week 23

here is wee watson at week 23 :)

starting to grow, more and more each day! he/she is also getting more and more active, turning and kicking all the time. since i am so busy (physically) each day, i look forward to the evening when i finally put my feet up and lay down on the couch because wee goes crazy! he/she starts doing gymnastics in my belly and it just makes me smile from ear to ear.

i really do love being pregnant :)

oh, and hank and his brother denny painted the nursery this weekend! it is amazing, the crib is put together...ahh, it is getting so real! i almost cried when hank sent me a photo of the room with the crib (he put it together while i was at work). if i wasn't surrounded by a bunch of people, i know i would have cried. pure happiness.

been reading an amazing book called beautiful, bountiful, blissful that i can't recommend enough to anyone who is pregnant or hoping to be. here is an excerpt that has really resonated with me...

"the teaching of kundalini yoga is that a woman comes to know and love herself, radiance shines through to the outside, and we call her beautiful. as she grows to be more compassionate not only of others but of herself, we call her bountiful. finally, as she comes to experience the vastness of who she is and of what she is capable, we call her blissful."

some days, all three exist. others, its struggle to connect with any. but there is nothing more important then being present with each moment to recognize where you are and honor it.

xo