22 Weeks Pregnant

I know it has only been a week, but Reagan has been moving so much since last week!

Reagan's hands have grown bigger and stronger and the nerve endings in her fingers have developed her sense of touch. She's in there testing out her newfound abilities by touching her face and grabbing the umbilical cord. Other cool developments:

--We are already raising a little Einstein and we don't even know it haha. Reagan's brain is developing at a clip this week and will continue to do so until she's five years old

--Reagan's hair is now a short, bright white crop (Billy Idol, eat your heart out!). No matter what color it will end up—red, blonde, black—all babies' hair lacks pigment at this point.

--She has started growing taste buds and may be able to detect strong flavors in the amniotic fluid. If you could see inside, you might catch her sticking out her tongue for a taste and then grimacing, a sign that perhaps you should chill on the chili powder.

--Reagan now weighs almost a pound and measures almost 11 inches from her head to her heel, which is how the Stretch Armstrong in my uterus will be measured from here on out. Up 'til now her legs were curled tight up against her torso, so she was measured from her head to her bottom (or crown to rump) and not head to toe.

--This week Reagan is about as long as a package of Oreos and as heavy as a large bag of tortilla chips. Who's hungry?


I have always wondered why they would even compare a baby with food products! I guess so you can have a physical thing to look at since you can't physically look at the baby. As for Rilee she is doing so much she is such a little ham. I am so worried that she will get so jealous when Reagan comes because we will have to give a lot of our attention to this new baby and Rilee has had all our attention from the beginning. I don't know how I am going to be able to juggle both and still give enough attention to both especially with Rilee getting the cochlear implants and with Reagan having to deal with her kidney I am almost dreading it!

I love being a mom and a wife I still cannot believe that Rilee is going to be two on the 30th and Larry's birthday is on the 29th of this month. Larry has been working so much lately and it has been hard because he had to go to the coast for 3 days this week and then 3 days next week he will be in Klamath and then the week after that be at the coast again and on top of that he will have to work on Saturday's so our time together is getting less and less.

I know I have to be supportive and what not, but sometimes it is hard. I tell myself to be supportive and when I talk to him I get an attitude? Why? I don't know I need to train myself to "just be happy" in any situation because I have to be grateful that he even has a job! This is not our ideal situation with his job but it is a job and I can't complain!!!

God has really taught me a lesson in 2009 that no matter what situation we are in, as long as we are together I really can't complain. As much as I do complain and it really does hurt the situation rather than help it I just can't help it haha. If anyone has any advice on this please feel free to give me it I am up for anything at this point! I love my life and I love to spend time with my husband and when I only have one day a week basically with him how do we even have time for each other there is only 24 hours in a day and 8 of those hours I am asleep haha.

Oh well I have vented enough in this blog this week. Hope I get some feedback, love you all and God Bless. See you next week.

Tricia