6 months along! (24 weeks)



Just a quick belly update Chris took today while I was on the phone! Christopher and I are feeling great. Last week I got woken up with a leg cramp that was really painful, it hasn't happened again since but I do hear they are common in the second and third trimesters. We ordered some really attractive compression stockings that may help with that! I hope things are going well for you.

Andrea

Baby Christopher!!






I thought I'd upload a few pictures of Chris as a baby so we can make a good guess at what the baby will look like. For those who don't know, we're naming him after Chris - except I'd like to call him Christopher to avoid confusion! That said, Christopher is kicking around in there, I usually feel him the most before I fall asleep and when I'm sitting for a while in class or doing work.

I have been so busy with school this semester that I have a feeling the next four months will fly by. I have been feeling great, I am really enjoying the second trimester. Someone asked me today if the baby had a growth spurt recently, because I look significantly bigger than last week. I think it was just the top I was wearing, though I must say my belly has been itching like crazy today. I hear that can happen as the skin stretches, so maybe there is a growth spurt happening!

Chris isn't home so he can't take a picture of my belly this week, will try to post one soon. Hope you're all doing great and will talk with you soon.

Andrea

22 weeks...

Hi everyone,

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and it went well. It was a quick appointment because everything is fine, there won't be an ultrasound for a while now. I got weighed and have gained exactly 20 pounds, which feels like a lot but the doctor said it is good. My appetite has been pretty big lately, so I don't think that will be slowing down anytime soon! I do crave random foods that I don't normally eat much of. Just last week during class I heard the baby shout "send down a meatball sandwich immediately," so naturally, as soon as class was over, I had one delivered to my office. I'm very happy to oblige his food requests!

Chris and I went to Babies R Us today and changed a few things on the registry, including the entire theme for the room. I saw the one we had picked before and decided I didn't like it anymore, so now we're going with a Winnie the Pooh theme. Below is the website if you want to check it out, its really soft and cute. Chris doesn't have to repaint the nursery again which is good!

Although I have felt the baby move for about a month now, I only felt him kick strongly in the past week or so. Chris had his hand on my belly yesterday waiting for one and felt him kick for the first time which was really nice.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/prodpop.jsp?LargeImageURL=http%3A//TRUS.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-3049420dt.jpg&displayTab=enh&productId=2415172&totCount=0

I hope you have a great week!

Andrea

Will post more later this week, I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow afternoon which I'm not sure what will happen at - I'll let you know! Hope things are going well.

Andrea