Belly News
This was a big week on the belly front. Claire felt the baby move for the first time this weekend. We have two theories on why this is.... 1) After dressing up like a pregnant nun this weekend and having to pad the belly to make it look bigger, the baby was afraid it was in danger of being replaced if it didn't start moving more. 2) Claire felt the baby move all night after having Coke with pizza for dinner. She has not been drinking much caffeine during the pregnancy and the baby could have been all hopped up on caffeine. Here is this week's belly picture... Week 19. This week we go in for the 20 week ultrasound. We can't wait.
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Claire and I got all dressed up for a Halloween party hosted by Nina (one of Claire's dental school friends). She was a pregnant nun and I was a priest (father). We had to make Claire a little artificial belly because we wanted to make it very obvious that she was pregnant. We had a good time at the party and more fun getting dressed up. By the end of the night, Claire's feet and back were sore. That was with an artificial big belly. She can't imagine what it's going to be like when the baby is that big for real.
It's official. Claire has taken the lead in the belly contest. Her belly is officially bigger than my beer/pasta baby that I've been growing the past couple of years. Even when I stick my belly out as far as it can go, I don't stand a chance. In case you couldn't figure it out, Claire's week 18 belly picture is on the left..
I guess there are a lot of you out there who check every week for these pictures. Several people have inquired about this week's picture. So here it is... week 17 belly picture.
Here's week 16 belly picture.
Here's week 15 belly picture. Claire is hardly showing at all. We are not too surprised. Her mother said she didn't start showing until about the 5th month or so. 
