The Incredible Hulk

So, Baby's newest nickname is Hulk. Yes Hulk, as in Bruce Banner's giant, green, ridiculously strong alter ego. This may seem like an odd choice for a tiny unborn infant, but as each day passes it seems more and more fitting. I swear this child is going to come bursting forth from the womb prepared to arm wrestle or bench press anyone who tries to stand in their way. Ok, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but in all seriousness I think something weird is going on in there. At 21 weeks the wee one already kicks hard enough that they can push my arm and kick Adam in the head if he rests it on my lap. From what I have been reading that is not normal. How do I feel about this? I love it! There is nothing more comforting than feeling our baby go about their business throughout the day (even if it does involve doing push ups on my bladder). Every bump kick and wiggle gives me butterflies. Being able to share these things with Adam has also been wonderful. I love that he is now able to experience this little life moving around too. Besides these new joys though I have to say that the last couple of weeks have been  some of the toughest so far what with hormones going completely wild. I have been battling irrational fears, nightmares and just plain insanity and it hasn't been easy. When people talk about "pregnancy brain" it seems to be taken lightly quite often when the reality is that it can be very scary and stressful. There were definitely a couple of days where I just wanted to pack a bag and run and keep on running until I escaped the crazy, but thankfully I didn't. The past few days have been much better though. In the end all it really took to combat my out of control emotions was some quality time spent with Adam, reading a blog by a woman who felt equally as crazy as I did and a good hard look at my life. It didn't take long for me to come back to a place of being content and just so thankful for my friends, family, wonderful man and healthy, STRONG babe. So now, once again I am just soaking up every moment of this experience that I know will pass in the blink of an eye. 

21 weeks + 3 days :)

Our temporary photo wall! I will make them more straight when we have our more permanent place!

Adam's first contribution to our baby's wardrobe :)