Oops

So we are a bit behind, sorry guys! I'm now 26 weeks, time sure is flying by! In a week and a half I'll be in the third trimester, I can't believe it. We are nearing the end of our prenatal classes which we will miss. No longer will Andrew be up with me that early on Saturday again (maybe when the baby comes, but not likely, jk). The classes we wanted to take are all being taught by women who are due in June so we had to start classes a bit earlier than we had thought. 

We had a midwives appointment on the 3rd and looks like everything is normal. My blood pressure is great, baby growth is good oh and the new ultrasound looks phenomenal!

Here is baby Balo at 23 weeks, we think it's pretty cute but we could be a bit biased. 

Today I had my gestational diabetes test done, a great way to spend a morning.The lack of food is made me a little cranky so it may be have been a good thing I went alone (though Andrew did drop me off before work). Thankfully that will be the only test where I need to fast over night. Next up will be iron deficiency, yay blood tests.

This whole experience has been so awesome every day the baby gets stronger. Andrew can now feel the baby kick, every now and again I'll catch my stomach moving on its own.  Most of the time I will call Andrew over to feel it when the baby is really active, and as soon as he comes over, the baby stops moving.  I think it secretly knows it is teasing Daddy. 

Just knowing that this little person that's inside me now is going to be in our lives forever is pretty awesome. We are really looking forward to seeing its face, learning its personality and learning from it as well. By the way I hate calling the baby it, I have made the mistake of giving it a gender label I call it 'she' but have no idea if it is.  Andrew's brother Tim is convinced it's a boy, so he calls it 'he' all the time; I guess that counter-balances everything.  

As of now we have a wonderful roommate living with us for a bit before she leaves for field work. My cousin Kim will be here till the end of May and back in time for baby to make its entrance. Other than that we are anticipating the birth of my Cousin Mark and his wife Andrea's first baby, we are so excited for them and can't wait to meet baby Hall soon.

We promise to be a little more prompt with our next update...