The Grady Family

So how is this for annoying - My latest thing to do is hit my belly when I'm opening doors. Apparently it sticks out a lot further than i realize. I've done that with my car door a couple times, with regular doors, etc. So annoying.

I'm a little frustrated at the whole "feeling huge" thing, because I've gained 20 lbs so far. They say between 25-35 is "normal" for the whole pregnancy, and I'm only at 24 weeks. But I feel like its mostly belly (a little also in the boobs & butt - LOL). I am taking comfort in all the people who say that they gained most of their weight in the 2nd trimester, with it slowing waaaay down in the third. I've ready and heard that a lot actually - which makes me surprised when you look at the "expected weight gain" curves that they have out there, because those all have most of the weight gain in the 3rd trimester. According to my mom (and i'm hoping its the same for me) you are so full of baby you can't even think of eating food - and it doesn't fit in your stomach even if you do want too.

anyway - here is the "baby center" update:
How your baby's growing:
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.