Here you go Dad

Now that the baby is bigger and my uterus is bigger, I can no longer comfortably lie on my stomach. And I'm not allowed to lie on my back - the weight of the uterus cuts off blood circulation to some important artery. So I'm a side sleeper now. It sucks because I always tend to roll onto my stomach in my sleep which causes me to wake up in pain.
The baby is now the size of a softball but he/she only weighs 2.5 oz. I think I felt the baby move a couple of times this weeked, but it's so light that it's hard to tell.
I have a doctor appointment next week, so I'll post more then.

Bigger

The baby is now the size of my fist and can suck his/her thumb in the womb. I can feel my uterus now...it's a little below my belly button and it's very hard.
Thomas has started referring to the baby as Baby Riley now (thank God it's not Rex anymore). He has even found some of his old toys and told me that they are for Baby Riley. He seems to be getting more used to the idea of a baby coming.

Seafood

This week our baby is the size of a medium shrimp. The baby now has fingerprints as well.

Heartbeat

I got to hear the baby's heartbeat today. It was going at 160 beats per minute, which is perfectly normal. I also got a flu shot (the regular one) and talked to the doctor about the swine version. He is also very weary of giving it to people just yet, and he said he'd let me know when he found out more information on it. I go back in a month and I'll get to schedule my big ultrasound at that appointment. It should be done by the end of October.
My back didn't hurt as much today but my eye was still twitching. Although, it could be due to the stress that a certain student causes on a daily basis.
Thomas had a great day at school today. He took a nap! He didn't cry AND he got a note saying that he was "a big helper" today. That could just be a nice way for the teacher to say that he was bossy, but he says that he helped pick up toys. So all in all, a good day for both of us.

Ailments

So for about a month my left knee has been hurting. It's just sore - like a growing pain. It usually hurts in the evenings.
For the past couple of days my left eye has been twitching off and on during the day.
I woke up this morning and my lower back hurts. I'm having trouble bending over.

Brian is not being very sympathetic to my various ailments. He thinks it's funny that I'm apparantly falling apart. :(

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and hopefully we'll be able to hear the heartbeat this time. I've SEEN it on the ultrasound, but the baby should be big enough that we can actually HEAR it this time on the doppler thing.

Big Boy

Thomas started mother's day out today. Here are some pictures of our big boy getting ready to go to school.