24 Weeks - Sweet Corn

Experts say my little chica's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. (Judging by how much I've grown, I'd say she's more.) Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now (she's a genius already), and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

In baby changes this week... she's moving like a little wild woman these days and I am feeling her pretty regularly. It's totally amazing.

In Mommy changes this week... I started at the new gig and was truly a rockstar this week. I thought I'd be totally wasted after each day but the days flew by and I was generally a-ok. I got a little cranky towards the end of the week but hub was oh-so accomodating and supportive... as usual.

We are also back on the house hunt. Exciting? Yes! Draining? TERRIBLY! Ideally, we'd like to find a house BEFORE baby arrives... and as much of a buyers' market as it is today, we can't seem to find much that we LOVE. So, while the search process is fun and allows for those fun pipedreams of baby's room here, and master suite there, it's just a little taxing at this point (simultaneous to starting a new job and being 6 months preggo). Fortunately, I have the most amazing husband ever who has committed to doing most of the searching... he weeds through all the crap and only shares the cream of the crop with me.

Hub really makes everything all better... its a pattern in my pregnancy.

Despite the chaos in our lives, I am lucky, I know.