Q - Our Little Genius

I know that we're biased for thinking that our child is brilliant...but really, we think that she is. :)  She's a very social and vocal little one which is super fun.  It's great to see her interacting with other kids and also with smaller babies.  She's been really gentle with babies (she'll rock their car seats or gently touch their leg), so we're hopeful that it continues when there's a new little one here at home!

This past weekend Quinn has started doing lots of different things.

• she'll "blow" into a kleenex
• she can put things in the garbage (sometimes right away, sometimes she dawdles)
• she started saying "no" and shaking her head (see video link below)
• she can tell you what a monkey says
• she's working on holding up one finger when you ask "how old are you?" (she can already hold up the one finger when you ask "where's number one?")
• she tries to put her boots, socks, pants, shirts on by herself...usually they all end up on her leg though, or on the wrong feet

Here's the video link for "Quinn Says No" - http://youtu.be/sS68USSq-m0

Things with the pregnancy have been going well.  We had our anatomy ultrasound a week and a half ago and from what we could tell, things looked good.  The baby seemed to be measuring well and was really active during the ultrasound.  My belly is definitely getting bigger, but I can still see my feet which is definitely a good thing.  We also are past the halfway mark (20 weeks), which kind of seems hard to believe.  I can't wait for winter to be over so that I can get back to taking Q for walks.  We also just bought a double jogging stroller that I'm super excited to use when the new baby gets here, even though I'll be walking with it until Yoda is 6 months old.  Steve got it very gently used - it looks brand new!

How far along? 20 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: 15 lbs (as of 20w0d)
Maternity clothes? Still wearing some pre-pregnancy sweaters/shirts
Stretch marks? No new ones!  Mom picked up this cream called TummyRub that I used when I was pregnant with Quinn.  I haven't found it here, so luckily there's a store in AZ where Mom was able to grab it.
Best moment this week: Yoda is kicking hard enough now that you can see it from the outside
Miss anything: Rare steak
Movement: Every night from about 10pm-midnight Yoda is a kicking machine...it makes it hard to fall asleep sometimes
Food cravings: Big glasses of milk...and I'm not usually a white milk drinker
Anything making you queasy or sick: The smell of Steve's calamari at dinner last night
Have you started to show yet: And how!
Gender: Team Green
Labor Signs: None.  Occasional Braxton-Hicks, but they're mild and very infrequent
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: This past week I was definitely moody!
Looking forward to: Getting back into the gym routine