Bell Pepper Benny Update - 18 weeks

Santa Claus is coming to your home!  Tyler and I went around to all of our friends' homes to have everyone pick their Secret Santa.  It was so much fun.  We left home at 6:30pm and didn't get home until 1am.  We stopped for dinner with some folks and had social hour with the others.  Can't wait till our xmas party.  

We have a new plan.  Every weekend, we choose one project to tackle before little Benny comes.  Our first project was cleaning out the bonus room.  It's such a cute space for a little boy.  We are going to go with a nautical theme in the room ~ anchors, boats, ocean maps, compasses, whales, etc...  Our color scheme will be navy blue, baby blue, sandy tan, and brown.  I really think Mr. Ben will like it!  I'm already in love with it.  Melissa (my little sister) found a huge anchor that we can hang in his room.  It's so perfect!

18 weeks

It was so crazy how the "bump" showed up overnight.  LITERALLY!  In the beginning, I was bloated.  Then it seemed like every time I ate, my stomach grew 5 inches.  It was nothing like what Tyler and I noticed overnight in week 16.  My stomach felt as hard as a rock.  In the next couple of days my stomach started to stick out!  It was so crazy!  I love it.  

Every morning, both Tyler and I feel my belly.  It gets a little harder everyday.  Now I truly have a little baby bump.  I call it my Benny Bump.  I love it so much!  

  

18 weeks

At 17 weeks I was having syrup cravings.  All I wanted to eat was pancakes and french toast.  Of course Tyler makes me and Benny whatever we want.  One night, we were watching Moon Shiners and I was super hungry.  Tyler made me a waffle and drew the letter B for Ben with syrup in the waffle.  It was just too sweet!  I had a whole bottled water with the waffle.  After about 5 minutes I felt something funny in my tummy.  People described the feeling like butterflies in your belly, but when I felt Benny move, it felt like a little baby moving.  He was flailing his arms and legs.  It was so cool!  I was just speechless.  This is the most wonderful experience ever.  Women are so lucky to get to carry their babies.  I can't wait to meet my little active boy.