Wow- am I really 25 weeks pregnant already?  That's over 6 months along.  The time has suddenly started to fly.  Unlike my past two pregnancies where I always knew EXACTLY at what point of the pregnancy I was in down to the day ("I'm 16 weeks and 3 days pregnant") and knew exactly at what point of development the baby was it, this time I'm constantly forgetting what point I'm at...or even that I'm pregnant at all.  That's just the reality of it when you have 3 other small children consuming your every waking moment (almost).  This time someone will ask how far along I am and I usually have to stop and think.  Or tell them my due date (Feb 6 or 8- have been given both dates on separate occasions) and then figure it out from there.  I just have very little time to even think about this pregnancy.

Of course this pregnancy is different from the other two pregnancies in that (SO FAR, knock-on-wood!!) it's NORMAL.  I'm not on bed rest.  I don't have  shortened cervix. I'm not getting weekly ultrasounds (in fact, I'm not sure I even get another ultrasound at all?), I go to the doctor once a month.  There is only ONE baby in there.  I feel normal.  It's great.  The 2nd trimester is great!  

I've started a yoga class that I'm taking once a week.  It's close-by so it's really convenient for us, which is great (and key).  I've only gone a few times so far, but it's great because it gives me some quiet time to myself and to really focus on the baby.  It gives me a chance to connect with her and give her a few moments of my mental time and an energy.  It's great for both of us :)  

So, since I just realized that "I turned 25 weeks pregnant", I looked on Babycenter.com to see what's going on in my belly:

Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

Interesting.