kicks and hiccups

I am convinced that feeling my baby kick is the most wonderful feeling in the world!! I've heard many women say that it's like a little alien inside of you, but I disagree. I know there's a precious baby in there and he is as cute as can be. I already have so much love for him! Travis loves to just watch my belly move as the baby rolls around. We are both so fascinated with this entire process. I've never had more love for my own body! I can't believe that my body can make and grow a baby. Is that normal for first time parents? :)

He loves to kick really hard, and if you look at my belly, you can see the jabs and prods. He tickles my ribs with his toes, and he gets hiccups at LEAST 6 times a day. He is so very active! I don't care that when he kicks at night it makes me a little uncomfortable or that it keeps me awake. I know he's alive, strong and healthy. That is more comforting to me than a few mintues of extra sleep.

Every time he kicks, I smile. I know he's gonna be quite the character!

So I've been busy with lots of projects lately. Last week Travis was up on our roof fixing two holes from weather vents that got ripped off due to storms. (Blog post and pictures about that... coming soon.) We painted the baby's room Friday night, and it looks really good. We also made some sketches about how we want to decorate with accent colors.. etc. Honestly Travis did most the work! Then last night, I made curtains for the baby's room. Travis was so sweet in helping me figure out my grandma's sewing machine. He was patient while I had a meltdown due to missing parts. But we figured it out, and I was able to make the curtains. They are SO CUTE! Don't worry, I'll post pictures of baby's room once it is a little more organized and as it comes together. It's pretty exciting!