Thanksgiving Butterballs

This Thanksgiving, we went to Jeremy's family in Philadelphia. His first cousin, Hannah, is 11 weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy, which means that she is due in just 2 weeks (in this picture you can see the difference a whole trimester makes--I am at week 27, Hannah is at 38)! We are all very excited to be producing mini cousins who we hope will be great friends as well as family as they grow up, since they will be nearly the same age (and let's face it, once you get past the first year of a baby's life, 11 weeks' difference in birth dates is pretty irrelevant!). Hannah and I have been comparing notes for last bunch of months, and it's been fun to see each other through this whole process. I know that once she gives birth, our impending big day will seem closer than ever, and the whole thing will take on an added reality for us. Once I make it through this week, I'll officially be in the third trimester--so I'm 2/3 of the way there!

26 Weeks: Alien Movements

We're nearing the corner of the third trimester, and for the last few days not only has the baby been moving so much that it can be felt by others, but it can be SEEN by others. That's right--the baby has become so active, that sometimes I look down at my belly and watch it twitching and moving around like there was a serious alien in there. Nighttime is especially amusing. Last night I got a preview of what motherhood might be like. Exhausted, I was unable to sleep for at least an hour, because the little one growing inside me decided it was time to do some aerobics, or jumping jacks, or something... Oy!