6 months

Well, here I am 6 months pregnant. Baby is much more active and kicking even more. It feels like sometimes when I lay on my side i must be squishing him because all of a sudden he is kicking and squirming away until i change positions! It's hard to believe this is the last month of my 2nd trimester! I can't wait to meet him, but I am savoring the peace and quiet knowing once baby arrives all will change.

It has been quiet the dramatic month I must say. Anthony and I are learning everyday to trust the LORD with all details of our lives. Like for example when the water main in your apartment breaks and floods you apartment. Praise the Lord that nothing was seriously damaged. Just a lot of floating cat food and kitty liter-yuck!

Kicker

On Monday 9/14 I had another ob apt. I am now 23 weeks. The doctor said everything looks good. He started by feeling the uterus which is just above my belly button and said baby is about a pound. Then we listened to baby heart beat, which is nice and strong but apparently baby had enough because he kicked really hard and the Dr. stated laughing and said, " OK I'll leave you alone" and then looked at me and said "That was a really hard kick did that hurt?" I just laughed. That's our boy already practicing his martial arts.

Your pregnancy: 23 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.