Bug is pretty active in the morning. I find myself in that blissful half awake/half asleep phase just enjoying her bumping against my skin and I start to think about how lucky I am. I can't believe that this pregnancy is real half the time, and it seems like the other half of the time I spend worrying that something is going to go wrong. However; for those few peaceful moments when it's just my daughter and me, I am completely happy and my heart is full of light because I know she is real and I know she's right where she's supposed to be.

I spoke to my friend on Tuesday and it looks like I'm getting a baby shower. I was against it because this is my second, but a lot of my friends have asked about one and were really disappointed that I wasn't going to have one. M told me that she wanted to host it, so it looks like Bug will be getting some things of her own after all.

We're also planning on having Ian's birthday party in August (his birthday is in November). Crazy, maybe, but it'll be nice to have it when I'm not big as a whale, and not in the season when he's always sick! The main reason we're having it so early is because he's going to a new school in August and he's convinced he won't start until he's five. He doesn't adapt to change well, or disruptions in routine, so this seems like the easiest way to prepare him for such a big move... Of course, this is subject to change as I put more thought into it!