Almost Done

We put the border up in the nursery this weekend. We just need to paint the baseboards and door trim. It's all coming together and looks great. This weekend we are attending our first class at the hospital...should be lots of fun!


32 week development:
By now, your baby is just shy of 4 pounds and is nearly 17 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.

Single Digit Countdown....9 weeks to go!

This week, your baby measures about 16 inches long. He weighs a little over 3 pounds and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He'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.

Ben painted the nursery this weekend and it looks great! We are putting the border up this weekend and we'll be done. I'll post pictures once it's all finished.

And the fun begins....10 weeks to go

With only 10 weeks to go, we have slowly started on the nursery. Ben cleaned all the walls in preparation for painting this weekend. I've started going through some gifts and putting things up.

Here is our 30 week development and pictures:

Kevin's cute clothes



Bath stuff



Diapers, diapers and more diapers



Wiper warmer already set up in the bathroom






Your baby's a bit more than 15 1/2 inches long now, and weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after he's born, he'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day.

29 weeks....11 to go - 3rd Trimester!!!!!!!!

Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his 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.

Great appointment and Answered Prayer

Our 28 week check up appointment went great yesterday. Kevin's heart rate was 146....which is perfect and I measured exactly 28cm. We have another appointment on Sept 13th and then every 2 weeks after that!

I heard from my friend yesterday that was awaiting test results for the possibility of her baby having Trisomy 18. They came back negative!!!!!!! A huge answer to prayer.

28 week development

By this week, your baby weighs a little over 2 pounds and measures almost 15 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

Prayer Request

Please be in prayer for a friend of mine who is pregnant and due in December. She had her quad screening last week and tested positive for the baby having Trisomy 18. Trisomy 18 is a very serious and rare chromosomal disorder. The end results are mental retardation, breathing and feeding difficulties and in some cases babies don't live long after birth.

Now....testing positive for Trisomy 18 doesn't mean the baby will definitely have it - it only means that there is a higher chance that he could. She will get the results back from the amnio in 10 days. To top it off, she also had fertility problems and it has taken her and her husband almost 5 years to get pregnant with this baby. They exhausted all fertility treatments and after much prayer, she finally got pregnant after an IVF procedure earlier this year.

My heart goes out to them but I know God is in control in their lives and He will see them though this. I look forward to being able to post the good news of the amnio in the next few weeks. Until then, please keep this family in your prayers.