What the Obstetrician Has to Say

"Looks good."

That's about all I have to go on after today's OB visit! However, I left the office with a referral for a sonogram!! FINALLY. We're so anxious to know what the baby looks like at 18 weeks...so much has changed since the last sonogram 2 months ago. Like bones, for instance. The baby now has bones! The little one weighs in at a hefty 5-6 ounces...and soon I'll be more than happy to report the exact crown-to-rump length! Furthermore, it's been said that the uterus is now the size of a cantaloupe (these fruit references in the books are cracking me up!). It's feeling like it, that's for sure. No more sleeping on the tummy. I tried jogging across a crosswalk this afternoon, and it felt a little awkward in the midsection:)
This weekend, we'll see how agile I am when I put on my dancing shoes...my husband and I will be floating around the dance floor at the wedding of two good friends, Ryan Hall and Rachel Short. I'm so excited for them! Congratulations!
It will also be a good oppourtunity to get a 4.5-month belly picture...

Before I sign off, I want to share another example of the Lord's provision: just the other day Steve brought home a big bag of baby items from a secretary at AACS! We now have some clothes, a baby carrier, and a swing.

Week 17

I haven't been a very good blogger recently. I was waiting for something "new and exciting" to happen. In the meantime, Coach Steve has been finishing up a winning soccer season, we've started purging the house of unnecessary "stuff" to make room for baby, and we had a great time visiting the alma mater for Homecoming-- where my dear friend Keely's fiance was "Creeked"! Engaged men at Grove City College are attacked, carried to Wolf Creek, and dumped in the muddy water. It's a glorious tradition, and the Homecoming crowd made quite an audience. Congrats to Keely and Kevin (pictured in the orange towel after he emerged from the water)!

Well, on Friday something "new" and "exciting" happened in the car on the ride home from a movie in Columbia....


I felt little baby hands and feet wiggling around!!