25 Weeks

Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

Exactly what is a rutabaga, you ask?

Belly Pic--This picture was actually taken probably last week, but I'd say I look about the same.

I am having the pleasure of feeling the baby move A LOT now! I often feel her moving around in the morning when my alarm goes off!! I guess that means she is like her daddy--and she's UP when she hears the alarm. UNLIKE me, who hits snooze about 3 times before I even realize it's time to get up. Travis was able to feel her move last week, too and several times since then. How cool is that?? It makes it all that much more real, however, I am still baffled that there is a living human being in my belly and that she is over a foot long! How is that possible??

We go back to the dr. next Monday for another ultrasound to get a check of the spine and HOPEFULLY a confirmation on gender. :-) I also get to do the test that checks for gestational diabetes. I have the lovely orange drink chilling in the fridge until then. I have to drink it right before I go in for my appointment.