Oh my...there's a person in there.

The latest ultrasound pictures are in and...he's looking less alien-esque every time we get to see him. I was kind of bummed after this last ultrasound, the tech was very subdued and only gave us pictures of his face. There was a really cute one where you could see both his feet and his tackle really clear, but we didn't get that one.

Most else is great. His placenta has moved to the correct location so no more worries there. He was head down during the scan, but I was unclear if that meant he would stay that way or if he just happened to be in that position.

He is moving around a whole lot now, the movements can be pretty strong, but I am told that will lessen as he runs out of room to move around as he gets bigger. His moving is starting to disrupt my sleep and be very uncomfortable, but what's a preggo to do? :)

We have his room mostly set up, just need to get the trim done, and put some shelves in his closet. Also need some decorations, probably a family picture after he gets here, and the art quilt from Grandma Karla, will be about all that little room needs.

I washed all of the clothes that we have accumulated for Leif so far and it took me an hour and a half to fold! Those little baby clothes are a pain to fold, jeez. I think I might end up with a "clean" pile, that just may be the last time I fold these tiny things, lol.

Not too much else going on here, starting to look toward the end of this part of the journey and get excited about meeting our little boy :)

The alien in my belly.

Well as you can see, I have not been very active on the blog recently. I believe this to be due to the fact that I have nothing to bitch about. I am feeling great, though I tire easily, and Leif is going gangbusters.

We had a doc appt this week, all is well on the uteral front. Leif's heart rate is starting to slow (135 bpm vs. 145 bpm last time), but that is normal and healthy and will continue to do so as his heart gets bigger (adults beat at about 70 bpm). My doc had promised us all an ultrasound this week, but she decided she wants to wait for another three weeks to peek in there to give his placenta time to really move away from the cervix, that way we don't all freak out because it hasn't moved enough, when really it just hasn't had enough time to do so. Thus no pictures for another 3-4 weeks! Bummer!

Leif, himself, is really cranking the movements into gear. I have a feeling he will be an excellent tap dancer, I can distinctly feel a cramp roll and I believe he almost has a jig down. Josh has been able to feel him moving around finally. In fact, his son kicked him in the ear last week, lol. Josh was shocked at how hard it was, I told him to imagine that came from inside your belly, he was amazed. In addition to kicks, I like to think that I am starting to be able to distinguish body parts, I am sure I have been able to feel his head, back, shoulder and either heel, knee, or hand. Very fun. He is also getting big enough to move my whole belly around, which is freaking weird and awesome all at once. As much as he moves now and as uncomfortable it can be I can't imagine as he gets even bigger. Yow!

The more he moves and the more I can distinguish his body the weirder this pregnancy thing gets. I mean, I have another person encased in my body cavity. Wtf, mate. Too bizarre, makes my brain hurt to think about it too much. And even weirder, that person has little boy tackle. ACK!

Everything else is good. Josh is starting show some signs of nesting and whatnot, as I slow down more and get bigger he is taking on projects and household duties. This weekend he is building me risers for the washer and dryer, so that I don't have to bend over to do the laundry anymore (I am pretty sure I pulled my groin doing the whites last time, lol).

I would like to thank all of the grandparents for their generous gifts. They are really helping us get the gear we need to be ready for this bundle when he gets here!

That's all for now, I will post again when we have pictures or something amazing happens :)