Time is flying. I can always tell in the mornings when baby Nick has packed on a few ounces. This weekend was definitely a growth spurt for him. Some days I feel great and other days it is so hard to walk up the stairs.

The weekend , as always, went by too fast. We did get to play poker with some friends on Friday night, but most of it was spent watching our College Basketball teams lose and working on video projects. But we did splurge on Sunday and went to one of our favorite restaurants by the water. It is called Tim’s Rivershore (www.timsrivershore.com) and if you haven’t been, you need to go. You literally feel like you are on a little island somewhere. You would NEVER believe it is in Woodbridge, VA.

Here is what is happening this week: baby-gaga-com & pregnancy.org:

By this week, your baby weighs a little over 2 pounds and measures about 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can open her eyes — which now sport lashes — and he’ll turn his head toward a continuous, bright light from the outside. His fat layers are beginning to form, too, as he gets ready for life outside the womb.

You know how you’ve been feeling a bit like a barn with legs some days? Well, that feeling won’t subside before… well, you know, when you finally give birth. For the time being, you’ve got yourself a baby in the business of collecting fat and lots of it! In spite of the dubious joys of being a barn, this baby fat business is very serious and you’ve got to put up with it, because it’s going to keep your little porker warm and healthy after birth. Other good stuff from inside: their eyes are doing lots of blinking this week because they’re now able to respond to light and dark. His muscle tone is improving. He can now recognize your voice. Also, their industrious little bone marrow is now a major construction site for developing red blood cells, while their super-cute adrenal glands are actually producing androgen and estrogen—which will stimulate your hormones to begin milk production. Can you say, “Moo?”