It's beginning to look a lot like....

You guessed it...Christmas!!

Well, in a totally unrelated, non-baby blog post, our house is decorated for Christmas! The inside at least. We still have the outside to do, but that just gives me something else to look forward to! Too early for Christmas decorations, you ask? NOPE! Not in my book. Last year we put up our tree the day after Thanksgiving and it just didn't seem like it was up long enough! So I told myself I would do it even earlier this year. Additionally, I am helping a family friend decorate houses for Christmas, so I decided I had better put mine up before I got sick of decorating. Another reason we've got the tree up already.

So... without further ado... here is our tree!!

20 Weeks!

Half way there folks!! That is so crazy to think about. Crazy on one hand because I can't believe we only have 20 weeks left to do all the things we need to do, and crazy on the other hand because I can't believe I still have to wait 20 weeks to meet her! The longer I am pregnant, the more excited I get about being a mom to this sweet little girl. Being that this was a surprise for us and not in the "plan" quite yet, I never imagined I could be this excited or this happy to soon be transitioning to parenthood. It is such a wonderful blessing and we are so thankful to the Lord for bringing this gift into out lives. And she isn't even here yet!! I can only imagine how much my heart will explode once I am actually holding her in my arms.

Ok, enough with the cheesy stuff, sorry! Here I am at 20 weeks in Eureka Springs, AR for Grant & Michelle Usry's wedding weekend.

What a beautiful place Eureka Springs is!! I seriously hope I get to go back and vacation there some day in the near future. It has the most beautiful trees, rolling hills, lakes, and adorable atmosphere! Here is a pic of the view from the balcony of our cabin. I am in LOVE!

I believe that is all I have for now. Get ready for some serious growing coming up!! In the next month, she will weigh over a pound! And I will weigh....well...let's not go there....

New Development: Kicking!!

The newest and most exciting development in my pregnancy right now is feeling those kicks and movements in my belly! I started feeling them around 16-17 weeks, and it has gotten stronger and more frequent everyday since then. Now it happens all the time and Jono is even able to feel them when he puts his hand on my belly. This was so surprising to me because I just had NO idea that it happened this early. Makes me wonder what it will feel like in a few months! She is definitely an active one, so I am sure to feel lots of movement going on in there in the coming months.

On that note: I am almost 5 months pregnant!! Holy cow. This is starting to move fast. My belly is growing slowly but surely, but still haven't quite "popped" yet. Again, another surprise to me. For some reason, I thought pregnant people "popped" around 3 months, but I guess I was way off! I am thinking it's more like 5-6 months. I need to update with a recent belly pic--I'll be sure to take one this weekend as we head to Arkansas for Grant & Michelle's wedding weekend! So excited for a great fall weekend spent with great friends celebrating a great marriage.

Something else new right now is that yesterday we purchased our crib, changing table, and chandelier for the nursery!! Why so early, you ask? Because yesterday was the last day to use the Partner's Card, giving us an additional 20% off the already reduced sale price!! Holla! I am SO excited to start purchasing things and thinking about the future nursery. Next up: ordering the custom-made baby bedding. I found someone in Canton who will make the bedding for us and I am so excited about it! I will hopefully reveal it in a future blog post:). More to come!

Here are some pics of our crib, changing table, and chandelier: