23 Weeks

At this point you’ve pretty much adjusted to the fact you’ve got a moving little gymnast inside of you, but now they’re going to kick up the party a notch because they can hear and react to sounds from the outside world. Sounds from your alarm clock, a thunder roll, or that darned car honking at you across the intersection can actually jar their little ears enough to elicit a kick or violent bout of squirming. Of course this also means that their little ears are picking up the sounds of your voice and those near you. So go ahead, sing a lullaby to your little angel—if they start kicking, it’s likely they just want you to stop… or maybe it was a kick of approval? You decide. Your baby's tiny taste buds are still growing and their bones are continuing to ossify (harden), their tiny veins are visible through their translucent yet wrinkly skin. (Think of it this way: they’ve been swimming in the equivalent of a long hot bath for the past 23 weeks, so you can’t blame them for being a little prune-like.)

A side note: Ron and I went to Target last night to jumpstart one of our registry's. I couldn't help but to spend a TON of time in the babydoll aisle. I got a kick out of explaining to Ron that the toy babydolls were about the same size as Carter inside me right now! He had to keep me from buying one of those toy babydolls. Oh well, i'll get a real one in about 16 weeks.
This weekend we will be registering at Babies R' us.

Carter's room is also coming along. His walls are painted and I spent last weekend painting one of Ron's old dresser's a beautiful "Barn Door Red". We even found an amazing glider with ottoman on Craigslist! It's just perfect for those nights i'll be rocking our little man to sleep.

Hope you all have a great weekend!