Half-Way Point

Well, I finally made it to the 20th week - half of the way through my pregnancy. Actually, to be technical about it I guess it's not really half-way because the first two weeks are calculated from your last menstrual cycle and hence the baby is only 18 weeks right now...but I digress. =) I am WAY bigger at this point than I was when I was 20 weeks with Abby. With Abby, I'd just returned home to Washington after driving across the country coming home from college in Pennsylvania. I had a little baby bump, but most people couldn't really tell I was pregnant. Well, it's pretty obvious this time around. I guess that's one of the downers about the second time. I just hope this weight gain doesn't keep up at the same rate and I end up being way bigger by the end of the pregnancy too!

It's interesting how much different I feel about this pregnancy than the first one. There's not a whole lot to prepare for since we have all the baby gear already. I don't feel the need to scour parenting, baby and breast-feeding books like I did with my first pregnancy. There are no birthing classes to attend. Even the doctor and nurses treat me differently, knowing that I've been through this before and don't need to be bombarded with so much information. My mind doesn't obsess with wondering about what my life will be like with a baby, but rather from time to time I think about the added difficulties of putting two children into car seats, getting two children to sleep through the night, and the like.

I got out all my maternity clothes today that were packed away in the garage. I could have gotten them out several weeks ago (there weren't too many of my regular clothes left that were fitting anymore!), but just never got around to it. Now it's kind of exciting to look into my closet and see a whole new wardrobe to pick from! Well, onto the second half of my pregnancy!