New Belly Pic--26 Weeks (6.5 months) along

Several people have asked for a new belly picture, so by popular demand...here it is! Once we get a few more, we'll try to animate it like a virtual flip book.

Little Peanut update: She's doing really well! If there was a contest for kicking, poking, and elbowing, she would definitely win first prize. Steve is searching for his cleats so that he can get ready for some soccer coaching.

The Silvestros are moving to Arlington, VA on Monday! Even though Steve thinks Monica would be great at carrying boxes---she's got a perfect spot to rest things on---she's going to focus on the packing/unpacking part. Both grandmas will be in town helping out, too. We'll send out an e-mail with our new address and maybe some pics of the place once we get settled.

Hope everyone is doing well in this heat! (Or does it only feel hot because Monica's pregnant..?)

Monica and Steve
P.S. - Hope everyone enjoyed Harry Potter!

Updated Belly Picture

Here's a picture of my belly at 21 weeks. That's a little more than 5 months for those trying to do the math in your head. I always wondered why, when I asked pregnant women how far along they were, they answered in weeks and not months, but now I get it--because all milestones and appointments are referred to in weeks, so now that that's how I think, too.

There's all sorts of weird math in pregnancy. Everyone knows a woman is pregnant for about 9 months, right? Um...try 40 weeks....do the math...WAY more than 9 months. Isn't there even a movie called 9-months? They should really do something about the misnomer.

The fun new thing is that I've started to feel her move inside of me! At first I thought it was just gas, but the flutters and thumps I felt were not the same familiar feelings of gas I have felt for the last 28 years and when I described those feelings to other mothers they confirmed...yep, that's the little peanut saying hello or "give me some ice cream, dammit" (yeeeeah, that's what those kicks were...let's go to Ben and Jerry's, Steve and give baby what she needs).

Thanks for the continuous well wishes, everyone!
Monica (and Steve)