Week 25

From Baby Center.

Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for a more rounded one. As your baby gains weight, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more like a mini newborn. His hair is probably recognizable now in color and texture, although both may change after he's born.

This is the last week before the end of my second trimester. I realized last week that I really didn't have many more weeks until i start going to more than one appointment a month. It is starting to set in that you are going to be a reality. Early in a pregnancy, you try to forget about it because so much can go wrong. Later, you feel comfortable preparing, but the due date seems so far off that thinking too much about a baby will make your head hurt. But, once you hit that last trimester...

People are also staring at my stomach more. It is pretty obvious I am pregnant now. Even the winter clothes can't cover it up.