Jelly Bean does AK...

So here we are in Alaska - Jelly Bean has been kicking away the whole trip so far. :) So far JB has done some camping out in the wilderness of Denali National Park, and he was with me when I got to see some pretty cool wildlife: grizzlies & their cute cubs (climbing trees!!), caribou, moose, dall sheep, a wolf, a fox, and tons of snowshoe hares. We did some good hiking out in the wilderness, too. Someday we'll have to come back when he can really see it all for himself! :) (And when I have more energy to do a little more activity here.) Tomorrow we're going kayaking in the Prince William Sound, then Mon-Tues we head down to Seward to camp again & take a boat out to see some arctic marine life. Hopefully we'll see some otters & sea lions & whales!

So this week JB's as big as a mango - can't believe he is 23 weeks old now! And seriously, as big as my belly is getting, it's kinda hard for me to believe that he's ONLY as big as a mango - I'd guess he was as big as a pumpkin in there!! :) I certainly feel him moving much more frequently, and his kicks are easy to feel outside my belly now. I can almost feel the vibrations echo through the rest of my body! I am definitely getting tired more frequently & more easily, too - I get short of breath just going up a set of steps. And I'm always ready to fall asleep pretty early, not quite the night owl I've always been anymore. Definitely feeling tired & exhausted here in Alaska - lots of walking & activity.

I've read that at this point, Jelly Bean can feel me moving around - like if I'm swaying or dancing, he can feel the movement inside. I wonder how much he'll feel when we're kayaking tomorrow? Maybe he'll feel the movement on the water...pretty cool! And I know he is hearing sounds now, too - he should be used to Abbi's bark before he meets her. :)

Steve has been setting up our nursery - we got a lot of our furniture at IKEA, and now we have a glider, too. :) I hope to get some pictures up soon....hopefully in the next blog entry!! Jelly Bean & I need to get home safely from Alaska first.