Movement and Appearance

The holiday in Austin, TX was so fun. It was great to show my family my baby-bump and to hear their excitement for us. I think it was especially great for mom who got to feel the baby move. We were driving to a restaurant to have some good bbq for lunch and we were in the car for a quite a while. The baby was kicking like crazy so I took my mom's hand and put it on my belly. As soon and her hand was on there, the baby kicked really hard. It could've been a punch too, but I think it was a foot. My mom got so excited, and it was just delightful to share that moment with her.

The baby is moving a lot. I'm starting to pick up a pattern too. He moves between 9-10am, then again between 1-3pm, and a lot from about 9-10pm. Sometimes the kicking startles me because I'm usually not expecting it. It's so fun though! I'm trying to show my husband when the baby moves because that just looks funny. He has only felt the baby, but hasn't seen my stomach jump around yet. I'm starting to imagine what it will be like when the baby gets bigger. Alhough, I'm sure it's a bit strange too.

Supposedly the baby weighs about 1 lb and 9oz. I'm 25 weeks along, more than half way there! My body has changed a lot and others are starting to notice that I am clearly pregnant. I'm feeling the weight more and more and noticing that I can't do certain things as gracefully. I definitely feel the bulge when I bend down to put my shoes on. I'm feeling lopsided when I go to put clothes on. And, I somtimes can't see my feet when I look down. This only happens occassionally - it depends on what part of the day it is. I'm smaller in the morning than at night...

I am feeling really good these days and it's true when they say that the second trimester is glorious. One definitely feels good about what is happening and it's like you're in la-la land. Most times, things don't bother me and I'm feeling quite relaxed. It's great. Although, I am becoming absent-minded and kind of air-head-ish. I admit that I am that way without pregnancy, but now it's more pronounced. The good thing is that I don't care! I wonder what the 3rd trimester will bring before I enter that phase. Can't wait!