25 Weeks Pregnant

Hello Friends and Family!
A lot can change from 19 weeks pregnant to 25 weeks pregnant so I better get updating! We have 'lil Spikey's nursery all painted and ready to go! It is brown and blue and decorated with safari animals. We tried to go for a gender-neutral theme, but it looks a little more boyish than girlish, I think. We'll have to give it a splash of pink if Baby Peters is a girl. We bought a crib from one of my fellow teachers along with a bassinet and some other essentials. The baby is moving and kicking all the time now. I feel him/her multiple times a day, but mostly when I'm laying in bed and still. I always try to get Luke to feel, and most times he can't feel it. However, yesterday morning when I woke up Luke said, "Guess what, when you were sleeping I was cuddling you and I felt our baby kicking my hand. I think he/she just wanted to say hi to me on it's own terms." I was excited that he was able to share in that moment with the baby as I was sound asleep! Baby and I went to our 24 week appointment on Monday. I have gained 13 beautiful baby pounds so far and the doctor says I'm right on track. Spikey's heartbeat is at 150 bpm for the third checkup in a row! We are scheduled to do the glucose testing on April 14th. I am looking forward to our "BabyMoon" trip that is coming up. Luke and I are going to Dallas, TX from Tuesday-Saturday next week. It will be nice to get away, spend time with each other and soak up some sun. We are visiting the Dallas Zoo and rented a car to travel to Fort Worth to see the rodeo! My sister Candy helped me pick out a cute maternity swimsuit for the occasion. I will post some pictures so you can see what the baby room and what I look like! Stay tuned...