Happy Anniversary from little girl Spot!

Well today was our 6 year wedding anniversary - it's amazing how quickly time flies. My husband is backing up all of our files on our desktop as well as our laptop and reloading all of our programs. I had a really funny picture of the two of us when we first met (when I was still in high school) that was taken before my homecoming dance, and one of us from this weekend. But I'll have to post them next time when I can use our scanner, and get to our files again, hopefully soon. But when looking at the two pictures - taken 11 years apart - it's hilarious how much we've changed! I'll have to let you decide for yourselves - it'll at least give everyone who sees them a good laugh.

Although we had a really quiet weekend, we actually made a lot of progress with things. As I mentioned, Friday afternoon my husband surprised me with some pretty flowers. His present? Well, since the guy loves electronics - he got a new hard drive that was a terabyte (whatever the heck that means). All I know is that he really wanted one and is really excited to have it. I prefer flowers, but he prefers hard drives. Saturday night we just got some Thai food from a really great restaurant and ate at home. I'm still a bit afraid to push my buttons and leave even for short trips since the contractions started. So I devoured my Veggie Curry thai dish while we watched I am Leg.end with Will Smith. Both were a good choice! I'm not too tough of a movie critic these days, thank heavens.

Saturday my husband also cleared out our entire spare bedroom that will be the nursery. Our brother in law is coming to help him carry the only thing left in there which is a spare dresser, next weekend. Already the room looks so bare - I'll post a picture when the computer is put back together. Tomorrow morning I'm calling our painter to schedule a time for him to come start - hopefully in a couple of weeks (he's also fixing some wet plaster in other areas of our house.) I still have to narrow down some paint choice colors - but yikes things are really moving forward! Other big development was that the bassinet was ordered and actually in stock so it's now sitting in our basement - double yikes! The bedding for it won't be in until early October - but heck little girl Spot better not be here before that anyways. And if she is, she certainly won't be home with us that early requiring a bassinet. Thank you for all the positive feedback on the bassinet, and for those of your who asked, it's the one from Pottery Barn Kids. I've always liked that one whenever I see it in the window of that store at my favorite mall nearby. My mom and grandma were so happy to get it - it made me happy to see them both smiling so much.

Best moment of the weekend was also the best anniversary present ever. Friday night while I was laying on the couch watching TV, my dog was laying across my belly (as always.) All of the sudden we both jumped, because we felt a little poke on my left side that came from within. No doubt in the world - it was little girl Spot saying hello! My dog looked at my belly a little confused. Then we both felt it again - not fluttering - but a poke, or tiny kick. Little girl Spot decided to pass over the whole fluttering, butterfly feeling and go straight to more direct forms of communication (plus I've probably been too dense to notice anything up until now.) What followed left me smiling as well. My little dog hopped off of the couch and went to the floor. She then jumped up and laid back down on my stomach after placing her tiny plush stuffed pink poodle toy on my belly. She then went back to sleep. Perhaps she thought little girl Spot wanted to play? My dog also brings her toys to the mirror when she sees her own doggie reflection in the mirror. The rest of the weekend, I have felt Spot moving around a ton all of the sudden. This is definitely the best part of pregnancy so far - hands down. My dog continues to bring numerous of her stuffed toys to my belly - it is the cutest thing!

Tonight my husband actually was able to feel little girl Spot do a little kick, which is just mind boggling since neither of us could feel anything just a few short days ago. I think she wanted to give her parents a special anniversary gift, and to celebrate that we're at the 20 week mark. And what a reason to celebrate that is!