Bellytastic

26 Weeks

Here are the most recent belly shots! I feel like he's hit a growth spurt and is feeling extra greedy for space. When I look at pictures or diagrams of what's going on down there I think, "wow, I'm way bigger than that!" And women I don't know will say, "you're so tiny!" When they hear I'm only 26 weeks they say, "oh! You're going to have quite the belly!" No one in the medical community seems to care that I'm so big though... Of course, they don't have to push him out! Still, he's moving and healthy. He's a terrific listener, and super good company on those days I have absolutely nothing to do! We'll keep this good thing we've got for a long time, I think!

25 weeks and totally in love!

I love to see that baby’s face! He looks like a little person. He has an adorable little nose and a mouth that can already make expressions. Although, how, where, and when he moves provides much greater insight into his personality. He likes to sit low, where there is less space, I believe because it makes him feel safer. He moves quite a bit after we eat, and it’s generally just kicking around, which I think means he’s very happy about getting food! At night when I lay down he tosses and turns for quite a while (like I’ve always done), but once he’s settled in he sleeps like a rock! Literally... If I start out on my left side and he gets comfy in my right side when I turn over it’s like I’m leaning on a rock! It takes him a while to concede too: strong willed! In the morning when I have our tea and read my Bible he likes to stretch out a bit. He keeps his head down and puts his feet up by my right ribs. His hands will either be by his head, moving around or somewhere in the middle of my abdomen, it’s like his morning stretching routine! The craziest times are when I’ve been driving (or passengering) for a while. He turns sideways and puts his head in my left side and his bum in my right! I’m guessing he doesn’t like it very much. Oh, and then there’s EVERY time I use the bathroom! He takes this as an invitation to sit even lower... Get his head as close to the outside world as possible... I hope this isn’t a prequel to sunglasses, keys, toys, and clothes in the toilet! Just as long as he doesn’t baptize my jewelry! Of course, no matter what he’s doing, any time someone wants to feel him and places their hands over him he stops! I think he’s a very private person (hello, John Miller)!

I’m getting to know our little son more and more everyday. This feels like that really magical time John and I spent thousands of miles apart learning each other only through phone calls and emails. Seeing the ultrasound is like one of those infrequent, but surreal visits we had... When something abstract and hard to grasp takes on shape and beauty. There is a smile where I thought there would be, there’s a touch I couldn’t have imagined, and eyes that really are glowing. I’m praying that John’s time away these last couple months hasn’t hindered their connection... I know they cannot connect the same way baby and I do, but I so want there to be SOMEthing there before our little love makes his debut.