life

it's amazing how quickly "life" can just creep up and pass you by. like, where did the last two weeks ago? week 27 and week 28... gone. which means, 12 weeks to the due date and into the third trimester like a whirlwind. i have the pictures, i just need to load them up and haven't had a chance to do it yet. mamafongo said it's lookin' like i have a basketball in there. babycenter.com says that little c money is now about 2.25 pounds, almost 15 inches... 15 inches already!!! and he's also likened to a chinese cabbage. how appropriate that we're in the midst of chinese new year. oh yes, that "c" stands for something - we have a name picked out! big shout out to my mom's friend r for the suggestion. we fell in love with it, and now he'll be our little "cab" :)!

he's quite active these days, especially at night. he's strong enough to wake me up and he's establishing his new cycle. i have no control. during the last two weeks, we've actually been getting in bed to watch our last show of the evening by 9pm. by 9:30... i'm fast asleep. 11:30pm is the first wake up, 2:30am the second (at about this time p is finally getting sleepy)... and then from about 5-6:30ish it's really a toss up whether i'm awake or sleeping. but i've adjusted and i take on the days with plenty of energy. i'm going to do my best to take advantage of how good i feel, especially for the next four weeks or so. at least, that's what other moms tell me. i want to spend some really good time with p and really get into a better discipline about the hours i keep at work (i still haven't been able to figure that out yet). but my boss has been incredibly supportive, even standing at the door of his office at 6pm and wondering why i am still sitting at my desk... encouraging and even giving me a gentle nudge out the door.

i feel really, really blessed about how things are falling into place. i've signed us up for a childbirth prep class in early april and pre-registered at the hospital. and i'm still at peace and not anxious about anything. it's so unlike me :).

stay tuned for the pics from the last couple of weeks. and gung hay sun nien!