6 Months 1 week

• I'm 6 months and 1 week along ...
• Priscilla has been making her presence known more each day ... her movements are more pronounced ... I use to think it was gas .. ha-ha
• My special ob doc adjusted my insulin aGaIn ... he scolded me about my sugars being all over the place ... agh!!!
• I've noticed that my feet get swollen at the end of the day ... I'm trying to keep away from salt and now have 2 pillows for my feet for when I sleep.
• I have to take my time walking ... it seems that I don't have as much of a balance when I'm walking fast ... so no speedwalking for the meantime!
• Gots to control my appetite ... I've gained more than I expected which is a giant NO-NO.
• Naps are good so I sneak one in every opportunity I get which isn't much!
• My summer to-do list is now posted on our bathroom mirror for husband to ponder and hopefully do during the summer ... course I'll be helping too, along with the kids.
• I've picked what color I want to paint the baby's room ... it's 'Quartz Pink' from Behr Paints ... I'm hoping that my son's room gets painted too ... not in the same color, something blue maybe.
• Have to sign up my daughter for volunteer work this summer, which will be good on college applications and for her character development.
• Giant family get together this Memorial Day weekend ... not looking forward to seeing many people ... too many prying and nosey questions and unwanted advice but there will be FOOD, yay! Which reminds me to watch what I eat ... so hard with so much food around ... agh!
• Kids will be on their summer vacations soon ... thinking of signing up the kids for swimming lessons and other stuff ... will see how much my budget will allow.
• And final thought ... Priscilla will be here soon .... September 2006!!!!

Going on 24 Weeks ....

Almost 6 months ... or 24 weeks ... I've gained 17 lbs so far ... I was hoping that I'd gain about 15-20 lbs through the whole pregnancy but I guess that's not going to happen. Little "Priscilla" is very active ... she's my little dancer ... even the doc and ultrasound technicians have a hard time taking certain pictures because she's always moving about. Here's hoping the rest of the pregnancy goes smoothly.

I've been thinking of painting her room , (former guest room) lilac or a very very soft mossy green. Husband says to wait till she's almost here ... it's an asian superstitious belief I guess ... suppose to wait till the last minute before buying baby stuff. We sort of did the same thing with our two other kids ... with our son, we waited really last minute ... he was off buying stuff while I was at home with the baby (the only thing we purchased was the car seat, some pampers and a few clothes that were baby shower gifts).

the unborn child is covered with a fine, downy hair called lanugo. Its tender skin is protected by a waxy substance called vernix. Some of this substance may still be on the child's skin at birth at which time it will be quickly absorbed. The child practices breathing by inhaling amnionic fluid into developing lungs.