Things Not to Tell an Expecting Mother...

    I had an elderly gentleman ask me this morning if I was expecting (though I can't remember the exact phrase he used, something like bump bump).  He then asked if this was our first, ultrasound reults, gender, name, etc... After all this he tells me that his daughter unexplicably lost her first baby just a week or so before her due date and another family member lost her baby at birth due to strangulation by the cord.  Well geez!  Thanks a lot, Mister!  Oh, he also said that his daugther stopped going to church for a while and it totally altered her personality.  Oh my!  Usually people just congratulate me and move on...not this guy.  And the surprising thing (if there could be something more) was that he said it all with a smile on his face as if he were encouraging me.  Not so much.  He did say girls are easier and more fun (yeah, as long as they make it past birth, right Mister?).  I just have to remind myself that I am carrying a beautiful gift from God, a miracle...and there's a reason for everything that happens in this life.   

Baby Update: 25 Weeks

Size of Baby: 13.5" from head to heel and 1.5 lbs (about the size of a rutabaga)
Changes in Baby:  Starting to plump up, putting on weight now.  Hair color and texture is present now if we could see baby's head.  Baby should have moved from breech position (feet first exit) to head down and rump up.
Changes in Mama:  Strech marks :-(  Growing, growing, grown!
Cravings: Iced Tea (thanks McD's $1 large drinks), watermelon

Aversions:  What can I say?  I want it all, nothing overwhelming at this stage.
Nesting:  Nothing much because I have no room or area to prepare yet.
Favorite activity:  Evening walks with my hubby and having him rub/scratch my belly, heep!
Exciting News:  We have started looking at houses!!!  Probably one of the most exciting things I have ever done with hubby (in regards to buying things).
Not-So-Exciting-News:  We're playing the waiting game now until Zach starts his job in June and we get VA certification for the home loan.
Looking forward to...:  A 3 day weekend for Memorial Day :-)
Not looking forward to...: Seeing the dreaded "sale pending" status on the house we really love.
  ** Only 15-16 weeks to go, 3.5 months!!!!  Wow, time is sure zooming by...