Halfway

This past Saturday marked 20 weeks pregnant for our sweet Caroline. I can't believe it's already halfway over, I guess because I haven't really started showing until recently and I didn't feel her kick until recently, it was just kind of easy to forget about being pregnant with all the other things going on around here, but all that has changed now! Here's the first official update for baby Caroline:

You kick mommy a lot now, usually if I'm hungry or have just finished eating or when I'm going to sleep and just waking up. You have already kicked me hard in the bladder, so let's make that just a one time thing, OK?

Your big brother loves you so much already, he sings to you and talks to you and can't wait to feel you kick him. He loves to tickle you and he talks a lot about all the things he wants to teach you. He's very concerned about how you're going to come out of mommy's belly and he was pretty sure for a while that I was just going to spit you out of my mouth...don't worry, I quickly corrected him :)

You still make mommy feel sick sometimes, and thank goodness for medicine to help with that. You must be a very healthy little girl though, because it's very hard for mommy to eat a lot of sweets or fast food, I'll thank you later for that, trust me!

I would like it though, if you could remember that you're mommy is 28 and not a teenager and I don't enjoy my face breaking out like it did 10+ years ago.

Grammy and I have already been shopping for you and you already have quite a few cute little outfits, I can't wait to dress you up! Your big sister will be so excited to match you, and I'm sure she'll teach you how to twirl as soon as you can stand.

That's about all I can think of as far as pregnancy updates. Other than that, we're all doing well, the kids and I have caught a nice little cold, so we're all coughing and a little stuffy, but nothing too bad. Timothy has Grandparent's Day chapel at school tomorrow and I promise to take pictures. Since Brandon will be here THIS TIME NEXT WEEK, I will have my lap top and will upload all the pictures I've taken since August. And yes, please be praying for Brandon and my dad as they will be leaving on Friday to drive up here with all of our belongings. I'm so excited for Brandon to finally be here with us, but I always worry a bit when he's making the cross-country trip.

We did hear that our offer on the house we want was accepted by the Army program, so we're waiting to hear this week when to schedule the inspection and our realtor is estimating we'll be in by early November (as early as the 3rd, as late as the 18th). I'm so ready to move in, it's crazy!! I've been mentally planning out each room, what colors to paint, how to decorate and I'm just so ready to get in there and start getting it all done!! Pray that it will go by quickly and we can get settled long before Thanksgiving!

That's it for now, much more to come, and I really promise this time, by the end of next week, there will be pictures...lots of pictures...