Our Journey to Five (#6)

Thursday, December 23rd

The Lilypie ticker on my blog this morning says that Baby Boy Herman is nearly a foot long (11 1/2 inches) and weighs one pound! It also says, "Busy with baby workouts and playing somersaults."

Ain't that the truth! He's flopping around like crazy in there, so I'm basking in the enjoyment of feeling him move, but not yet suffering through any extremely painful jabs by his exploring limbs...

This pregnancy is flying by. 22 weeks already?!? I told Dale the other day that we better get to shopping for some blue, or the little guy is going to have to come home from the hospital in pink! I also need to get some maternity shirts for myself. For some reason, everything that I have from my pregnancy with Ivie (which followed the same seasons, since she was born on April 13th) is in spring-y colors. Probably because I didn't get as big as quickly! So Dale and my annual shopping/movie day (December 30th this year, when we are both off work but day care is open) will probably involve visits to least 1 or 2 maternity shops!

Back to buying stuff for the baby. Quick funny story for you. The day after Thanksgiving, when we were at the beach, we went shopping at the outlets. As I stood in a long line in one store and Grandma entertained the girls outside, Dale said he was going to wander over to Children's Place and "look for boy clothes". I could just see the twinkle in his eye...

By the time I paid and moseyed across the walkway, he was already in line. With 2 pairs of dress pants (navy and khaki), a button-down shirt, and an argyle sweater for next winter.

I laughed and said that I can see it now: Our girls are going to grow up in t-shirts and jeans, and our little guy is going to be stylin'. Clearly following the pattern of their parents. Sorry, girls - you're going to have to go to someone else to learn how to put on make-up, too...