6 Months and Counting

Well I'm officially in my 6th month! :-) Exciting things that are happening this month:

-I am almost 115 pounds.

-Izzy's movements are getting a lot stonger! I can rest a book on my belly to read it, and when she kicks, the whole book moves!!!! Maybe she'll be a soccer player.

-She is also begining to form "memories". It's called Habituation. This is where she recognizes familiar sounds and they don't startle her as much. For example, the amtrack in florida. It will startle her the first few times she hears it, but like the rest of us, she will now be able to remember it and it won't bother her. (In other words her "selective hearing" is begining!!!!)

-Her lungs are also getting a fatty substance built up on them so it is easier fo rthem to expand and contract after she is born.

-By the end of this month, she'll be around 2 1/2 pounds and begin eating and sleeping at regular intervals. (Although I think she does already. She's up at night and sleeping during the day...)

-Her eyes are about to open for the first time too. (Even though the irises still don't have any pigment.)

-Teeth are forming.

-My uterus will be a little bigger than a soccer ball. (I guess that's why people are telling me i look like I swallowed a basketball!)

Other updates are: I'm leaving for Chicago on Saturday. My mom and I are driving up there in the afternoon and spending some time with my friend Nikki Saturday and Sunday. Monday morning, Nikki is taking me to the airport for my florida trip!! YEA!!! This will be Izzy's first plane ride. But I'm sure she'll do okay. While in Florida, Velma and Brittany are throwing me a baby shower! I'm so excited. I can't wait to see everyone down there and have two full weeks of R & R. :-) No homework, no work, no nothin! I'm sure I'll be bored after a few days but that's okay. I'm going to drive up to Port St. Lucie while I'm down there to visit with Jessica too! Since I'm going to have all this free time, everyone needs to keep an eye on this blog because I'm sure I'll be updating it almost daily!!! :-) Till then, Adios!!! :-)