Seems like I should be keeping you better informed with baby stuff. When we spend most of our days thinking, planning, and scheming for it I tend to forget that not everyone else is as entrenched with it as we are.

Court is 6 1/2 months along, or entering her 7th month, or just finishing the full 6th month. It’s all confusing, really. We tend to just tell people that we’re 25 (or is it 26?) weeks along. Things during the second trimester have been very easy. The only arguments we have are whether Courtney is having a craving or just wanting something different to eat.

We’ve gotten all the big stuff out of the way. Procured a crib, organized the baby room, and remodeled the addition so we have somewhere to play with the baby. For all intents and purposes we are ready for this whole baby thing to start.

We’ve had some lively conversations over names. We’ve now agreed on Riley Adam. Originally Riley was written off because of a family friend being named the same but it was put back in the pool a few weeks ago. My only reservation is the inevitable nickname “RAMrod” (See the movie Super Troopers for the reference). After that burns off I’m sure his actual nicknames will be along the lines of “Ri” and “Riles”, which I can tolerate. I do plan lots of “Little Man”s and “Boss” name calling. The nickname is quite important to me. It’s gotta be good.

Courtney is much, much smaller than I thought she would be at 6 1/2 months. I didn’t know what to expect or when to expect it with the whole baby growth thing. All I hear are stories of women gaining 50 to 75 pounds, on bed rest, unable to move. This pregnancy thing has been quite easy on Court. She has a little round tummy that’s quite cute. She’s not waddling yet, but the backpain does have us stopping frequently to stretch out and rub her back. The amount of bathroom breaks have increased dramtically within the last two weeks. On average, Court has to stop every 30 minutes after drinking a glass of water.

I spend most nights pushing on Court’s tummy trying to find Riley. He’s supposed to be about a pound and a half, and with Court so small, I thought it would be easy to find him in her tummy. Not so much. He’s very elusive, I guess. But every once in awhile we’re able to find a little knee, or an elbow that we can poke and prod at.

So there you have it. M2 is well on his way. He’s due to show up around October 27th.