Updates :)

Haven't written in a few days, so I figured I'd update. Everything is going great with the baby. Hes more and more active every day! My belly is growing at an insane rate. Every morning I wake up and look in the mirror and my jaw drops! My mom and I went shopping the other day, and got a few small things for the baby. We have a set date for the baby shower now, July 27th. We're having it a local firehouse. The theme is rubber duckies! I'm very excited about it, and am so thankful to have such a wonderful family fussing over me and making my baby shower perfect. Raine is one lucky baby! My next appointment is 13 days away. Its just a regular check up, not an ultrasound appointment. Pretty soon after this appointment I will start going once every 2 weeks instead of once a month. Thats so weird to think about! Time is flying by! Here are the things we picked up the other day for the baby:







My mom is doing an amazing job on the pregnancy scrapbook we are making! I will take pictures of some of the pages soon, it looks like shes been scrap booking forever but she just started!
I finally decided on bedding, we aren't going with the one I posted before, instead we are going with the Zoo set by Dwell Studio for Target. I absolutely love it, and the crib in the photo is the one we are going with as well. Its perfect.. I like it so much better than my last choice. We are also getting the matching dresser/changing table.




Thats about it for now. Boring, I know. Next week is going to be busy for us. We're looking at houses and possibly choosing one. Thanks for readin'.. ;) I'm almost 23 weeks, so heres a baby update! From Pregnancy.org:

Week Twenty-Three

• Proportions of the body are now quite similar to a newborn although thinner since he hasn't begun to form body fat.
• Bones located in the middle ear harden.
• Your baby is able to hear. (Dads, did you know: low-frequency sounds mimicking a male voice penetrate the abdomen and uterine wall better than the higher frequencies of the female voice?)
• The eyes are formed, though the iris still lacks pigmentation.
• The pancreas, essential in the production of hormones, is developing steadily. She has begun producing insulin, important for the breakdown of sugars.
• If born now, your baby has a 15% chance of survival, his odds going up with each passing day. .
• The average baby at this stage weighs 1.1 pound (501gm) and is 11.38 inches (28.9cm) long.