25 Week Picture

I missed Week 24, but just picture me about 1/2 inch smaller than this picture. This is me at 25 weeks. My belly is rapidly expanding and consequently making some things a little more difficult to do. For example: Bending at the waist, putting on socks, getting the dogs in their harnesses, getting up off the couch, and did I mention bending at the waist. All in all I feel really good - I have very few physical symptoms to complain about.

I go back to the doctor next week and pretty soon I'll start going every two weeks. Next week I get to do my glucose tolerance test to check for gestational diabetes - yes this is the test where I have to drink that sickly sweet orange stuff. I hear it's not so bad. Keep your fingers crossed that I pass with flying colors.

Pink Hearts

We were painting the baby's room this weekend. I couldn't resist. Room update pictures to come.

Rough Day

Today is going to be a rough day, not that every day hasn't been rough, but today is one month since mom died. I still can't believe it actually happened. I struggle every single day to try and understand that this is real and that she's not here anymore. I miss her more and more every day. At least a few times a week I think to myself "I haven't talked to mom in a while. I should give her a call." Then I remember that I can't. I haven't gone a month without talking to my mother ever in my whole life. I still just don't understand this and I hate it - I hate this feeling. I want to go back in time and somehow make it not happen. I dream about her all the time. I miss her so much.

23 Week Picture

Here I am at 23 weeks. She is moving around like crazy! I feel her kicking and rolling around all day. I can't believe how active she is. I went from not feeling her move at all to this constant motion. And we can clearly SEE my belly move as she kicks and rolls. Forget TV, our favorite activity at night is to sit and watch my belly jump - it's amazing. She even wakes me up in the morning, but I guess I should get used to that. Sometimes I don't feel her until about 7am - do you think I'll be that lucky after she's born?

Candy and elastic waist pants

Look what my wonderful friend Tamara sent me. It's the pregnant women's trifecta: candy, onsies, and elastic waist maternity pants! Oh and there is also a "Taggie" blanket for the baby, but as you can see in the bottom of the first photo Willa is already eyeing it. The peanut butter egg is for John who is not pregnant, but eats like he is. The onsies are in three different sizes - 0-3 months, newborn, and preemie. The preemie one is the smallest little thing I've ever seen! It so cute. It looks like it's made for a doll. As you can tell from the last picture Willa likes the pink newborn onsie the best. Unfortunately I will NOT be putting the clothes on the dog like John wants to.

The things people say

Now that the weather is a little warmer (although not so much today) more people are starting to notice that I'm pregnant. Wearing the bulky sweaters and heavy coat of winter just made me look like I'd gotten pudgy. So now the coat comes off and is replaced by a large sign that reads: "How do I look. Please be (brutally) honest." I honestly don't mind when people comment on my pregnancy. As a matter of fact I like it a lot. I love for people to ask when I'm due, what I'm having, or is it your first? I love to hear older women tell me that their daughter, granddaughter, daughter-in-law, friend, neighbor, etc. are also due this summer. It's all a lot of fun. I'm excited about this pregnancy and I'm happy being pregnant. This attitude changes slightly when people feel the need to be, as mentioned above, brutally honest. Take my neighbor for example. She has had these things to say about my pregnancy thus far: 1) Oh, so that's why your face has gotten so chubby (said at 14 weeks) 2) Labor really hurts (also said at 14 weeks) and 3) Wow, you've gotten really big (said at 22 weeks). I know she means well.

My friend Tamara on the other hand has it much worse than I do. Since she is carrying twins she is the same size now as she would be at full term with one baby. People have a LOT of very honest things to say to her - Postal Worker: "When are you due?" Tamara: "The end of June." Postal Worker: "Oh, you'll never make it to June." Tamara: "I'm actually only in my second trimester so that would be bad. I'm carrying twins." Postal Worker: "You're still never going to make it to June." I don't know how she walked away without hitting that woman.

The Coolest Thing Ever!

Last night while watching TV, I felt the baby kick for the first time. It was pretty much the coolest thing i have ever seen.