Third Trimester = 28 Weeks Along!

You're in the home stretch! The third and final trimester starts this week. If you're like most women, you'll gain about 11 pounds this trimester.

By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

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Here is our 28 week belly photo ....

This past weekend one of my good friends from high school, Christina, had her baby shower. Our little ones will only be a few weeks to a month or so apart. She is having a little boy and his name is Ayden. Here are a some photos from her shower ... Ayden is set for at least 6 months!

Glucola Visit

We had our 28 week appointment on 2/19. All is going great still ... at this appointment they were mostly testing for diabetes. I had to chug this orange syrup like drink, "Glucola", and then they drew more blood. We should know the results in a few days ... no news is good news! We got to hear the little ones heartbeat again and shes still going strong!

Our next appointment is 3/11, 30 weeks, and then after that we will go every 2 weeks until 36 weeks where we will then go every week! Its hard to believe that she could be here within the next 12 weeks! I'm sure time will fly by as the months of March and April are pretty booked! I'm looking forward to my first shower on 3/8!

The Nursery!

We have started working on the nursery! My Aunt and two cousins came over this weekend to help paint. The room went from a blue green color to something a little more green. The bedding we have chosen is mostly pink and brown ... with just a little hint of green throughout. So we decided to keep away from too much pink and went with green walls. I can't wait to put up the border and get the crib in the room!

Here is a photo of the bedding we've chosen ... Carter's Love Bug:

Let the painting begin .... the first photo is a partial before - work in progress, the second is the room completed, and the final is with the border sample!

3 Years Ago Today ...

... we said "I do" and forever meant it! I can't speak for Ed, but these have been the best years of my life! I know that I have found the right person for me! I'm looking forward to many more wonderful years with this man!

Happy Anniversary!

Here we are at 26 weeks!

The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days (this is just general info ... as we all know we are having a little girl!!).

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24 Weeks and Counting!

Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.


Here is a picture of me at 24 weeks on 1/26/2009.


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Doctors Appointment and Nursery Preparations!

We had our 24 week appointment last week on 1/22. Everything is still checking out just fine. Her heartbeat is still in the 140-150s. We left the visit with lots of goodies including our Pre-Admission Registration and the Glucola for my next office visit. At our 28 week visit they will test for gestational diabetes. It makes it feel that much more real ... we are less than 4 months away before our little girl gets here!

With her being less than 4 months away we have slowly started getting the nursery ready for her. We have cleaned out the closet in her room and took down the bed getting the room ready for a fresh coat of paint! Photos to come soon!