Half-Way!!

Today is the half-way point of our journey together (though God willing maybe Finley can come like 2 weeks early or so...that would be ok)!! It seems like it crawled for a little while, though I think I can blame that mostly on sickness, but now we're movin'!

It's really funny to me how either our babies in the womb really do start to show their little personalities OR we just want to know them so badly, that we start assigning personalities based on their little actions. Either way, I think Finley is claustrophobic. Now, as long as he has his large little sac to float around in, he's just happy as a clam. But, he put a stop to my tummy sleeping this week :( I went to lie down as I always do on my tummy, really looking forward to a nice night's sleep, when I felt "whack!" My eyes jolted open and I thought..."hmm...maybe he's just saying 'goodnight." It was rationalization at its best. Then, "WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK!!!" OK-Finley wins his first battle with mom. The next day, I chose to wear a pair of maternity pants that had a rather large elastic band around the waste. As any mother who has worn these can confirm, they are slightly constricting, but really it's only to keep your pants up! Well, sure enough, he kicked and kicked right where the band was! Now, I'm starting to think that the reason his kicks are so strong for being such a little guy is because he's been trying to get me off of sleeping on him for weeks! Poor poor child!

As for me, I am continuing to feel well and I'm just trying to survive this heat like the next person! I have a bet going with Kelly that is regarding our gym, so I've maintained a relatively high level of activity (approved by doctor) and I think that is helping with my energy. Overall, we're doing very well and feeling blessed for each day with Finn. We're just praying that he stays in his little finn-bin as long as needed to make him a healthy little boy!