Bumpdate: 17 weeks

Sometimes it feels like baby Green will be here in no time flat, and other times I think I may have this little food-baby pooch forever. But it's just the beginning!

Looking a life from a new angle these days - so is Willa.

This was around 15-16 weeks

It's interesting to suddenly be in planning mode for a little one who is still 5-6 months away! My spare time is spent trying to exercise, researching the most minimal/multi-purpose baby gear, trying out names and staring at my tummy wondering what baby is up to. I'm also working on sewing a little stuffed animal for this baby, and if it turns out well at all you'll see it here. We find out the gender February 22, and I will cast my vote now, I think it's a girl and Cody does too :)

Also, I think I've felt baby move a few times! It happens in the evening usually when I sit and read and all is still. There's a little "pop" feel in my lower abdomen like a tiny bubble bursting which apparently may be this little person.

BUMPDATE

• Baby// Five inches long. S/he can hear me, can see light and sucks and swallows. I've been trying to sing more around the house for baby, and this weekend we got a 65 degree sunny day so I was able to get some sunshine on my belly too :)

• Feeling// Still getting sleepy by 6:30 p.m. nearly every evening, but it's nothing like the all-day exhaustion that laid me out in the first trimester. Sleeping is still my happy place though. 

• Eating// At last, I want to eat everything! But, I've also cooked some pretty bad stuff. I think my sense of smell is just off since I've messed up quite a few dinners lately. Smoothies are one of my favorites, and though I still think about Spaghetti O's that were my staple in trimester one, I now have the willpower to not buy them.

• Planning// Looking into prenatal yoga and birth classes. Since we're likely moving early in May, we think it's best to knock the classes out now in the 2nd trimester. I'm also looking hard at the baby gear world and compiling an Amazon wish list that I'm going to pare down with what I think we'll need most. There is so. much. stuff. and my goal with this child is to not have too much. We plan to find things that are sleek, strong, and multi-purpose for years to come.

So far, all is well and we're very, very grateful for that. Cody and I are sensitive that these are some of our last months as just the two of us, which is pretty bittersweet.  We've had nearly six years together and have done so much, but I find myself basking in the moments that are still only ours. We're both still in shock that we get to do this at all to be honest, and we try to pray for us and our little every day for the best possible future :)