being thankful is an understatement.



Today is our 3rd wedding anniversary. A lot has happened in 3 years: We started out in our first little apartment, I started my first real job, we bought our first home, Ryan graduated from TTU, we sold our first home, we moved to Austin, Ryan started grad school at UT, I transferred with PCB to Austin, we rented a home, we found out we were having a baby, we moved to a new apartment, we found out it's a BOY... It's been the busiest, best 3 years of our lives. When you marry your best friend, life just can't get any better. There's much, much more in store for us. We don't know where God has planned for us to go, but we're on this road together with our pugs and our soon to be baby boy. Lord knows moving to Austin never crossed my mind. But here we are. I love it here. I don't want to leave (unless it's to be closer to family). I don't want to start over again. But I'll go where we are supposed to be- I might be crying the whole way, but I'll go. I love my Ryan and I would go anywhere with him.