Happy Easter & 23 weeks!

After our Easter morning church service, my family joined us at our house for dinner. It was fun to finally feel well enough to cook, clean and be up and about without the smell of the food or the preparation of it making me sick. So good to feel "normal" again!! :) When we were done eating, I laid down and my mom and sister both got to feel the baby move a few times. I was disappointed because my strategy to get the baby moving didn't work as well as it had for us a few days ago. Rudy and I got quite a show for about 15 to 20 minutes where the movements were so strong it was a bit uncomfortable for me. Today, Shmu just hinted at really being in there. Nevertheless, the baby performed for the family! Good job, Shmu! This is Shmu's last week as a papaya (month 5). Baby is almost 1 pound and will gain 6 ounces of weight this week, alone! 

We also got a super fun surprise in the mail a few days ago... a life-long friend of my family and second mom to me, Vicki Jensen, sent us a beautiful handmade blanket!  Without knowing that our bedding for Shmu's crib will be alphabet/numbers, she just happened to match our theme with an alphabet blanket! Thank you, Vicki!!