Week 23

I have really been terrible about writing week to week. After week 20, I hit the halfway point, and every week has flown by since then! Ben keeps asking me, "How big is the baby now?" And I have no clue! I know he is doing great! He is flipping and kicking! Ben has been able to feel him kick, and he gets so excited! Ben always comes up to feel my belly, and Jacob will be sleeping. On Sunday, I hadn't felt Jacob move a lot, and Ben wanted to feel him move. I told Ben, "Sorry, he doesn't kick on demand!" lol. By night time though, he woke up, and was just going crazy! Ben was able to feel him kick several times in a row. Ben got so excited to feel him moving! I love it because I feel like Ben can be a part of this pregnancy. I'm not the only one who gets to have all the fun now!

Jacob is about the size of a large mango this week:

Jacob is just over a pound and is 11 in. long

I told Ben on Friday... "Ben, at some point within the next 17 weeks, I'm going to announce to you that my water has just broken, and we are going to run to the hospital. Has that hit you yet?" Of course, he tells me that I shouldn't think about it because I will scare myself. The truth is, I'm not really scared. (Ask me on the way to the hospital!) They have pain medicine, and I trust the doctors at the hospital. They deliver so many babies at Madison Memorial, that it is a regular thing. Plus, by then, I will be ready for the baby to come out! haha.. for now, I enjoy his little kicks and punches. But when they become full on karate moves, it will be time for him to move out and let daddy take a turn! lol!