31 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. She weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. She can turn her head from side to side, and her arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath her skin. She's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

All better after last week's sickness. For the most part at least. I've been getting nauseaous in the morning, but it goes away pretty quickly.

I can see my stomach move now. It's like something out of a sci-fi movie. So weird. I keep expecting a little gremlin to break through the skin and run away laughing.

Other than that, nothing new really. I start going to the doctor every two weeks instead of once a month. I'm hoping that somehow makes time go by quicker. I am counting down the days!

And finally, this week's picture. And can I just say that each week, taking these pictures gets more and more depressing. I almost want to make Brandon start doing these posts so I don't have to look at them, haha. He is the one who made the blog after all.

30 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

This is gonna be a short post. I haven't been feeling well the past couple days. I think it's just a stomach bug, but it's still no fun. Haven't been able to eat a whole lot, but drinking lots of water and diluted orange juice (yum! okay, not so yum). I guess it's a good way to shed a few pounds before my doctors appointment Thursday though :P

Anyway, I haven't been up to taking a picture, so just pretend this is me.

29 Weeks pt 2

Thank you to everyone who replied to my last post, it's good to know that the pictures are working for at least most people. Maybe they just weren't loading properly on those two people's computers. Hopefully this one works.

Also, thank you for the the nice compliments :)

It's good to know that people read this, even when it's in secret :P

By the way, wanna hear a funny story? When we first got this apartment last month and had to buy new furniture, we got a futon from Ikea. It was pretty much the cheapest one they had (the only one they had in stock). Well they delivered it and I put it together while Brandon was at work. I was kind of proud of myself. Then every time we sat on it, the boards on the bottom that hold the mattress kept falling out of the frame. It felt like the cheapest, flimsiest couch we'd ever sat on. I didn't like Ikea at that point. So I did stuff like got ribbon and rope to reinforce the boards, and when some of those started breaking, I used duct tape. As you can imagine, the frame of our futon looks a little strange. So the other day we went back to Ikea to look at computer desks and we took a look at our futon on display in the show room. Turns out I put it together wrong and the boards are supposed to go on top of the frame, not on the bottom. We came home and fixed it and now our futon is so much better. It's sturdy, higher up and just all around more comfortable. I really couldn't stop laughing when we saw the one at the store. Moral of the story, don't let me put together furniture alone :)

PS. I did read the instructions. But there were only pictures, no words. And in the picture, you couldn't tell which way it was supposed to go. Or at least, I couldn't. I thought I was doing it right.

29 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain. To meet her increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because her bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

Baby big head seems to be growing pretty quick. I'm definitely getting fatter by the day. And since she squirms more than she kicks now, I'm pretty sure she is starting to run out of room in there.

Every time I feel her move when Brandon is home, I try to get him to feel it, but when he puts his hand on my stomach, she stops. It's kinda funny. If Daddy is gonna have this kind of calming effect on her, I know who's gonna be waking up at night! :)

I can't believe how swollen my hands and feet get. I didn't think that was supposed to come until later. I had to buy new shoes last week because my tennis shoes are just too tight now. I always thought the croc-style shoes were really ugly, but they were the only thing I could find that was wide enough (that wasn't flip-flops), so I had to get them. And even those are sometimes tight on me.

I don't have a picture today because I forgot to get Brandon to take one last night, but I will try to get it up soon.

Speaking of pictures though, two people so far have told me I haven't been posting pictures (though I have), so I am wondering if they are just not showing up. Do they not show up for anyone else?

28 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

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.

I'm now officially in the third trimester. Two thirds over and 3 months left to go! Though I guess now I am getting to the hard part again. First part sucked. Second part was easy. Now it's gonna be a whole new adventure.

My hands and feet are starting to get swollen every night. I can hardly wear my rings sometimes. And if I do put them on, I have to take them off with dish soap.

And now I gotta start counting movements. Doctor says I have to feel her move at least 10 times a day. I don't thing that will be a problem with as much as she wiggles around. I was reading last night with the book resting on my stomach and she kicked and the entire book moved. She's

getting strong in there.

Lately I've also started to wonder what she's gonna look like. So far I'm thinking blonde, wavy hair and green eyes. What do you all think? Any guesses?

27.5

Better late than never?