Week 25

No belly pic this week because Ryan is in Hawaii and has the camera.

Baby's development: The baby measures 8 1/4 inches crown to rump, or 13 inches head to toe and weighs about 1 1/2 lbs. It's about the size of a papaya! The baby is developing fat quickly so that his skin doesn't look so wrinkled. Blood vessels continue to develop in his lungs and his nostrils begin to open. Teeth are also now developing in buds. He has been so active recently! He is constantly kicking, pushing, and pressing on my bladder! I go to bed feeling him move around and wake up feeling him. It's one of the most comforting things though. I love sitting down and putting my hands on my belly and feeling him move.

Even though there are no belly pics this week, I can assure you that I am getting bigger everyday. It's obvious to most people that I'm pregnant now and I only have one jacket that I can zip up. Otherwise, my belly protrudes through my other coats. My belly button has become huge, but as Gloria put it, "at least now you can clean all the crevasses in there." Yes, my belly button is very clean these days.

Ryan and I have decided not to tell people the baby's name until he's born. We realize that everyone has an opinion about names, or has some negative association with a name that we like. So, we will just keep it a secret until he's born. Then, even if someone has a bad association with his name, they'll have to make a new good association with that name and our baby.

I just realized that in about two weeks I will move into the third trimester. Holy s@#t! Time flies.