Firsts...

These past couple of weeks have been full of firsts. It's been really fun to go through each stage of this pregnancy and be able to share everything with both my immediate family and my in-laws. My mom felt Kelsie have hiccups for the first time, Braden was able to see her move during a particularly active time, and the weirdest and coolest first that happened was feeling body parts poking out! All of these things are very comforting because I know that she is growing and getting bigger and stronger everyday. I have been poking at my belly a lot lately because I know there is a chance I will feel a foot, or knee, or elbow. She usually kicks me back because I think it might bother her slumber ha ha. It is such a neat feeling though! I can tell how she is laying because her hiccups have really increased lately and I feel little rythmic jolts on the right side of my belly. I kind of feel bad for her, because I know I don't like having the hiccups so I'm sure it's not very fun for her either. It's actually a good thing she has them because I know she's practicing her breathing for when she is born. It was really fun to watch the excitement on my Mom's face when she felt her hiccuping away. I also had a doctor's appointment about a week ago and everything is still going perfectly. I asked if I would get another ultrasound because I'm really curious to see how she looks all filled out and chubby. He said "Well, you've had a pretty "boring" pregnancy thus far so probably not" ha ha. It's a compliment in the OB world to have a boring pregnancy though! This past weekend my mother in law and I went major baby shopping! Kelsie now has quite the collection of clothes! I also bought some diapers, wipes, lotion, baby wash, a hooded towel, wash rags and baby laundry detergent. I just wanted to feel a little more prepared and now I do after this weekend. The hardest part for me about this whole thing is not being able to plan for her birth day. I am such a planner so not knowing when she will make her presence has been very hard for me. It's kind of exciting, but also very nerve wrecking! I know that no matter when she decides to come things will fall into place.