Eversmashing

Baby had another appointment today with our midwife, the last of the every-other-week ones, so from this point on we'll be meeting with her every week until Baby arrives.  It seems crazy that Baby will be born in the next 2.5 - 7.5 weeks.  The time is going by so quickly!

This week Baby's been working on growing and exercising.  By the end of the week, s/he will be over 18 inches long and weigh over 5 lbs.  The kidney and liver were also developing this week so that when Baby gets here, s/he can work on filling up diapers right away.

Baby has been enjoying music a lot lately, and seems to have similar tastes in music as Jon does.  Baby also seems to be responsive to other voices besides mine and Jon's, and likes to wiggle around during youth center and other places where there are a lot of people talking and things going on.

As for me, I think I'm finally feeling some of those third-trimester symptoms that people warn about... the other day I had a very tender and sore rib (thanks to someone putting pressure against it all day with their foot); I also have had a night or two with less-than-ideal sleep, waking up every few hours for no particular reason at all.  Other than those minor issues I've been feeling fine, though still making time each afternoon for a nap.