17 Weeks...

Onions make me cry. Just looking at it makes my eyes want to water!

I swear my shirt is not that see-through. The flash did something inappropriate. Haha!

The bump you see today may look a lot like the bump from 2-3 weeks ago, but I think it's the real thing now. Not so much... bloating.

Thank goodness tomorrow is my last day of school because none of my suit pants fit anymore, even when they're all the way unzipped and I use my belly band. I take that back. I can get them on (my butt and legs haven't increased in size too much yet), but it is extremely uncomfortable. I'm sporting the skirts a lot lately. This one also is all the way unzipped along the side and covered with the belly band, but it's not as uncomfortable as the pants.

Here is what's happening with Baby Bruce this week!

Your baby is practicing sucking and swallowing as she gets ready for the real thing: a breast or bottle! As for Mom, you may be warding off some unwanted belly touching. Now that you're starting to show, chances are that friends, coworkers, and even strangers may feel the urge to reach out and touch your belly. If you don't mind, that's fine. But if you do, speak up kindly but firmly. A new development with your body: a greater sensitivity to allergens these days. What's up with your baby? She's about the size of your palm, weighs about five ounces, and she's developing some body fat (join the club, baby!). Her heart is now regulated by her brain (no more random beats) to beat 140 to 150 times per minute — about twice as fast as yours!

- whattoexpect.com (revised, as I took out some parts I'm not sure I want all my readers to know about. I love you all, but still...)

I am halfway through the second to last day of school! Seriously, I thought tomorrow would never come. This has been the longest school year of my life. Saturday night, I never have to see this place again.

Except on Monday and Wednesday, when I have to come and drop off and pick up my passport to HR (can't stand those guys) because they are "legally required to issue me an exit visa no more than 15 days before my departure."

Whatever.

But after that, I will be school free! And I thank God because I know that He has brought me through this year.

Oh, and less than 15 days until we are home!!! I know our family, especially, is very happy to help us count down the days.