25 Weeks

Today Anthony and I have reached our 25th week! He is now the size of a cauliflower, the whole head, not one sprig of it. He's moving around like crazy; sometimes using my bladder as a trampoline or wrestling with my intestines and other organs. He's a very active baby, so I'm thinking Matt and I are in for a handful once he becomes mobile. We have our appointment next week which includes my glucose testing. Matt took the day off so that afterwards we can meet with a potential pediatrician. I'm really excited about this one since they have great reviews and their office hours are perfect for us.

My mom and Matt's mother have started planning the baby shower! They've decided to co-host it, somewhere closer to Matt's mom since that's about halfway for the people that will be invited. (It's closer for the people in Providence and there aren't many that would be traveling form New York.) I'm really excited and I want to look at invitations with my mom soon. We also have a Groupon for customized M&Ms that she'll be able to order as well as favors!

And, lastly, tomorrow is my birthday! I'll be a whole 26 years old!

22 Weeks

Anthony and I had another appointment yesterday, just a regular check up. I got to hear his heartbeat again and schedule my appointment for my glucose test in January. Afterwards Anthony accompanied me as we went Christmas shopping.

Anthony is now the size of a papaya and I'm definitely noticing that. I can feel movement further up in my abdomen and it almost tickles when it's just the little flutters. He moves around a lot, especially when Matt talks to him or I put my phone near my abdomen with music playing. He's also apparently sleeping in cycles with him definitely being awake when Matt gets up for work. I can feel him kicking around whenever Matt wakes up and gets ready.

21 Weeks

Today Anthony and I are at 21 weeks, about halfway through the second trimester! He is now the size of a pomegranate, about 10½  inches long! Apparently he is manufacturing some lovely tar-like substance in his belly right now that will be coming out in his first diaper. Awesome.

I bought a pair of maternity pants last weekend at Old Navy. They're pretty comfortable, especially since some of my regular jeans are digging into my waist even with the hair thing fastening the button. So I bought another pair online yesterday (this time in a short length so they aren't two feet long on me.) Now I'm looking to see if I can find a simple dress for Matt's grandpa's wedding on December 27!

20 Weeks

Anthony and I have hit 20 weeks which means we are halfway through the pregnancy! (We now also have a lot less chance of miscarriage!) It's so exciting to be this far especailly since I can now feel him moving around! I get little kicks here and there, but there's a lot of movement. I can feel him moving against my uterus and pressing against my abdomen. He's definitely getting bigger and stretching everything!

Matt and I will be updating this weekend with pictures, since it's too dark to do when we get home from work.

We're sending out our Christmas cards soon which include a sort-of announcement including a picture from the ultrasound and his name:

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Update: We took the 20 week pictures!