Week 17

This week baby Piki is the size of an onion and his/her bones are starting to harden. The umbilical cord is also getting thicker and stronger.

On the day I turned 17 weeks my baby R turned 1 years old. It's been amazing watching her grow this year and accomplishing things are at different pace than her sister. Besides walking like a pro she can say mama, dada, ju (our dog), bye bye, uh oh, cheese, and her name. She loves food and will eat almost anything you give her. She also loves giving me kisses and hugs.  While it's scary right now knowing I currently have 2 under 2 (yup, 2 1 year olds!) I really can't wait to see what she accomplishes this year.

There really wasn't much going on for the rest of the week. I'm still feeling pretty good except for the times each day I have get braxton hicks. For those who have no idea what that is it's basically a practice contraction. They're never painful, just annoying. I start getting a really tight feeling. With D I started getting them around 27 weeks, R was 23 weeks so I knew it would happen soon. Other than that though things were pretty good for the week!