Janice at 22 weeks

In the past couple weeks, I've been really feeling my belly "pop." That is, I'm finally showing a lot more than I did in my first 20 weeks, which is so exciting! I can now really feel those precious baby kicks, and I'm sure I'll feel those a lot more in my third trimester--feelings that I'll treasure the rest of my life.

One of the many positives of being an expecting mama--finally being able to park right up front at Hy-Vee!! Mama Jan at 20 weeks.

As a way to keep memories of our new little one, I finally decided to start a blog. I'll have to admit--I wasn't so fond of keeping up with my journal in middle school and high school, so we'll see how well I do here.

Bryan and I are SOOO excited to be expecting a little bundle of joy in December. Of course, there are always things you're nervous about (mainly, will I be a good mom??), but I'm sure my motherly instinct will kick in and we'll do really well. It's so nice to have such a supporting hubby--and Bryan has already said that he'll be in charge of doing her hair and teaching her how to cook! :) 

We've had a lot of practice being parents over the past almost 3 years to our canine son, Marvin. We know he will be a great big brother and I'm sure try out all her toys!