Distracted by Gestation

Sorry all its been so long since our last post, I've been a bit distracted by the human being feeding off me (not talking about Eric). Over the last few weeks, I've gotten big. Not that big, but the "baby bump" look more like a "baby hill". I know, I know...just wait a few months, before long my stomach will have its own zip code. As far as baby goes, though, he's just doing a lot of growing right now. It seems that if not all, a huge percent of vital development is complete. He's always has something going on (breathing liquid, creating neuropathways, urinating and still working on that first poo), but most of it is "cosmetic". He is putting on a lot of weight, going from about a pound and a half to at least two pounds in just one week (this coming week) and getting "taller" (he'll get nearly an inch longer/taller over the next week, too). Other milestones have also been met by this point (25 weeks): all five senses have been developed, his facial features have formed, and his hair has a color and texture. In mommy news, I'm doing fine. I eat a ton - or it seems like it anyway. Nearly once an hour I'm putting some type of food into my mouth: a bowl of cereal, a piece of fruit, a nutrition bar, some cheese or whatever. The doc says a pound a week is normal weight gain from here on out (of course, she means a pound max). Oh, and she said that the ultrasound was absolutely normal and I'm measuring normal and all that good stuff. My next appointment is at the end of August (28 weeks prego) for a gestational diabetes screen. I'll try to be more regular with my posts, so as to keep everybody in the loop.