Week 29

This week was my 29th! He measures around 15.2 inches and he's now between 3-4 pounds and now his new baby goal is to put on as much fat as possible-how cute! Each week from here on out, he is expected to gain 1/2 a pound...which means he will double-triple his weight by his due date. All of his organs are fully formed and functioning, except his lungs. The amniotic fluid is reaching a peak right now because he is urinating up to 2 cups a day...ugh! As of today we are 70 days away from my due date and 49 days until he is full term. Here are my belly bump pictures from week 29.

I can't wait for next week! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! I love all the delicious foods and seeing my family! We will be heading to Angelo on Wednesday-hopefully pretty early. Can't wait!!! :)

Week 28...late again

Again, I'm posting for last week haha. I will post my 29 week pictures on time this week so this doesn't become a habit. I don't know if I can really tell much difference in last week and the previous week. It all feels a bit of the same..big belly, kicking and punching baby inside, and so on. I'm just now starting to grow out of my clothes and on my weekend excursion to see Courtnie in Houston this weekend we did some shopping to accomodate this (probably a little too much shopping but it was needed and my justification is that I haven't bought any clothes up to now) We had a good time but mainly just laid low besides shopping. With my blood pressure now being an issue I don't want to press my luck. My belly has been really itchy lately and I assume he is growing. In fact, on my weekly updates it says that he gained about 1/4 of a pound this past week and will start putting on about 1/2 a pound a week from here on out in baby fat (how cute-I hope he's a little pudgy). He will triple his weight from now until he is born! As of my Friday appointment my blood pressure had gone down to a normal range and I have gained a total of 22 pounds to date. I've been taking some measurements in the past couple of weeks to see the growth. On 11/5, week 27, my belly was measuring 36", waist was 29.5" and on 11/12, week 28, my belly was 37" and my waist was 29". I guess my actual belly grew an inch and maybe this time I had measured myself before eating so my waist was smaller haha. Here is a new picture of me from week 28.

Also, here is a picture of the almost finished rocking horse for P. The only things left to do is put fabric on the bottom part of the saddle and on the handles! It will be a while before he can actually enjoy it but I figured it would be cute in his room until he can use it.

Week 27

I'm posting for last week because we didn't have internet until today. Now that we are in our final trimester it is crazy think that he will be here so soon! As of this week his hearing is fully developed and the nerves in his ears have completely formed. He is keenly aware of sound and will sometimes move to the rhythm of music. Sometimes when I'm lying on my left side at night I feel like he is tap dancing. His head remains unstable and is not always in the same position. The brain is increasingly developed and complex and the surface shows grooves and twists that are seen in older children. A cool factoid: during this trimester it is believed that babies start to dream (how cute) brain scans have demonstrated REM sleep in babies. The lungs are better developed and he is capable of breathing-obviously, we want him to stay in the oven for a little longer-i.e.- 12 weeks. We have been going to childbirth classes and are learning lots of good stuff. It is a 3 hour class for 3 Mondays so it is a little tiring but it's worth it. We were actually able to take a tour of the facilities last night so that was nice to see the rooms and be told what to expect. We've got one more week of this class and then we have pediatric CPR and newborn care in December. I'm glad we are having the opportunity to take these classes to prep us.

Today I had my 28 week check-up. I go in twice a month now instead of once a month. I did the glucose tolerance drink thing. It was gross but not nearly as bad as everyone made it sound! I will find out the results on Friday when I go back to the doctor. I have to go back earlier than my normal 2 week check-up because my blood pressure was elevated. So for precautionary measures I will go back and they will do check me again. I'm trying not to stress yet. Here are pictures from last week!
Pason's pony-I've done more to him since this picture but I will post the finished picture next week!

This picture was taken on Trev's birthday before we went out to eat dinner. It's funny because this is the first time I looked at myself and was like WHOA! The host at the restaurant told me congrats when we walked in and I was kinda surprised-until now people have not really noticed my bump. Only the past week have people really been saying anything about my new bump.

He's getting big! This week he is probably around 2 1/2 or 3 pounds.

I got the invitation for my baby shower and it is adorable...good job Courtnie! I love it! Mom also sent me a picture of this wreath that she made for the door for the baby shower-it's sooo cute! Maybe we can dress up my hospital delivery door with it too!Now that it is getting cooler (not nearly as cool as November should be, but we will take it) we are getting the bows out. Unfortunately, Trev hasn't been able to actually go hunting cute, defenseless, little creatures so we have to practice on the block in the backyard. He's sad about this but I like shooting things that I don't make me feel guilty.

This past weekend we also worked on cleaning out the Arthrex room in the house to make way for baby. Although this is not a fun task by any means, it has to be done or we will be sharing a room with little P. We are about half way there so hopefully we can finish up and then I will get to start decorating..YEA!!!