26 Weeks

• Baby boy weighs 2 pounds
• He measures 9-plus inches
• This week his eyes start to open
• If baby spots a bright light or hears a loud noise near my belly, he may increase his activity (such as kicking or punching)
• His brain is more developed and sophisticated
• Baby is now kicking a lot and moving around quite a bit!

25 Weeks

• Baby now weighs 1.5 pounds and is 13.5 inches long.


• Swelling has started in...my wedding ring barely gets on and off


• Baby's hands are now fully developed and he can feel the sensation of touch


• His arms and legs have grown almost to the size they will be at birth


• Baby's capillaries, the teeniest blood vessels, are now forming in your baby's blood giving his skin a pink glow


• The structures of his spine are now made up of 150 joints, 33 rings, and some 1,000 ligaments...sounds complicated!


• Next doctor's appt is December 20th for my glucose screening test to check for gestational diabetes


• Enjoy the belly pic!

24 Weeks

Hey there!

This week marks my 24th week of pregnancy...or you could say 6 months! Everything continues to move along smoothly. It's been a pretty easy ride so far. Our little peanut is about 12 inches long now and weighs 1 and 1/3 pounds. This week alone he will gain about 1/2 pound! Things are starting to get a little more crowded inside the womb as the baby grows bigger and bigger. My ribs have started to hurt a little. Our little boy's ears are fully functioning now. He is getting used to the every day sounds inside the womb such as the beating of my heart and my lungs inhaling and exhaling air. He can hear our voices, too! I have read a couple of books to our baby already. His sense of balance is working now and he can tell whether he is hanging upside down or right side up. He can also feel me moving.

Brian and I are to tour a local hospital tomorrow. It's all starting to get very real! Somedays I am overwhelmed and others I am so excited to welcome this baby into our world. The double baby shower with my sister went well a couple of weeks ago in Colorado. We both received a lot of wonderful things and had a great turn out of friends and family. It felt great to be back home in Colorado for a week over Thanksgiving. The good-byes were very emotional this time...next time I see my family I will be a mom!

My sister and I at our baby shower