23 weeks

So, this is 23 weeks. I (think) am 5 1/2 months pregnant...and I still can't believe it! I feel like I look so strange walking through the mall or any store for that matter because I constantly have my hand on my ever-growing belly...so I can feel him move! Because, he does move all the time...his kicks are getting closer and closer to my rib cage, which is an interesting feeling altogether.

The first picture I was slightly annoyed because the dog we are trying to get rid of was trying to eat my Croc (a pair of shoes I wear every day)...in the next one John told me to look serious-however I think I just look stoned (ha)...and the last one of me in my beater we were making fun of the photographer from Dad's wedding who made us pose with one foot infront of the other making a 'T' with our feet (Jasa posed too!! And I don't look that pregnant from that angle)!!

But, as you can see, Eli has grown since last week...Monday (2 days ago) he had gained 5 ounces in exactly a week...and yes, that is almost 1/2 a pound...he weighed 1 lb 4 ounces!!!!!!! In 7 days!!!!!!! YIKES!! His head is still measuring 8 days ahead of the rest of his body...so I might have quite a large baby! I'd rather healthy than the other alternative!!

We are getting ready to head to Houston for James' wedding (John's older brother) and are so excited to get to see John's family! We haven't seen his parents since last summer! And we'll get to meet our new nephew, Micah Luke Strech, who was born February 23rd!!!!!!! WE CAN"T WAIT!!!!

Well, I just wanted to put these pictures up because I think it's fun to see how much I grow every week!!! By the end of it all...I could look like I swallowed a flippin' Mac Truck!!!

Lots of Love from the ATL!!

Linds and Eli!!!

(I had to put one of John on here!!! We went to watch our niece, Tessa, and nephew, Toby a few weekends ago...and this is Uncle John teaching 3 year old Toby how to stand on the swing! Sorry Jes!!)

Oh Lordy...

Just in case you all do not know this...when a woman is pregnant life is odd. I freak out about pretty silly things. For instance, yesterday when I got home from work, I let the dogs out (yes, that is still plural...have not found a home for the puppy yet). Colt (the spastic puppy) immediately runs to the back fence and jumps at the fence barking like crazy. Thus causing our neighbors animals to go crazy...now it sounds like someone is dying in my flippin' backyard. So, me being a bit neurotic these days, I pick up a stick and start waddling, I mean walking, back there. As I am walking towards the dog I am saying, "Colt, you stop that or you are going inside to your place." And yes, I am waving the stick at him...as if he has ever been touched by a stick other than to fetch it! He does listen, he squats to pee...and then hauls rear end busting open the kitchen door! And I stay flustered for oh, about another hour until John gets home and I can tell him about it...and then he laughs at me...so I then laugh at myself!

So the reason I am freaking out today is because I, well Jesi (my sister-in-law), found this AMAZING baby bedding online through the Gap. And it's phenomenal. I can use it for all of my kids because it's gender neutral! Brown, red, aqua, yellow, orange...sounds yuck, but trust me, it's amazing! Well, I go online today to look at it and much to my demise, it's gone. They no longer have it. And of course, babygap doesn't carry bedding in stores. Susan, John's Mom, already bought the bumper and bedskirt! So all I needed to get was the blanket, and my Mom was going to buy it...and now...it's gone. So now, I guess I will have to find something to go with the bedding! Because nothing else will compare to the awesomeness of this bedding!

See, I told you I was a slightly neurotic these days. However, I do have some fantastic news...John has received, yet another raise! Praise GOD! In August he will get yet another raise! God is so good! Soooo good. My husband is such a hard worker and God is blessing him for being that way! Holy cow...we are so blessed!

Anyways...here are some recent pictures of the growth of Eli (meaning the growth of my belly)!

This was taken last Friday...and yes it is that round. It's quite amazing actually...the crazy thing is...I am only half way done! 22 weeks!!

Well, thanks for reading this! Hopefully I have made some of you laugh today! Especially those of you that know me very well...and can picture me walking briskly after a dog waving a stick in the air...talking to him like he was my child or something!

Love you all...Linds (and Eli says *kick, kick, kick)