24 weeks: Kickin' It Up A Notch

 Brian was jealous that he hadn't been on the blog in awhile so he posed for this picture with me.  Gotta love First Borns! :) Such a regal beagle/pug. 

 So I've officially hit 6 months. I can't believe it.  It doesn't seem like it's been 6 whole months.  Things are becoming so real now. 

Let's see what the preggo websites have to say this week...

Babycenter.com...

Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

Whattoexpect.com...

Your baby is about eight and a half inches long and weighs one and a half pounds, gaining steadily at a rate of six ounces per week. Much of that weight comes from accumulating baby fat, as well as from growing organs, bones, and muscle. Those little ears of his are getting sharper and can hear very loud sounds, from a yapping dog to a jackhammer. Also by now, that fabulous face is almost fully formed, complete with eyelashes, eyebrows, and hair. Is your baby a brunette, a blonde, or a redhead? Actually, right now his locks are white since there's no pigment yet. 

Baby T is really kickin' it up a notch, hence the title of the post.  But as of last weekend, Andrew still had not felt the baby kick.  I felt so bad.  Any time I would have him put his hand on my belly, he would stop kicking.  At the 30th b-day party last weekend, someone said, "Oh my gosh, you're six months and he hasn't felt the baby kick yet?" That made me feel even better. :(  But this person did say "When he finally does feel the baby kick..." and she made the "mental picture" snapping motion like on The Office when Jim and Pam got married. 
Video explains it a little better here:



"...Take a mental picture."  So of course I was determined to make sure he could feel it.

On Monday, I was wearing these shorts that are a little too small in the waist (can't believe that!) and Baby T was going nuts.  I said, "OK hurry now, this has got to work."  He put his hand where I told him and.... HOLY CRAP! he said.  Baby T gave him a hard kick at that point. 

Mental picture... framed forever.  :)

One final thought so not to end on too sappy of a note...

Here is the first lesson in our online birthing class. 

Lesson One: Drying Baby

I think we're going to learn a lot in this class.