"Is it just me...

... or are you carrying lower than you were before?"

These are the words my husband spoke to me earlier today.  And all day long I had been thinking the same thing about my pregnant belly.  I have also noticed how noticeable my belly is from the front lately- for at least a couple of days.

And because today is picture day, we decided to compare and contrast just to see if we were imagining things...

The verdict?  You tell me!

(These are in order from the last 4 weeks, today's being the last one.)

Week 20

Week 21

Week 22

Week 23

I know that these are not all at exactly the same distance, but it is fairly obvious to me that the most recent belly picture shows a more pronounced belly and a slightly lower belly.  The strange part is that I have only gained about a half pound in the last week or so.

On top of all this, the baby is moving like crazy today.  Whether I am still or moving, Spare is going nuts in there!  There's movement high and low.  One of my youth got to feel the baby kick/hit on Sunday.  That was really cool for me and for her.  She was pretty weirded out by me saying, "The baby is really kicking around today."  And when I asked if she wanted to feel it, after she'd expressed how strange it would be to feel that, she said yes.  So, next time Spare started kicking, Helen got to feel it!

All of these changes in my body are really cool to feel.  And now that we have moved into our new house, I am really ready to get the nursery figured out!