end radio silence: 26 weeks

Sorry I have neglected this for the last few weeks.  I was in training for work.  It was fast paced but I got a certificate out of it!  Hooray for boosting up my resume now that I have a job!  The rest of my time was spent napping.  More on that later.  I plan on interacting with the rest of the world this week.  So if anyone is available and wants to hang out, let me know!

Oh and we have a name (unless we change our minds of course)!  Eli Zachary!

In the last few weeks,  Eli:
has grown from ~ 1 pound to 1.75 pounds
has grown from ~ 12 inches to 14 inches (head to heal)
developed tastebuds
developed enough nerves in his ears for him to easily hear both sides of the conversations I have.
started filling in the wrinkled skin with some fat
grew some hair
developed branches in his lungs and has also begun to develop the substance that helps the air sacs in his lungs inflate
has started the process of hardening in the center of his bones
may have a preference for the right or left hand already
is making fists (MY RIBS ARE NOT TOYS, MR ELI!)
will start opening his eyes anytime if he hasn't already.  And those eyes are blue right now, no matter what color they will end up.


My changes:
*I'm showing enough for people in public to stare and a barely known neighbor that I only see rarely in my circle to say "Congratulations" without even asking if I was pregnant.
*I'm tired.  I've frequently taken 1-2 hour naps in the evening after work.  Part of it is I'm terrible at keeping a sleep schedule.  The other part of that is even when I sleep 12 hours on the weekend, I'm ready for a nap at about 3pm.  I'm expecting my bump to pop out a bit more soon.
*I've started to feel even more off balance and bending over frequently to do housework has become a bit straining...I've started changing to squatting.
*I can't see my toes when standing straight up...sigh...  I have a feeling shaving and shoe tying will become difficult soon (thankfully I mostly wear slip-on flats to work and flip flops at home)
*I'm getting calf cramps, but can feel them coming on and prevent them if I am awake enough.
*heartburn, heartburn, heartburn....ugh.
*I got back my second round of genetic tests and everything looks normal.
*I got back the anatomy scan/ultrasound results and everything looks normal.

Pictures!  Excuse the dirty mirror, that is where we write our todo lists! Someday we'll find the power cord for our good camera.

Last week of August ~23 weeks

First week in September ~24 weeks

What Mika and B have been up to: