21 weeks

I have been a very bad blogger lately! I really don't know where the time has gone. I feel like we have been so busy and I have lots to report. Let's see, we spent all of last week in NC and it was just wonderful. My girlfriends threw me a surprise baby shower and boy was I surprised! I will see if I can get some pictures from my Mom or Grace to post. It was so lovely - gorgeous flowers, lots of great food from the Village Tavern (and some home made goods by Erica and her mom), decorations, a cake - the whole 9 yards. We got lots of cute little boy stuff and an aquarium swing that I really wanted. Oh, I completely forgot that I haven't even posted his name on here yet. We are going to name the baby after my grandfather who passed away about a year ago. He was such a special person to Dow and I (and pretty much anyone who knew him) and we really wanted to honor him as well as give our little boy a name to be proud of. His name will be William Linville Pizzitola and we are going to call him Liam. At the shower my grandmother gave me a framed picture of my grandfather when he was a little boy and it really meant a lot to me. I have the perfect spot picked out for it in the nursery. Which leads me to my next exciting tidbit... All of the nursery furniture has arrived! It looks so great. I am still waiting on the bedding and the valence (they should come on Monday) and I will post pictures as soon as I get it all set up. The furniture and the chair are even better than I could have hoped so I am so thrilled with how it is turning out. While in NC we also went to my brother's high school graduation in Alexandria, VA. The weather was so pretty and we had a great time in Old Town Alexandria. We got Liam his first smocked outfit (which I am obsessed with by the way) at this cute little boutique.
Let's see what else... Liam is moving around quite a bit these days and I can really feel it. I had been feeling slight kicks here and there before NC but right towards the end of the trip I really started feeling him kick a lot. Now I am feeling him at least several times a day. Dow even got to feel him kick the other night. It was really cool and makes it all seem so real. I am still feeling very good in general. My back has been hurting me a lot and I think it is just something I will have to deal with from here on out. Dow has been very sweet about giving me back rubs when I need them. Well I am off to play in the nursery a bit more. I will post pics and anything I forgot tomorrow.