24 Weeks pregnant with Baby Charlie

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 24 Weeks
Size of baby: an ear of corn
Total Weight Gain/Loss: gained 2 lbs so far
Maternity Clothes: wearing mostly maternity tunics and leggings
Gender: it's a boy! Charlie Newton Gray
Movement: Charlie is very active and loves kicking my bladder!
Sleep: I'm sleeping pretty good!
What I miss: wine
Cravings: pizza, pasta
Symptoms: just starting to feel stretched tight in the belly and I can't believe he has to keep growing for at least 12 more weeks!
Best Moment this week: hearing Ethan tell everyone we see about his baby Charlie in mommy's belly. He's getting so excited and keeps asking when he's going to come out. Also, whenever we go out to eat he saves a seat for Charlie, I guess he's read to be a family of four!

Sesame Street Adventure

 

Ethan's preschool did a Sesame Street program for a fundraiser and I was so nervous to see how he acted b/c every year at the Christmas program he just sits down, or doesn't sing, or cries.....but he had really been excited about the songs and I was hopeful it would be a good performance. He sang "C is for Cookie" nearly every day so I knew that was coming, then the week of he started singing "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street". My mom, dad, and Brandon's dad were all there to see it and he was so excited when he found us in the audience. He did a great job singing all the songs AND doing the motions. Brandon had to miss b/c of work, but Ethan has made it up by doing mini-performances every night since then.

Our Little Bookworm

 

A few weeks ago, Ethan had a case of the stomach virus, so we stayed in at home all weekend. On Sunday morning he went upstairs to play in his room which normally only lasts for about 5 minutes. Brandon went up to check on him after 30 minutes of too much quiet and found Ethan relaxed with some pillows and reading a stack of books. I think he looked through about 20 or so, it was just so sweet to see b/c this boy NEVER slows down long and we love to see how much he loves books, he takes after his daddy for sure!