5 Things

Number 5
On March 22nd we had our 24-week doctor's appointment and got to hear his heart beating again. Yes, 24 weeks = 6 months already! He's getting stronger and stronger and bigger and bigger. Each day and time I hear him I am just so amazed at our small wonder God gave us.

Number 4
Friday night we had dinner with my brother Bobby and my sister Lillian. Afterwards I talked everyone into a much-needed ice cream run, and following that peanut was quite active. I think he's like me and loooves ice cream and sugar. My dad (peanut's papou) got to feel him move! And he jumped up pumped his fast and screamed "YESSS!" He was so excited and it was probably one of the funniest moments.

Number 3
Saturday I went to a photography class offered by the photographer who will be doing our maternity pictures! It was a lot of fun and so exciting because I can now sorta understand the fancy new camera we bought. We had been eyeing the fancy specimen of a Canon for awhile and now that peanut's closer to his arrival we invested in a nice camera to take a million trillion pictures of him!

Number 2
Today I got to have lunch with this lovely lady and of course her dog Ava (snapped with my iPhone). Peanut's Aunt Tricia has been living in D.C. since the end of December. We've all missed her so much. It was good to see that she hasn't changed much... she's still the crazy, sarcastic, loud, and wonderful sister I love. She even got to feel peanut move while we were together. She was so excited!

Number 1
This weekend we celebrated my Yiayia (grandma) and peanut's ProYiayia's (great grandma) 89th birthday! What a fun-filled, blessed day! It was quite the celebration as my mom's family never does anything small or with half-effort. There were 40 plus people there, and not all of us were able to make it. Yiayia tells me every time I see her that my Popou is surely smiling in heaven because he not only loves Derek and I and wanted us to start a family, but he loooved a pregnant woman. She always says that he thought pregnant women were the most beautiful... and that explains why she was pregnant 5 times! Although, the best part of all was my sweet little second cousin Calista, who is 3, gave peanut a book. She gave him her favorite book "Guess How Much I Love You" and told me to make sure I "tell him I love him every day, from the moon and back." Seriously I cried because I don't even know his face, but love him so much already!!!! Thanks cousin Calista and I can't wait for you to play with him too!