Happy list v20

427. Orzo, because it sounds more exciting than pasta
428. Back porch sittin' at my Mama's after way too much homemade chicken and dumplings and berry cobbler
429. Patients that are easy going and fun to laugh and cut up with
430. Passing around ankle braces and crutches between sweet friends
431. The feeling right after a new haircut
432. Random FaceTime chats with Nick, Jessy and Max!
433. Our one black hen, Token. Because we're not racist. 

434. Matt and Johanna's wedding with our community group crew

435. 4/29/14 - the very first time I felt a definitive kick from our babe

436. 5/4/14 - the first time Mike was able to feel a kick from our babe

437. Neighborhood walks with Megan and Isaac in perfect weather

438. Sully grunts when you scratch his ears for him

439. Good for the soul time with my Shellee, getting sappy between sisters and all

440. Homemade ice cream celebrations with the gang

441. Collecting antiques with Dad

442. Sweet snail mail notes that your heart needed to hear

443. Shout out to my big city beef on her birfday, today! So glad you were born and stuff (:

Blessed far beyond what I deserve.

What keeps you smiling, sweet friends?

23 weeks

Our little wiggle worm seems to be growing everyday...which in turn means I grow by.the.day. 

Honestly, getting bigger is a little taxing mentally and emotionally mostly because it is the opposite direction of how I'm wired, as a woman, to want to go. I suppose that's it. But when clothes aren't fitting and I leave the house feeling bulky in clothes I'd rather not have had to buy, I feel a flutter. And each of those precious little kicks or nudges reminds me of what is in store along this journey. They are my sweet connection of what is to come. 

I'm thankful for the lessons that are already being taught. That selflessness is a requirement and I've got a long way to go, but there's always sufficient grace to be had during the learning curve. And thank God for the learning curve!