She's a mover and a shaker!

As of today, I am 26 weeks and 2 days along. Lyla has her active days and her not so active days, but when she's active...she's very active. Like right now, as I'm typing this I can actually see where she's kicking me! My stomach will poke out in the spot where she just kicked the crap out of me!! It doesn't hurt at all, it's just so neat and cute. I love it. Her movements have definitely gotten alot stronger. There are no ifs now as to whether "outsiders" can feel her or not. Rhett, Jo, and little Kristi have all felt her! She even spooked Kristi a little, which was hilarious!! I have also felt her hiccup which is so very cute!! It feels like her whole body is vibrating whenever she hiccups!
Umm lets see, I just had my most recent doctor's appointment Monday. I'm doing better on the weight gaining thing. My doctor told me the reason he was concerned was because apparently you gain half you weight before 28 weeks and the other half after 28 weeks...and if that's the case then that's a frightening thought. Oh well, we shall see. I don't really care how much weight I gain, I just want to remain on the healthy side and not develop gestational diabetes or go in to preterm labor!! Kristi accompanied Rhett and I to the doctor's appointment. The nurses and my doctor all gave us kind of weird looks but I was like "this is my best friend and she's been in Africa for like a year and she just wants to hear the heartbeat"! It was funny. My doctor commented, "so, we've got a crowd today". Ha ha, yep. Anywho, Kristi did hear the heartbeat and it was definitely as neat as it always is! It's unbelievable how fast that sucker is.
Well, that's about it for the updates. I can't think of anything else...oh yes, I know! I am just absolutely blown away by the thoughtfulness of others. My friend Miranda sent me and Lyla the sweetest gift a couple weeks ago, a package of burp clothes that had Lyla's name monogrammed on them. Seeing her name on something like that just made me so happy!! And another friend Jessi has two young little girls and she has offered to give me alot of their clothes that don't fit anymore. It's amazing how kind and giving people can be and I am just so thankful for every gift we get for little Lyla. Okay, now I'm done updating! =)