22 weeks!

Today we're at 22 weeks (+ 1 day), or just past the point of "comfortably pregnant." Past comfortable mainly because it's so hot here in the Lou. Yesterday I spent two hours at the zoo and thought I was going to die.

Anyway, this is a big week because it's the last time Short Stranger's future nursery is serving as our guest room. Our friend Becca is trying to beat the heat with us this weekend on her annual visit, and official nesting begins upon her departure on Sunday. This is also a big week, as Mike has already announced, because the dad-to-be has felt the baby. And according to most sources, Mr. Stranger is around 1 lb--another big pregnancy milestone.

Babycenter.com has this info for the week:

At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.