Week 21

I am consistently feeling the baby move every day now. It's exciting because Miles has been able to feel him several times now :) Other than that, things are pretty much the same. No cravings, no real increased appetite, no change in diet...although I have been enjoying some ice cream here and there.

Swimming has been wonderful. Zumba on the other hand is getting tougher. After Saturdays class, I felt like I pulled a muscle in my nether regions that stretched up to my abdomen, although this could have been RL pain. I'm going to play it by ear this next week to see if I can continue or not.

My belly is getting bigger by the day, although I don't think I have "popped" yet. Weight gain to date is 8 lbs. Our changing table was delivered this week and Miles put it together, it looks great! Our crib should be here in a couple of days. Grandma (Nane) Muhl found some great baby gear for us at a garage sale. We have a video monitor that we can hook up to the crib to not only audibly monitor the baby, but we can visually monitor him as well. She also got a really cool little pop up tent that we can use for the baby when we go on picnics and what not. And she bought a car seat that is only 2 years old, top of the line, that I think they will be using to cart the baby around in.

I guess I have to think about registering soon. There are a couple of baby showers in my future so I'll need to figure out what I need.

Hope everyone is doing well!

How your baby's growing:

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.