I’m now 28 weeks along.  The baby’s kicks, punches, rolls and swim strokes are much more hefty these days and I have to say it’s one of the most amazing feelings I’ve ever experienced.I feel great, most of the time, but now am starting to really fear the whole pre- term labor thing.  I get those annoying Braxton Hicks contractions often…usually after I’ve been really active or have a full bladder or stomach…and they scare the shit out of me.  My doctor reassured me that they are just that, Braxton Hicks, and it’s normal (I’ve been getting them since around 20 weeks) and everyone tells me that’ll I’ll know when I have a “real” contraction, but that doesn’t make me any more scared.  I guess for the next 9 weeks or so until the baby is considered full term, I’ll continue to be freaked out about it.  And then after that, a new set of fears set in, right?  For now I’m just thankful for every day this kid stays put to grow bigger and stronger.  I’ve tried to include a belly shot that I took yesterday, however, I had major technical issues formatting and uploading it and after an hour gave up because I was STARVING!  As embarrassed as I am to admit, this is the FIRST one I’ve taken!  And here I was the one swearing I’d take one a week from the time I found out I was pregnant, at just 4 weeks.  I guess I’ve been a total slacker the past 24 weeks, huh?  Well, better late than never!  I’ll get back to it tomorrow and hopefully will have it up for you to gawk at.

I must start off by letting those who are still visiting know just how embarrassed I am, having neglected my little space here on the Web for the past 3 months.  Was it laziness?  Was it severe writer’s block?  Maybe a little of both?  Or maybe something I don’t even know about?  Whatever the case may be, I’ve neglected it.  Big time.

So much progress has been made over the last 12 weeks.  Comforting test results, not so comforting test results confirming recurrent UTI’s, great ultrasound pictures, weight gain (albeit more than I’m happy to admit), and so much more.

Being 25 weeks pregnant is incredible.  Yes you read that right, I’m 25 weeks already.  And every day that goes by that I feel his or her kicks, punches, tumbles and turns packing more intensity is another day I am oh so thankful for.

I have so much to fill you in on besides the above mentioned items.  There’s the not knowing what we are having, besides the fact that it’s a baby; There’s the registry; The nursery; The names; The pictures.  And so much more that I’m leaving out at the moment.   I promise to catch you up on everything.

I also plan on updating the look and feel of this blah blog.  It is so “new” looking and maybe that’s part of the reason I haven’t been involved in it in so long.

I’ll start by posting a picture of the little guy or girl from our level II at 20 weeks…I’m going with guy…I think.  Not becuase of the picture, but because of premonition.