Progress

Well, I must admit that I've been hesitant to put too much on here about my pregnancy.  Why?  Well, I didn't want to be one of those pregnant women that presumes everyone wants to know every little thing about my pregnancy and upcoming motherhood.  [I know my mom wants to know EVERY. LITTLE. THING.  and I love her for it, but the whole world doesn't need to know everything.] 

But I also know that the few of you that actually read this probably ARE interested in some updates now and then, because you're excited for me and perhaps DO want to know ALL about it.

I finally got Ryan to take some pictures of my belly since it does in fact seem to be growing...imagine that! Here I am at 22 weeks:

And we had a 20-week ultrasound a couple weeks ago.  It was pretty amazing.  I could see the little fig moving around at the same time I felt it and we could see him/her sucking her/his thumb.  I couldn't believe how much it really looks like a person.  A tiny tiny person.  374 grams of a person.  It's kind of a miracle.  And we live in the future since we could see it on a computer screen.

profile - head on the left

sasquatch foot!

mouth open!

profile, head on left, sucking thumb.  dark spots in middle are the heart

And, we made our first big purchase.  We took an extended weekend trip to Phoenix to visit with Ryan's parent's who flew down.  We went to a couple spring training baseball games - in nearly 90 degree temperatures! - and we did some shopping.  Scoped out some baby stuff to see what we might want, and actually purchased a crib.  It sure felt like a big step.  In the Navajo tradition, some would say that you shouldn't buy anything for an unborn baby until it arrives...But when you live where we do, it just felt like we needed to at least cross that off the list. 

Now we have more visitors.  My parents and Fatma, their exchange student from Kenya, are here in Tsaile visiting for a week.  My mom and I have been working on a project (future blog post - I PROMISE), and we've been exploring and hiking in between. 

I'm currently 23 weeks along.   Little Fig is super active, I feel kicks and punches a lot.  Otherwise I feel great with minimal side effects so far.  I'm down to 2 pairs of jeans that still fit, and otherwise still wearing normal clothes - just having to be selective with longer shirts.  And now growing quickly!  Belly's really starting to pop...

So now you know.  I will NOT be one of those moms that posts every time my baby has a blowout.  But be sure to let me know what you DO want to hear about and if you DO want updates that I'm not providing!