early birthday

Nick has taken me to a special dinner and show for my birthday for the past 2 years...this year we went to Toby's dinner theater where we saw Dreamgirls! They had a decent brunch buffet and then the show. It was a great show and we had a really nice time.

Here we are in all our pregnant glory :)

7 months!

And here we are...starting the 7th month! The last 2 weeks I've been feeling really good, other than some occasional lower back pain. :) I can definitely tell a difference in how I sleep. Nick got me a wonderful pillow that I use every night that has made sleeping on my side a lot more comfortable. I had my first contraction the other day. It didn't hurt, just felt really funny and my entire belly moved up. It was an odd feeling and looked pretty funny.

BR is getting bigger and bigger....the weight is now about 1.5lbs and the length is 13.5 inches long! I can feel the kicks getting stronger and the movements are bigger. It sounds like this time is spent getting BR beefed up. The lungs are continuing to develop and the eyes will open soon! Nick was trying to talk to BR through my stomach, and BR started kicking! It was pretty cool to feel a response :)

24 weeks

We just had our Drs appt yesterday, everything is looking good. BR's heart rate was 152, which is normal. He measured my belly and said it was the right size (whatever that means). I've been feeling pretty good these last couple weeks and I hope it lasts the next few months! I can't believe this is the end of the 6th month....I guess time flies when you're feeling good ;)

BR is about the length of an ear of corn this week, weighing in around 1.5 lbs. The inner ear can now determine when BR is head up or down. Tiny eyelashes have formed and the face is developed, just lacking some baby fat at this point. BR is gaining about 6 oz a week so the plumping up has begun!

23 weeks

23 weeks down, 17 more to go...apparently my stomach will grow by about 1 cm per week as BR starts to really put on some weight (and inches). BR is as long as a large mango which apparently is decent sized because last week we were a spaghetti squash and I feel like those are pretty big! I can feel lots of movement and Nick and I can watch the baby moving in my belly. When the kid gets going, it's a pretty impressive show! BR's organs are all developed now except for the lungs, which are really developing this week. BR is still very skinny but will be putting on some weight in the coming weeks!

22 weeks

Ahhh, 22 weeks....I think I'm finally starting to enjoy pregnancy now that I'm in the middle of my 6th month. Whew. I'm slowly collecting a maternity wardrobe. I'm getting some pants hemmed because I have a feeling in a couple weeks my belly band isn't going to cut it :)
BR is moving quite a bit now, I think I can tell the difference between kicks and punches. I can push on my belly and BR will move from the stimulation. Pretty cool! BR's eyelids are still sealed closed, but the eyes are moving behind them. They still don't have a color yet (not that I can see them, but that's' what the books say). BR weighs about a pound and looks like a miniature baby.