"Many of the bones in your baby's body are starting to harden. Among these first bones to develop is the inner ear which is part of the reason why your baby might be able to hear sounds such as your heart beating or your tummy growling. He or she is now the size of a sweet potato...weighing about 6.7 ounces!"
"As you settle into your second trimester, you'll likely gain your appetite back. Eating healthy and getting enough protein is importantas your body needs approximately 300 extra calories to help your baby develop. You are noticing significan growth in belly size, and you're probably beginning to experience round ligament pain - it'll only get worse as your uterus continues to increase in size and push your intestines upward. You're also starting to shift your weight to help balance your growing belly!"
Hello second trimester! (Not like the first was anything to complain about though....) I still sometimes worry that the doctor will give me some bad news because this pregnancy has just been too darn easy! I still have yet to have any sort of morning sickness what so ever... I am so thankful. My body is usually pretty tired after a long day of work but Lance is great about helping me out so much around the house so I can just rest. He's starting making more and more dinners so I can just let my feet and body rest. He's wonderful during this time. Just today he woke up early and surprised me with 18 multi-colored roses and breakfast in bed! Yesterday my handsome hubby gave me an awesome foot massage... but don't let him fool you...he's just as spoiled! I surprised him with Boston Red Sox tickets for last night....GREAT seats so we went to that with another couple from my job. Last weekend we went with Rebecca and Ezra and the girls for a weekend getaway to Omaha...it was a much needed vacation. I cracked and bought some maternity pants and shorts....it was definitely that time. My baby bump is making it quite difficult to feel comfortable in my normal ones. Even my scrubs aren't fitting as nicely as they used to....but that's to be expected.
We find out what we are having on September 2nd...oh my gosh we are sooooo sooooo excited! We have a few names picked out but nothing really set in stone yet....I really like Aceton for a boy (Aceton Rush...) that's Lance's choice for a middle name. And Linlee for a little girl...Lin for Linda (my mom's name) and Lee is my dad's middle name and also my brother's....my middle name is Leigh as well. SOOOO we really like those names but like I said, nothing for sure yet. We are just waiting until we know what it is before we go too crazy on picking out names, buying clothes, etc. etc. Lance has been working on getting the nursery ready....it had some AWFUL kitty-cat wallpaper up and so he's been busting his butt trying to remove it so we can get it primed and then painted as soon as we know what it is. Then all the furniture and everything will come and make it just absolutely perfect for him or her!
So that's pretty much what's been going on! Just preparation for the little one to get here! One step at a time...
