25 Weeks

Let your spouse put an ear to your belly -- he might be able to pick up baby's heartbeat (no stethoscope required). Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving baby a healthy pink glow. Baby's also soaking up your antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and baby will soon perfect the blink -- perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes.

Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for some baby fat. As he does, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more and more like a newborn. He's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

This is late. I was 25 weeks as of Tuesday, but life has been a bit hectic the last few weeks, so I'm posting now instead!

My little man is still super active, rolling around and throwing out kicks and punches. I'm loving every minute of it! I got my first baby gift off my registry. Someone was out poking around and must have stumbled on it since I haven't given it out to anyone yet. Thanks Jess and Steve! They got him this boppy bouncer: How am I feeling this week? Something weird is going on with my eyes. Basically, they have decided after 6 years that they hate contacts and are going to revolt everytime I wear them. So, I'm wearing glasses most days and force the contacts in a few days a week to see if my eyes have forgiven them yet. No luck to date. And the swelling has officially started. My feet get pretty swollen by the end of the day and my wedding ring is starting to get tight. I'm already eyeing some fun fake baubles at Kohl's... $15 for a JLo-esque obnoxiously large fake diamond. Woo! I'm leaning toward something like this: When else would I splurge on something like this? And we don't want people to give me the funny looks for walking around all knocked up without a ring on, so I need something to replace my wedding ring once the fingers get too big, right... :)

Anyway, here is this week's pic taken at 25 weeks, 2 days. There is no denying this baby anymore...