Feeling "Bun" Move

Since we are not finding out the sex of the baby, I decided to start calling him/her “Bun.” I really do not like saying “it” and since there is a saying ‘you have a bun in the oven’ I decided that bun is the name until birth. I’m sure Bun will probably be a nickname for life though! 

It’s so exciting to feel Bun move! I began to feel Bum move for a little over a month now. I am 19 weeks today (Jan 26^th) and today marks 5 months till we are due. Exciting day! So anyway, when I first felt Bun move I was not sure that that is what I was feeling. I didn’t know if it was growing pains or gas, but I knew that I had never felt this feeling before. Now that it has been a month and Bun has grown and gotten stronger I know for a fact that that is what I am feeling. It’s so cool and amazing at the same time. One night Shawn had his hand on my belly for like 15 minutes trying to feel Bun move and he couldn’t. I can sometimes feel Bun move on the outside but I have to really be paying attention to when I feel kicking going on, on the inside and then I try to feel on the outside.

I can’t wait till Shawn can feel our little one move. I have honestly enjoyed every moment of pregnancy so far, but I always find myself saying Oh I can’t wait for this or that. So I started to really think about it and I can wait because in the end I want a very healthy baby and really time is flying by. I remember saying that I cannot wait till I can feel the baby move and now it’s here. So really, things are happening fast and before we know it our Bun will be in our arms! I am almost in tears thinking about that Joyous day! 

I thank God daily for our gift. I realize that our baby is truly a gift from God and that He did not have to give us this gift. I think about all the women that are still waiting and sometimes they never get to experience this. I am so grateful for our gift and for our story. I am so thankful that I was able to hold on to a promise that God gave us 8 years ago when He said, “ do not worry you will have your 
children.” I love that He said children because that is reassurance that we will have more than one and I truly believe that our waiting period is over. I believe that when we are ready to have our second one it will happen when it’s time, but I do not think it will be another 8 years, I think it will be a year or so later or at least that is what I am hoping for.