Future Mr and Mrs St John

Baby Bump, Drew, and I would like to congratulate Auntie Kate B and Uncle Jordi on their recent engagement! What a perfect pair. We are so excited for you guys- and can't until next September.

Cough, Cough, Cough

One of the worst things about being pregnant is that when you get sick- you are restricted by what you can take for medications. The weekend after Thanksgiving I developed a cold, mostly cough. It has been keeping me (and unfortunately Drew) up at night. The cough is a dry one that gets so bad at night that I have to sit up or walk around. When I went to the doctor last Friday I asked her about my cough and lack of sleep. She wrote me a prescription for Robitussin with Codeine!!! I was shocked. I never would have guessed codeine was on the safe list for prego prescriptions. Dr.Streeter said that at this stage in the pregnancy the medication won't hurt the baby and the codeine may actually help our family sleep at night. I must admit, I did get a much better sleep last night.

Big Brother

Tuckerman spent the night last night snuggling up to his little "brother" (just to remind everyone- we have no idea whether its a boy or girl but have decided to call it one gender for simplicity sake). It was really cute. Tuck had his paw on my belly and I could feel "Bruce" pushing on Tuck's paw. It made me wonder if Tuckerman has any idea what is in store for him.

Getting Big Now...

Today marks the official beginning of my sixth month. Last Friday I had a follow-up ultrasound which Auntie Kat was able to come to. The appointment fell the day after we had an ice storm here on the coast, so of course things at the hospital were a little screwy. Turned out my appointment never got properly scheduled... but when Dr. Streeter saw the look of disappointment in Kat and my eyes, she gave me a "mock" ultrasound anyway. So Auntie Kat was able to see "Bruce" afterall. Bruce is so big now he doesn't fit on the ultrasound screen all at once. Dr. Streeter would zoom into "his" feet and then move up to "his" head. It was really cool to see the movements I feel on the inside. What an active baby! Dr. Streeter said that everything looks really good. The heart is developing very nicely, no abnormalities in the stomach, liver, kidneys. She was overall very impressed with "his" growth. Unfortunately that was most likely the last ultrasound I will have- so from here on out I just have to imagine the progress.

Celebrating 5 Months

Now that I am closer to 6 months than 5 months, I figured I would quickly celebrate all of the growth little "Bruce" is doing in there.
The biggest development this month is the ability for "Bruce" to sense "his" surroundings. "His" inner ear begins to function this month so "he" can hear not only my voice via vibrations, but also outside noise like Drew talking to "him". I read "him" two Christmas children's book the other night... Santa Mouse (a classic from the 80's) and How The Grinch Stole Christmas (everyone's favorite).
"Bruce" can also now suck "his" thumb and get hiccups.
And by the end of this month- the average size according to a few websites I've been checking is 10-12 inches in length and about a pound in weight. Our last doctor's visit revealed "Bruce" to be in the 60% percentile for size. Looking forward to seeing what the size is like next Friday.

Happy Birthday Gramma Kake!!

Happy Birthday Mom/Kate from the Maine crew! We're going to hopefully get to talk to you tonight... but wanted to make sure we got a birthday wish in just in case we don't catch you.