Pop.

We think the "pop" has finally happened.

Gracie's comment as she stared at Bethany's belly yesterday: "Bethany, you're getting bigger." [Yesssss.]

A fellow lap swimmer's comment today as Bethany got out of the pool: "It looks like you're starting to show a little bit!" [Starting? A little bit? Good enough for us! We've only had to wait 4-1/2 months...]

For the past two weeks, the little Determinator has been moving around each day, most often when Bethany gets into bed to go to sleep (zoom, zoom, bop) and when she does her daily lap swim (then the baby pushes straight out as far as possible, as if trying to burst out of the tummy into the water. A little swimmer in the making?)

The best was last Friday night when we were hanging out at another couple's house. We were playing cards, and Bethany had just downed a root beer. Although she is a former candy addict, she's not had much sugar since Armstrong the Determined made his/her grand appearance onto the scene. So the root beer made the baby go nuts. He/she was zooming around, thumping here and thumping there, a total hyper-child. Note to self: Feed this kid a sugarless diet until age 18.

Now at 20 weeks along, we have just 13 days to wait until we get to have the "big" ultrasound. Although we're not planning on finding out if the Determinator is a boy or a girl, it will be neat to see what he/she has morphed into. Here's a picture of when we last saw the little one (we call this shot our "Booger Baby" since that's the closest resemblance we could find):



Check back in 13 days to see an updated picture of the little one, who hopefully no longer resembles a booger...