Week 26 - HAPPY EASTER!

This week the baby is still kicking like crazy for Jay & I but seems to be shy in front of Nana and Grandma & Grandpa. Everytime they put there hand on my belly, the baby stops. They are starting to think I am making things up!
We had a GREAT Easter, but ate too much! The Easter bunny brought me scratch offs and I won $40!! My mom has been here since Thursday. Saturday, we saw Wicked in the city. It rocked! We both fly to N.O. Tuesday morning and I'll be there till next weekend. I am ready to get in the sun. It is too cold here!!

We also set up the baby's cradle. It is soooooo cute! The alligator laughs like a baby and the tiger plays the fight song as a lullabye. We can't wait to bring our little tiger home!

Dr. Report: The baby's heartbeat is 150. Anywhere from 120-160 is normal. It has gone down each time. Many people believe that a higher heartbeat means girl. We'll see!! I go back to the doctor in two weeks and then every week after that. We are creeping up on the third trimester in another week. I can't believe we are 2/3rds of the way there! We are both kind of freaking!

Here's what is happening to Baby (from babycenter.com): Your baby now weighs a little less than 2 pounds and measures about 14 inches. Her weight will more than triple between now and birth as she rapidly puts on baby fat. She'll need that fat to help adjust to colder temperatures outside the womb and as a source of energy and calories in the first days of life. It's not uncommon for newborns, especially those who are breastfed, to lose weight (sometimes as much as 10 percent of their birth weight) in the first week after birth. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum a trip that will take about two to three days.