25 Weeks

This week we've got a 13.5 inch and 1.5 pound baby! His physical proportions are now fully developed and birth ready, and most of his remaining development will be in weight gain and his nervous sytsem. He continues to be really active, and Jared got his first sight of movement under my belly yesterday. Such fun :)

I'm still feeling great, and have noticed I'm able to stay up a lot later than I was able to in my earlier weeks of pregnancy (most nights, I last longer than Jared). I'm sure my getting 9-10 hours of sleep per night helps, although I have noticed sleep getting more difficult, and I'm sure it will only get worse over the next 15 weeks. Sleeping just isn't as comfortable anymore, especially since I have to be conscious not to move onto my back or my stomach. Jared bought me an awesome body pillow to help me sleep on my side, which helps some nights, but other nights I just find myself tangled in it and end up throwing it off the bed. I'm also waking up around three times each night to go to the bathroom (and sometimes get a midnight snack if my stomach is growling).

Our crib arrived yesterday (yay!), and we are looking forward to going back to MN the weekend after next for three more showers (yeah...we're pretty lucky to have such love!!) After that, I anticipate a busy February getting the nursery set up. We've decided to move my "office" into our bedroom, so we have a space dedicated for the baby and all of his stuff. I can't wait!

Belly at 25 weeks: