A little older, a little wiser and a little fatter

Older
Last week we celebrated my 22nd birthday. It was nice to have a relaxing day and to spend
some time with Kyle. For dinner I decided that I wanted to have pizza (Papa Johns) and root beer floats, then cake for dessert.

Something cool that we picked up from Kyle's parents is that when it is your birthday, the other person gets to make the cake of your choice. Well, last year I choose to have Angel Food Cake with strawberry topping. Unfortunately, neither of us had ever made AFC so it didn't turn out as great as we had hoped.




So this year I played it safe with my classic favorite- Yellow cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles. It was very yummy.

I had a great birthday and appreciated the calls and thoughtful gifts.


Wiser
I attribute the oncoming wisdom to my current pregnant state (funny how that happens). Note that this is clearly my own opinion and is looked upon on an individual basis.

1st- There are many expecting mothers who like to put a countdown ticker on their blog. To some this may seem enthralling, exciting or maybe even helpful. I however think to myself, "Why would to be reminded everyday that I still have 167 days left of being pregnant?" To me that seems cruel and unusual.


2nd- Does it ever seem like right after to tell someone you are pregnant they practically bombard you with every pregnant horror story they have gone through. Now I do realize that there are exceptions to this, but seriously what pregnant or none pregnant person wants to hear those things? Not me. So, I have decided that I will not be one of those people. Even if there are things that go wrong, there has to be at least one positive experience that can be shared.

3rd- When you are pregnant, that means that there will be an excessive amount of some things. Yes, there can be the classic you have to go to the bathroom like 50 times a day. But I have learned that it could also mean more boogers, saliva, and ear wax. Maybe that's just me though.

4th- Morning sickness is a strange thing. First of all, it can be VERY deceiving! How many pregnant people are there out there whose sickness ended when the morning was over? Not me. Also, everybody tells you that all you need to do to combat this is to keep something dry and scentless by your bedside and then eat it right when you wake up. Not true- at least for me. If I did that I became even more nauseous. I had to wait for a while, maybe an hour or two, before I could eat something and keep it down. So what have I learned from this? Each person is different and not all advice helps. Oh and by the way Aubrey, I could help but to think of you when I saw this picture!!



5th- On Monday I felt our baby kick for the first time. It was pretty cool. However, it did not feel like everybody said it would. I heard that it feels like a whisper, or a soft little brush and I even heard that it feels like the flutter of a birds wing- which by the way, I don't even know what that feels like. So you can imagine my surprise when early Monday morning I felt like I was being flicked from the inside out. No, it was not a whisper or a flutter of a birds wing, it was a flick. Although, maybe I have been feeling the whisper all along but just haven't realized it.

6th- Lastly, I have learned that I am not really into the whole putting the picture of the pregnancy stick that you peed on on your blog. Really, who wants to see that?


Fatter
Here is the picture I am sure you have all been waiting for.

This is at 4 months



I got some maternity pants for my birthday. They are actually really comfortable but I am thinking that I should be able to wait for a little bit longer before I need to actually start wearing them.

Oh and for those of you who are wondering. I am due on August 12th. I am currently 16 weeks along. And the reason why we waited so long to tell everybody was because we had planned to tell my family the good news during Valentines weekend and we didn't feel right about announcing to everybody else before that took place. And now that I have passed the 13 week mark, I am feeling great- for the most part.