Playing Catch-Up

Things have been pretty busy since my last post and I can't belive almost a month has gone by! I spent most of my "free time" preparing to take the professional engineering licensing exam which I took yesterday. It was 8 long hours of nerve-wracking, brain-straining torture, but it's finally over. Now I just have to wait about 6 weeks for the results... I'm still quite exhausted today and think I may be getting a cold now that I've let my guard down so to speak. I think Ari may be getting sick as well. No rest for the weary...

As for some catch-up items...first a pregnancy update. I had an appointment a few weeks ago and all is still well! I know at this point with Ari I was already swelling and as of now I can still wear all my rings! I've been feeling pretty good as well and nesting like crazy. Now that my test is over, I can allow myself to give into my urges to clean and organize! Just for fun, here is are some comparison pictures. The first is with Ari (around 24 weeks) and the second was taken today (around 25 weeks). Until I saw the 2 side-by-side, I thought I was bigger this time. It must have been the swelling.






Now an Ari update: He had his 18 month check-up on the 31st and is healthy as ever. He weighed in at 21lb 11oz and 30.5" tall. He finally made it back on the charts for weight, now in the 5th percentile! He's still in the 10th percentile for height and well above average for his head size - not surprising :) He's talking like crazy and picks up new words almost instantly. We hear him "practicing" as he lays in bed or on car rides. He is also very aware when Mommy or Daddy are missing and asks about them repeatedly. He loves to run and has learned to walk backwards and also to spin. He still enjoys music as well although no new compositions since the last post. I should close for now since this is getting long and I'm about to pass out from exhaustion. I'll leave you with Ari's "official" 18 month picture we had taken this morning. Enjoy! :)