I’ve officially hit the halfway mark in my pregnancy! According to babycenter.com, the top of my uterus is about level with my belly button, and I’ve likely gained around 10 pounds (I’ve gained somewhere between 2 and 4 pounds but I think that’s fine since I’m over weight). They say I can expect to gain another pound or so each week from now on.

I think for the first time in this pregnancy, I’m finally starting to chill out a bit. I’ve hit my stride I guess. Seeing BB in the last ultrasound eased a lot of my fears and although I haven’t completely let my guard down, I’m feeling better about things. It’s starting to feel real. I still haven’t had any kicks, but I think I’ve noticed a couple of braxton hicks contractions (either that or I’m just making stuff up). I’ve been keeping “active” these days with my WiiFit doing Yoga and Balance exercises with a tiny bit of step aerobics sometimes thrown in. The workouts are actually getting harder instead of easier, and I’ve a sinking suspicion that’s only going to get worse. I am officially gaining weight now, but nothing extreme so far as I can tell.

According to babycenter.com, BB now weighs about 10 1/2 ounces. She’s also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana.

(For the first 20 weeks, when a baby’s legs are curled up against their torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of their head to their bottom — the “crown to rump” measurement. After 20 weeks, they’re measured from head to toe.)