Watching the tummy

Today was the first time I thought to watch my stomach when I began to feel the baby moving. OH.MY.GOSH. It is the most bizarre thing to watch your stomach move and jump. When he kicked really hard, it was so amazing to watch that one little area jump!

My friend, Tonya, said a couple weeks ago that she missed being pregnant. I thought her comment was kind of strange, but now I realize that I'm going to miss feeling him move inside of me. The times when I lay down - to go to bed or just to feel him move - I anxiously wait for the kicks to begin. I think of this time as our playdates. Just us...me poking my stomach to get a reaction from him, him reacting when he feels like it. The ultrasounds I also think of as playdates, although I don't know that I'll be having another one of those any time soon...unless I can get Ashli to do it for me at work. :) Jake has really started to enjoy feeling him move too.

Speaking of Jake, we might have found a name for the baby!!! This is quite exciting for us since the topic had recently been one of frustration for me. It was a name I suggested a while ago that Jake had thought was a "black" name {whatever that is}. It happens to be a biblical name so I looked up where it was in the Bible and read that to him. He said, "I like it"...I think I mumbled a "whatever" under my breath because then Jake said, "No, I really like it. Lets do it"...with tears in his eyes! It was really sweet. Of course Jake doesn't want to tell anyone the name, he wants it to remain a secret. Which brings me to another pet peeve of mine.... :)

Why do people find out the sex of their baby and/or decide on a name but then keep it a secret??? I don't get it and yet this is what my husband wants to do! I know, I know, it's just because I hate surprises that this annoys me. I like to be in the know about these things! However, nearly all of my preggo friends aren't telling their name. Friends...do you honestly think I would steal your name? I, for one, would not. Whatever, it's another one of those things the parents get to do and I guess their decision should be respected. Let me know just say for the record that I am sorry Jake likes secrets and surprises. I will do my very best to keep this name under wraps for the next 19 weeks.....ugh....19 weeks.....