Laundry Baskets: Who knew?

Busy Bee

Excuse me, Mama, but I have a lot of work to get done.

Oh, to be 24 again.

I'm starting to get used to the fact that I'm pregnant again. (It took a while.) At this point, I'm feeling good, my appetite is good, and I'm sleeping fairly well at night. My only complaint is that getting off the couch is getting increasingly tough, and I find my growing stomach in the way more than it used to be. I definitely can't "slip through" tight spaces like I used to...
Oh, and I can't go up a flight of stairs without gasping for breath--very attractive.

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.

No. Thank. You.

Shirley Jean doesn't need any help getting her shoes off, THANK.YOU.VERY.MUCH.

Sunshiny Day

Every time the sun shines outside I think, "This is probably the last time..."

So, we decided to enjoy some time outside today.

If you give a Shirley a cookie...

...she's going to make a huge mess!

Extrovert, much?

We had company tonight for a few minutes, so SJ was hamming it up for the crowd...

I swear, if our next child is an introvert, we're going to think something is wrong! :)