20 Weeks- Helllloooo Daddy!

The last week flew by!  Besides my disappearing waist, not a whole lot has changed.  EXCEPT that Todd can now feel his little guy kicking and punching!  He is so active and strong with his movements that you can see him moving if you stare at my belly, so I knew that if Todd was patient enough he would be able to feel it.  So last Sunday, while we were lying down watching TV, I made him put his hand on my belly just to see if he could feel the baby and after a few minutes- baaam!  Baby boy DeCook gave his daddy a good kick to say hello.  This is now our nightly ritual, I lay there while Todd tries to communicate with this son and get him to respond.  :)

This is the week where the baby uncurls his legs, and the way you measure him changes.  Prior to this week, you measured the baby from head to rump.  This week, you can measure him from head to foot because his legs can stretch out.  So, on average a 20 week old baby goes from 6 inches in week 19 to 10 inches in week 20.  Which explains why one second I feel him kicking above my belly button and the next it feels like he is punching down by my pelvis- he is just stretching out and enjoying all the room he has in there!  I read somewhere that he is the size of a cantaloupe this week.  I am thinking more of a watermelon, especially if you look at the photo below!