We have made it to the four month mark! Baby is about the size of an avocado and weighs approximately 3.5 oz. Baby’s arms and legs are longer and are becoming more controlled in movement. His/Her skeletal system is starting to develop more as calcium is deposited onto the bones. Over the next couple of weeks, Baby’s weight will double. Yay! I should be starting to feel Baby move sometime between this week and week 22. I have felt something that could be Baby but I’m not 100 percent sure if what I am feeling is our baby moving or not. It is slight pressure for a second and then it disappears. Sometimes I feel this numerous times back to back, but usually it is in the evenings and mornings when I am sitting up. It is also very possible that Baby can hear our voices when speaking now. I’ve got to start talking to our little one so he/she will recognize mommy’s voice when she meets us for the first time! Hmm, maybe I will sing to him/her? He/She would be scared to come out after hearing my singing voice!

I went to the doctor on Tuesday (3/22) and met with my doctor, Dr. Laurette Smith. They weighed me (what fun), took my blood pressure, found and listened to the baby’s heartbeat, and pushed on my stomach. I have gained 4 pounds so far but I feel huge!! Dr. Smith said the baby is growing out so that explains my back pains. The heartbeat was in the 150’s, which they said was also good. Overall, they said everything looked normal and I would see them in a month. However, I have a sonogram on April 7 scheduled with Dr. Darby. I think Bryan and Eva are going to go with me to the anatomy sonogram. I can't wait!!

I feel like I am getting so big already. My stomach feels enormous, especially compared to other people who are due just a little while after me. I guess I am so short that when Baby grows, he/she has to grow out! I’ve been told I am going to be ‘huge’ by the time I deliver. I’ve also been asked if the baby shower we had for a friend was for me (this was this past Sunday so I was just 4 months pregnant). Therefore, I know I am showing to others too. Oh well, if I gain a ton of weight then I just do; it is what it is :) I don’t eat a ton more than I did before but when my stomach is growling I do eat!

Baby is growing at 4 months, take a look.