the beginning of the second trimester is everything i expected: irritability, weight gain, increased appetite, absentmindedness...i'm just glad its david and not me! hehe. but seriously, i am still feeling fine with little to no pregnancy symptoms; just a minor headache here and there. we went to see our doctor this past friday and i'm happy to report that baby moore is still safely tucked away in my belly even though we cant tell theres any baby at all. we were able to hear the heartbeat for the first time, and luckily, as said by dr. morton, she found it quickly and easily. she also reported that baby's heart was beating at a healthy 155 beats per minute. sounds good to me! our next visit is in four weeks, and, now hold your breath, we'll know if we'll be having a sweet angel like myself or a, well, a boy like david! it seems things are happening so quickly!
i know all of you will be disappointed to see there are no new postings of the baby, so i took the liberty of posting a few pictures of our halloween weekend. the hosts of the party did an excellent job on decorating and there were plenty of interesting people to talk to. unfortunately, and surprisingly for us, mine and david's charm didn't work its usual magic on our new friends. and as you can see below, despite our continued efforts, davids new friend couldn't even bare to make eye contact with him as he awkwardly shifted his eyes while my target was literally bored to death!
i hope everyone had a fun halloween weekend! now time to start preparing for thanksgiving! i'll wrap this post up with a few more fun baby facts for us all:
- behavioral differences are developing like the rate at which their mouths move: more if she's a girl, less if he's a boy. no smart comments necessary.
- baby is the size of a lemon this week and will graduate to an orange by next week. and if my emotions continue on this roller coaster, i'll be going bananas soon. no, thats week 21...
- baby is also able to start making facial expressions like frowning and squinting
- s/he can start grasping things and may already be sucking their thumb. awwwwww!
