I’ve been a really bad blogger lately – I have no excuse. But my friend just showed me her blog from when she was pregnant, and I realized I’m missing out on documenting a big part of my life – and our future baby’s. :) So here we go: finally, some pregnancy pictures:

First, an old picture. This is me at 18 weeks, just before the halfway mark and before we found out that the baby was a boy. And now for a more recent picture…

This is me last week, at 22 weeks. As you can see, little bud (as we’ve been calling him) has been growing! And moving, too. At first when he started to move, it was almost hard to recognize – it felt like flutters or butterflies. But now I can feel him kicking more often, and Josh has even felt it with his hand. That’s definitely my favorite part about pregnancy so far: feeling the baby kick. :) For some reason I tend to notice it more on Sundays, probably just because I’m sitting calmly and less occupied for several hours. Or, as Josh said, because our baby’s just spiritual. Or, more likely, that he just likes to act up on Sundays…which I hope won’t continue into his childhoood…

And I’m feeling great, too. Morning sickness, though mild, for me lasted beyond the first trimester – actually about to 20 weeks, I think, but now it’s gone away for good, and that’s a relief. I’m also feeling energized and, unlike early on, my appetite is back and it’s bigger. :) I am getting used to moving around with a bigger belly – like, did anyone else feel like they were spilling and splashing on themselves all the time?

So that’s life! Watch for more updates soon!