22 weeks

Rob felt baby girl move last night! She always gets active right when I lay down in bed. Maybe because I'm standing/sitting all day & the change of position makes her move? I have been feeling her move since about 16-18 weeks. I didn't exactly know what I was feeling, but now that I know what it feels like, I remember how lots of those little rumblings were definitely her.

Got crafty with Jen this weekend. Pinterest is so inspiring! This is the idea I liked/pinned for the nursery:

I made mine a little differently but I'm pretty happy with it!:

We have a doctor's appointment this week & we always look forward to hearing baby girl's heartbeat. We are pretty sure about a name but who knows when we will actually be sure enough to announce a definite choice. Probably soon. I have been reading through this mama's blog (Mrs. Gore's Diary) & her posts on pregnancy & delivery. So much to read! But so far its quite interesting so I've left it open on my computer for a few days & read some every now & then.

I think about my dad pretty often now. Now that we are back to real life. Now that the sickness & disease process & long nights & big changes & traveling are all over with. For some reason I can't bring myself to mention it to anyone other than my mom & sometimes Rob that I'm thinking about Daddy. It's weird. I've never lost anyone so close to me before. I suppose this blog might be a good place to share those thoughts & feelings. But the joys of pregnancy & planning for the future are more fun to talk/type/read about! I know that Daddy is in the presence of our awesome God & we will be together again one day. When he was close to the end of his life & after death, everyone joked about how he was going to get to help pick out who our baby will be. Oh! Please no! He would most certainly send me a little rascal like him :)

So- back to baby.This is what 22 weeks looks like:

I said in a post long ago & far away that I would share some italian words I'm learning. These are the ones I posted when we first got here:

Ciao - hello/goodbye/greeting

Grazie - thank you

Si - yes

Here's a few more:

Va bene - okay

Domani - tomorrow

Quanto costa? - how much does it cost?

Aspetta - hold on, wait

Prego - you're welcome/of course/what would you like?/what can I do for you?/ & whatever else a Sicilian might feel like using it for :)

Ciao friends!