Eggplant.

Baby London is the size of an Eggplant this week. He is approximately 9.2 inches long and weighs around 2 pounds! I am 25 weeks, 1 day pregnant today and that leaves only 14 weeks, 6 days left until my due date!! Justin and I are getting more and more excited as the time draws near. I am definitely feeling London move a lot these days. He is very active at night when I am just laying on the couch or in bed. However, there are a handful of times during the day when I feel him as well. So far I'm still feeling pretty good, but I will say that I would gladly say goodbye to this heat for good! (I'm sure everyone feels this way right about now). I have also been experiencing some pain in my sciatic nerve, causing a sharp pain in my lower back that shoots down through my butt and leg. This has been no fun at all, but thankfully it is not constant.

This past week I spent several days/nights with Alyssa and Brooklyn while Joseph was at camp. First of all, a HUGE shout out to my sister for what an awesome mom she is! I am learning so much from her and I look up to her so much. I loved spending time with my sis and my niece. We had several outings including a visit and lunch at K & W with Maw Maw Betty, lunch and swimming at Judy and Grandaddy's pool, and a visit and dinner with Maw Maw Soup. We are definitely blessed to have all of our family close by so that we can enjoy time with them whenever we want. We also ventured to Babies-R-Us one evening and Alyssa helped me register for some things that I will need once London arrives. She was such great help and Brooklyn was a great little helper as well. My phone is quickly filling up with pictures I've taken of Brooklyn so I figured I'd share a few. Enjoy!

Sleeping like a little angel.

Early morning cuddles with aunt Mere.

Spending time with Maw Maw Betty.

Little Southern Belle in her sun hat.

Playing with a magnifying glass at Judy's.

Cutest.

Little chunk.

Getting ready for bed.

Picture of an eggplant I took at Target to see how big London really is this week.

Today-25 weeks, 1 day.

xoxo,

Meredith

Ear of Corn.

This week baby London is the size of an ear of corn, weighing in around 1.5 pounds and measuring at about 8.5 inches long. I am 23 weeks and 6 days pregnant as of today. Only 16 weeks and 2 days left until my due date! We had a doctor's appointment on Monday and everything looked perfect. We will go back again in 5 weeks and I will have the glucose test where they will be checking for gestational diabetes. After that appointment I will be going every 2 weeks! I cannot believe how fast time is flying and how (overall) enjoyable this experience has been. I have had some severe back/neck pain recently, but am just trying to grin and bare it as best as I can. Other than that, I really can't complain. I am loving having the summer off and have been spending a lot of time with my family. Thanks for reading!

xoxo,

Meredith