Twenty-six weeks. Whoa. The last week of my second trimester.

You know those wacky waving inflatable flailing arm tube man people? That live at used car lots?

Yeah.

I think my little boy is doing those exact same movements.

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When I get a really big, no-mistaking-this baby belly, I think it would be funny to go to some pharmacy and buy a pregnancy test. I’ll look the cashier in the eyes and say something like, “I wonder if it’ll be one line or two!” and then waddle my way out the door. Lololol.

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It’s finally autumn! Technically speaking, I’ve been pregnant for most of spring, all of summer, and will probably make it all through fall as well. The first day of winter is something like Dec. 20ish, so I might still be pregnant at that time, but who knows? Seems like a really long time when I think of it in terms of seasons.

From Babycenter.com

The network of nerves in your baby’s ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner’s as you chat with each other. He’s inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he’s born and takes that first gulp of air. And he’s continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you’re having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.