6 Months!

Baby Update
It's been about 1 month since my last post and our baby boy is growing rapidly! He now measures about 13 1/2 inches head to heals and weighs about a pound and a half. At 24 weeks he can hear sounds outside the womb and his brain cells are starting to mature also. He now can remember and recognize his mother and father's voice. So Marty and I have started to talk to him more and more and I have been playing music for him while I work. I have also been singing a lot, so hopefully he will be a musical baby! ;)



Registry
We took our first trip to Babies-R-Us last week and were so overwhelmed with all of the stuff babies need. We had no clue what to register for, thankfully there were very helpful employees and random mothers who offered their advice as to what products their kids liked and disliked.
We are still in the process of registering. After spending almost 2 hours in the store, we decided to finish it another day.

Birthing Classes
We are just starting to look into Hospital Registration and birthing classes at Los Robles. There are so many different types of natural birthing/ Lamaze classes now, it's hard to choose which to take.

Names
A very popular question for me lately has been "do you have a name yet?" Marty and I have decided to wait till our little prince is born to give him a name. We do have a short list of our favorites, but want to wait until we see him face to face.

Sleep?
By now the doctor said our boy should be on a good routine of sleeptime and waketime. Dr. said I should know just about what time each day he wakes up and starts to kick. Unfortunately, this time for me is the moment I lay down to go to sleep. So I have been trying to change his patten and get him to be awake and active while I am, so that I can sleep at night.

That has been my biggest challenge these past few months. I sometimes feel like a walking zombie during the day, but feel blessed that that's my only complaint. I have heard horror stories about women being sick thoughout their entire pregnancy and all the things that can go wrong, so I am thankful that my biggest complaint is that "I can't sleep."

Holidays
It is quickly becoming a busy season as the holidays are creaping upon us. Halloween was a blast. We had dinner with family and friends and took my nephews trick-or-treating. Christopher was so adorable dressed as a pumpkin, and Matthew was so cute in his Batman suit.

I am looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, the New Year and then my 25th B-day all in the next few months. I love this time of year with all it's festivities and meaning. What a great time to be pregnant...much better than having to go through the heat of the Summer.

Well, I guess that is it for now, please continue to pray for a healthy baby boy, easy pregnancy/delivery and that God would grant us wisdom as parents.

With Love, The Collins Family.