Spring is in the air!

Oh I'm so happy that it's Spring! This winter has seemed to just drag and drag! Though we still have some cooler days and a few snow flurries here and there, the weather is so nice! The snow in our backyard has finally melted and we can open the windows again! I've busted out my spring-scented candles (not quite as nice as the fall-scented ones, lovely as they are) and I'm just overall more chipper! Mostly more chipper...the only down side to the nice weather is that the neighbor kids break out their dirt bikes and ride them in the neighborhood until about 9:00 pm. That just so happens to be my bed time so that can get annoying. Also, the neighbor dog next door, a Chihuahua, is now almost totally an outside dog. He barks at anything and everything. "Yip yip yip yip!!!!" The combination of the windows open and the new spring noises can get a little, um, lame! Mostly I'm still chipper :)

The other day, I walked into a hotel for a work appointment. There was a gentleman standing outside of the door who worked for the hotel in some capacity. As I walked in he made an obvious stare at my bulging belly and said, "Spring is definitely in the air..." and I smiled and said, "yep" as I continued in. I thought to myself, "Um, ok, why are you commenting on the weather after staring at my belly?" Then I realized that he was probably referring to the whole Spring/New Life/Babies correlation. While not offensive in the least bit, I had to laugh to myself. Everyone seems to feel the inclination to comment on my current "status". While it's nice to know that they don't think I'm just overdoing the donuts, I wonder what makes everyone so inclined to comment at all? It's not as though I have 2 heads or something. I'd probably get fewer comments if I were in a wheel chair or a littler person or something. Again, I'm not offended, just find the incessant need people seem to have to make some kind of comment in general, very intriguing.

Things are going well on the baby front. Baby O is moving a lot! He probably has always moved a lot, but now I can feel most of them. When he really gets going, you can see it from the outside! I love to see that! It makes me such a proud mama to see my boy kicking so strong. However, these strong kicks have taken to areas like my bladder - those aren't as exciting as some of the others.

Ross was gone all last week on a business trip and I'm so happy to have him back! I missed him a lot while he was gone and I'm so happy that I've got him here with me. It makes me really thankful that he isn't in a job that would make him gone all of the time or for extended periods of time.

Here's the latest picture of the belly. Please forgive the fact that I had not yet showered and/or gotten ready so my hair is a little on the embarrassing side. I've also not got any makeup on, so again, excuse the unkempt appearance. This is at 21 weeks, 3 days (22 weeks according to ultrasound).