17 Weeks

This week has been full of driving, family and fun! Mom, Ashley and I drove up to Pittsburgh on Thursday for Mindy’s wedding. It was pretty chilly up there. Mindy warned me but it was still cold because I don’t really have a jacket that zips up over my stomach! It’s a tight fit lets just say!

The wedding was wonderful! We all had a great time! So much so that my ankles swelled up pretty good… too much dancing maybe but I can’t help it! They played such good music :) I hope the baby enjoyed the dancing!

Saturday we drove to Philadelphia to visit with Brittany. The drive felt like it took forever… of course it didn’t help that I had to use the restroom more than a few times… oops :) Britt was very happy to see us… she turned 21 on Sunday so we wanted to stop in and celebrate. She couldn’t do much drinking because she was in the middle of a tech week at school with her musical coming up but she will make up for it once “Nine” is over. She has a bunch of pictures in costume and of the set here… so take a look http://britkvit.blogspot.com/

While Britt was back at rehearsal on Sat night we went to the grocery to do her shopping. While we were there we bought a cake for her. The cake decorator’s shift was over so they gave us some frosting and let us write on the cake. Oh was fun dad had!

Here is Dad decorating Britt's cake

At the grocery store Ash saw the Avocados and since week 16 the bas about that size we took a quick comparison picture... too funny!

Sunday we drove back to Raleigh and I stayed there for the night… the next day mom and I went to the mall and I found a maternity coat. Much needed with the change in weather and our trip up to NJ is coming up so I need something to keep warm with! I they drove to Wilmington NC to see Ash. I helped her with the twins for a few hours. Boy are they cute! Everyone kept asking if I they scared me away… I am not afraid of babies… some days are good and some are bad and as long as I keep that in mind we will do just fine! I spent the night with Ash and I was up bright and early today for a photo shoot down in Charleston. That went well and as soon as I got home from there I crashed on my bed. Aria took a much needed nap with me and we were greeted with Joe’s smiling face when he came home and woke us up…

What is going on with the baby this week:

 Our baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Our baby weighs about 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.