Happy Birth Year, Mooner!

And Happy New Year to all of you readers!  We're excited to have 2010 here.  I have no doubts this will be a very eventful and exciting year. :)

Ryan and I were out visiting friends in Texas when we brought in the new year. A nice big bonfire, sparklers and fireworks made a good celebration.  Although there is much to look forward to this year, I think we are most excited about meeting Mooner and starting life with our new little one.  I can't believe it's just a few months away!

If you've not been on the blog for awhile, Mooner has gone from onion size, to sweet potato to now mango size.  This little one is just getting bigger by the week!  Here is what a mango size baby looks like in utero.

It's not the best shot, but I did take it myself.  However, you can tell the belly is getting bigger. I'm going to have to work on a side by side collage so you can see the growth as it's moved along.  Maybe it's weird, but I sort of like getting bigger.  It's like the more pregnant I look, the more pregnant I feel.  It's fun.

Mooner has definitely been moving around too!  Yesterday I felt some pretty firm little kicks.  It doesn't hurt yet, but it's enough movement that I can tell I have an active baby.
Ryan and I went for an appointment yesterday, and the midwife confirmed everything was healthy.  I was glad because at this point I'm getting different sensations and pains that I just kind of worry about, especially since I'm not sure what's normal and what's not.  I've never done this before, ya know?  But it sounds like all is going well.  I'm at an optimal weight, the uterus growth is right where it should be, Mooner still has a strong, healthy heartbeat, and we generally have a good bill of health.  Praise the Lord!  I'm continually thankful for how smoothly this pregnancy has gone.  He has truly blessed us.

In other news, you have just a few more days to submit your votes for boy or girl.  We'll go in for our next ultrasound on January 20th.  I can't believe it's so close to the time to find out!  I'll be over halfway through this pregnancy.  It's crazy how fast time flies.

That's about it for this post. Thanks for following along with us.  We really are thankful for you and your interest in our growing family. So many of you have been a huge blessing in mine and Ryan's lives, and we really love that you continue to love us by keeping up with us. It really means alot.
We hope you all have had a great start to 2010.  I know we have.  We'll be back for an update before you know it!

Blessings.