Weekend Update

I've been feeling the baby moving around daily since Father's Day. The little one probably started a few days before that, but it was on Father's Day that I knew for certain that it was him/her kicking me. It's a feeling that's hard to explain if you've never felt it before... it's pretty neat though! I find myself thinking, "I did feel the baby today, right?" or "OK, there's the daily kick, we're still going strong." It would be weird at this point NOT to feel something.

This past week, baby Hylton decided to wake me up with the most powerful kicks I'd felt yet. It was really something! Monday night, I was in that time between awake and sleep, just starting to doze, when all of a sudden I was being kicked like crazy! I didn't know if David was awake, so I didn't nudge him, just laid there in amazement. A minute later, I could tell David was awake, and he felt a little bit of the "after shocks."

The top photo at right (I haven't figured out how to add photo captions yet) was taken May 16. I felt like I had a belly, even though no one else did! The second photo was taken June 9 when we were in the Outer Banks for a friend's wedding. You can't see much, but it's a good picture of me! :) The third picture was taken June 27, when I was 18 1/2 weeks along and sporting my new haircut (although this isn't a very good picture of my hair!). I've been wearing mostly maternity clothing for a while, especially pants and skirts -- my wardrobe has shrunk dramatically in the past month or so! Another thanks to Mom for taking me shopping, Mom-in-Law for my new outfit, and Heather, Bree and Patty for the hand-me-downs! They've helped tremendously since money is extremely tight right now!

I weighed myself yesterday and am hovering around the 10-pounds-gained mark, but the official weigh-in will be Tuesday. Yep, Tuesday!! It's so hard to believe that I've passed the half-way point and we may soon know the sex of our baby! We're still debating on if and when to tell everyone if we're having a girl or a boy :)

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