twenty five

i'm now twenty five weeks along {well, i will be in a few hours}. and i have to say, it feels good to be 60% complete with growing this child - at least internally. she is a mover and a shaker, that is for sure. she goes non stop. all day. and i kind of like it. and i kind of didn't like it that one day last week when she decided to stop moving completely. let's just say i stayed awake poking and prodding until 3am to ease my mind. 

i was super good at taking weekly shots of my growing midsection with leah. ryan set up shop with the camera religiously every sunday and took a picture of me by our front door. 

this baby? not so much. it's not that i don't think about it. i do. but the weeks change over on saturday...and i rarely see ryan on saturday when i'm in the mood to get a picture taken of me {think pajamas. bad hair. no makeup}. a few weeks ago i stooped so low as to have him take a picture of me in my running garb. after i ran. in running garb that was not meant for a growing belly. you will not be seeing that picture. 

so, i took matters into my own hands and took a picture of myself - in a mirror's reflection {and no, i didn't bother cleaning off said mirror beforehand}. the only full-length mirror we have in our house happens to be in our bedroom, hung on the door, with a dresser that's kind of in the way, so it's still not the best, but it'll do. 

and so, without further ado {and mostly for a few pestering inquiring individuals}, you have twenty five. 

and you get a foot picture - which i will now be adding to the regular belly repertoire simply because i think it will be hilarious to see my feet slowly but surely disappear altogether.  

answers to frequently asked questions:

"how are you feeling?" - great. just tired. and mostly because i've started to have insomnia at night. it's super awesome. but i just hang out with billy and we chat and i feel super grateful to be pregnant at all, sleeping or not.

"who is billy?" - billy is the baby inside of me. we {the other three laytons} decided to call her billy because we think she will be a silly billy just like leah. leah thinks it's hilarious. 

"are you carrying high again?" {asked by those living far away and who knew me when i was pregnant with leah} - yes. yes, i am. but not as high as with leah. still wearing regular pants, but only one pair really fits me. 

"what are you going to name her?" - we're still playing the name game. ryan named leah, so i'm playing the my-vote-is-worth-50-votes-and-yours-is-worth-one card.

"when are you due?" - after lots of confusion between doctors, it was determined i am due may 19th. 

"are you emotional?" {only ryan asks me this} - yes. i am. 

i think that's all. comment below if you have additional burning questions. i'll do my best to answer.