20 weeks

Leah is busy in the kitchen, so she asked me to make tonight's post.  So we're already up to 20 weeks.  It's hard to believe October is almost over.  As you can see from the photos Leah's belly is growing steadily.  Also notice we were able to capture the Colts on their way to another victory in the background. 

 Leah is starting to feel the baby kick now.  I have yet to feel it, but hopefully will soon.
  I'm not as clever as Leah (or at least not tonight) so I'll make this post short and sweet.  So long for now.

Ultrasound Update

We had an ultrasound a week ago today, and everything looked great!  The baby was actually a bit on the big side, so our due date was moved up a few days to 2/28/11.  I was happy to hear that, although a friend said that babies are much easier to take care of while they're still in the womb :)  Matthew claims that he was counting on those 5 extra days, and now he won't be ready.  

Also, we successfully did not find out the sex of the baby.  I was a little worried that Matthew would see something, but the tech we were working with was really good about telling him when not to look.

Anyway, here's the latest picture of Baby J:

This is another profile pic, looking at the head and abdomen.  You can see the baby's spine and heart (darker spots near the top of the chest).

I've signed up for weekly emails that describe the baby's development based on how far along in the pregnancy I am.  We think it's pretty funny that each week, the baby's size is compared to some type of food (usually a fruit or vegetable).  When we started receiving them, Baby was the size of a medium shrimp.  He or she is now as big as a banana!  Grow, baby, grow!

Story Time

On Friday night, Matthew and I went to our local bookstore, Secret Garden Books, to meet author Laura Numeroff.  She wrote one of Matthew's favorite children's book 

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

 

She read the book outloud, but made lots of "mistakes" during her reading (such as "If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to want a glass of orange juice" instead of a glass of milk).  The children (and adults!) thought this was hilarious, and kept shouting out what she should have said.  

She autographed the book for Baby J

Boo is a big fan of the book, just like her Papa

Matthew and I were both read to everynight when we were little, and can't wait to start this tradition with our little one!