The Halfway Point

I can't believe it's already 20 weeks in and 20 weeks to go!  I certainly don't feel (or look?) 5 months pregnant yet.  The baby bump is minimal and (unfortunately) "the girls" haven't swelled to gigantic proportions as some sources suggest.  I'm feeling really good though, and the baby is moving occasionally.  S/he still feels like mild flutters, but sometimes there's a good flick.

20 Weeks Pregnant

This week the baby is about the length of a banana and weighing in at approximately 10.5 ounces.  

Baby is the length of a banana this week.

It's been a week of thinking about baby names.  I bombarded my mother with LOTS of options while we were traveling on our mother-daughter trip in Central NY.  (Imagine four hours - each way! - of baby name suggestions...  She was happy to have me return home to Craig after that!)  It ranged from some realistic options to those that are a lot more far-fetched (mostly to see her reaction!), like "Gustav" and "Dolores."  I have a few picks in my head that might make it to the final round of choices, but Craig has yet to weigh in.  "Plenty of time for that," he always says.  Although he did throw in the interesting choice of "Ginger" a few weeks ago.  I asked if "MaryAnn" would be our next child's name.  Or perhaps "Gilligan."

This weekend includes plans to compile the baby shower invitations and get them mailed out.  I'm excited to see whether some of our more distant friends & relatives will be able to make the trip to come celebrate with us.

We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the crib & mattress (courtesy of Barbara, the baby's Grammy), but Craig refuses to put it together until early October.  Well, at least it will be here and ready when he is!  And it's true, the cats would probably go to town on it if we put it together before then anyway.

Oh, I forgot to mention that we are returning for yet another ultrasound later this month.  Apparently our little one wasn't cooperating in terms of positioning during the last one, and the technologist wasn't able to get a good view of the brain & heart.  Everything else was reported as looking good, though.  So we'll get to see our little angel again in a few weeks.  (And, no, we're still not finding out the sex!)