Today is 25 weeks. I sure don’t feel like I’ve been pregnant that long. It’s kind of wierd knowing in less than 15 weeks (hopefully) we’ll have our little boy home with us.

Now that he’s pretty much developed, all Caleb needs to do is fatten up. And that’s exactly what’s started this week. Baby fat. As that happens, his wrinkled, little old man appearence will begin to plump up and smooth out. His hands are now fully formed and he can grasp anything in his reach; which isn’t much. An umbilicord here, a big toe there. You’d think he’d get bored of the same scenery for his entire short existence.

I think this week’s vegetable wins the most random, unused produce award: the lovely rutabega. And no Mom, you can’t use Dad’s “special vegetabe stew surprise” for this week’s recipe.

I’m convinced the baby went through a dramatic growth spurt within the past couple of days. From everything I’ve heard, babies tend to get pretty sleepy and inactive when they’re going through a growth spurt. Well, the last couple of days, he’s been really lazy. to the point where I would have to drink some juice and eat some sugar to get him to move. He was also lying really low to where I would only feel kicks below my belly button. Well, last night, all that changed. He apparently finished his growth spurt and decided to stretch out and do some gymnastics. I’m telling you, it’s like he turned into a beast or something. All of a sudden he was way up above my belly button almost to my ribs kicking the bejeebies out of me. Today was the same; he was moving around so much he was shaking me. Not enough that my classmates noticed, but I sure did. It’s a pretty wierd feeling having something jolt you so hard your body shakes from the impact.

With that, I do find comfort that he’s growing healthy and strong. Every kick and roll makes me smile knowing that he’s doing fine in there. It’s so wierd to worry and care so much about something that you have never seen before. Andy and I are always saying how we can’t wait to meet him. It’s neat to be able to make out little feet from the outside and try to imagine what kind of acrobatics he’s doing in there, but the real reward will come when we can actually see those little feet and meet him for the first time.