Guest Post by The Wife

"My favorite parts of any and every day right now are when I can feel Sam moving inside of me. Sometimes it feels like a stretch, sometimes a kick, and sometimes like Sam is being attacked by a bee (at least that's how I imagine all of the commotion). I especially like when Sam's papa gets to feel the action, but grandparents, uncles, and even his cousin have felt them too! My belly button has come out of hiding and is very soft in its current state. Freckles and moles (I've got 'em!) are growing and changing as my belly skin grows to accomodate Sam's house. I can't believe that it's time for my baby shower, but I also can't believe that I'm going to get bigger! Sam and I have been a compatible team so far, and I hope that continues (and I hope Sam feels the same way). I want to knock on wood because I've had such an amazingly good, easy, pregnancy so far, but I somehow feel confident that we will finish strong. I can't wait to smother Sam in kisses, and smother Sam's papa with kisses - I am just so in love with our little family. I can't imagine being without a loving partner at this stage - who does one kiss when they're just overcome with love? In some ways I wish I'd kept a pregnancy journal, but I'm clearly not very good at articulating how I'm feeling. Just in love with my little family and in love with who we will be soon."