26 Weeks and Counting

I'm 26 weeks this week and things are getting pretty real! It's obvious by appearance and by the constant movement that a little one is in my belly. Before we know it, she will be here!

At last, the room that will become the nursery has been cleared out! Next week we will begin the fun stuff and start painting! I'll post updated pictures as we make progress.

We enjoyed our trip to Tallinn. It was a small city but very charming and old. It's not a place that I would ever think of going to or have a desire to go to, but I'm glad I got to see it. I'm happy to be grounded for several months from International travel...being pregnant and sitting and sleeping up right in an airplane seat for 16 hours was not very fun!!

Here are a few new belly pictures from last week and Tallinn.

What's New

We have lots going on over here at the Bartula house. We are slowly but surely making progress on the baby's room. We are still boxing up and moving things out of the office and we'll hopefully have it cleared out by the end of this weekend. Then the real fun begins!! Daren has a lot of work ahead of him! Lots of things have been ordered for the room but nothing has come in yet and I'm hoping to have a baby bed before the baby arrives...not too sure on that yet.

We are 23 weeks along in the pregnancy now and I can't believe I'm in the 6th month already. Time is flying by. It will be August before we know it! There is lots of movement in my belly. She is kicking and punching up a storm! I often wonder what she is doing in there and wish I could see what is going on. She weighs a little over a pound now and measures about 12 inches long. We go back to the doctor tomorrow for the routine monthly visit.

This past weekend was Girl's Weekend with several of my High School friends in Fredericksburg. We had a great time shopping, visiting a winery, eating and chatting! It was nice to get away and re-connect with all of them since everyone is so busy all of the time and going in a million different directions. Looking forward to next year already...destination unknown!

I'll be heading out next week on my last work trip before the baby arrives...making my way to Tallinn, Estonia. I've never been there before and I'm looking forward to seeing what it is all about. Bailey will be quite the world travel before she is even born!

Daren is enjoying his new job and being back with some of his old co-workers from Dynegy. He especially likes when he has the week off. I do too, because I usually have a lot of things I want him to do around the house!

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