Rotund is right!

Don’t you just love Henry’s word choice to describe me in the picture to the right at 21 weeks? Rotund. The first time he said that to me, I glared at him in hopes that some sort of Star Wars laser beam would jet out of my eyes and scorch him … just a little bit. Well, at 31 weeks, I embrace the word "rotund" and am definitely comfortable with his description of me now. I’ll have Henry take an updated belly picture this week. Lauren is creating a nice little nest inside for herself kicking and turning about however and whenever she chooses. She definitely rules the roost in this body of mine! Henry can’t believe how hard she’s kicking. Just last night, he felt a hearty punch from her and then a long rolling turn. He got all wide-eyed and then, as though his whole body got weak, stared down at his palms and said “I think I lost all strength in my hands.” It’s very cute. While she’s busy nesting inside, we are creating a nice little nest of our own for Lauren once she decides to make her grand entrance. From the maddening experience of putting together the crib to enduring trips to Babies R Us to purchase things we don’t even fully understand how to use yet and why we need them, we’ve shared some of the funniest moments and out of control snort laughter. Muddling through this new change of life is challenging but it’s fantastic when you have a wonderful partner to muddle with.

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