30-10

Dear Sweet Baby Kay,

We are getting VERY close to the kick off of the 2012 Football Season which is a time of year for your Dad where every weekend is like Christmas.  Your week ratio this week reminds me of a football score: 30-10... 30 weeks down, 10 to go!

These pictures below were taken in 2008 at the USC stadium. Your Dad was selected for the Punt, Pass and Kick contest. We have it all on video and will have to show it to you one day, and tell you the hilarious stories that surrounded this moment!

We were able to bring friends and family on the field with us, so naturally, your Dad wanted his Dad, your Papa to be there to experience this once in a lifetime moment!

Funny I took a picture of the 10 yard line, and here I am writing you this football score type of post with 10 weeks left to go.

Pre-filming your Dad for the big screen.

 On the big screen!

And it's good!  He made the kick, so we HAD to pause for a picture to capture the moment!

You are about 15.7 inches long now, and weigh almost 3 pounds like a head of cabbage. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds you, but that volume will decrease as you get bigger and take up more room. Your eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen.  Even after you are born, you'll keep your eyes closed for a good part of the day. When you do open them, you'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means you can only make out objects a few inches from your face.  I guess we can look forward to lots of nose to nose Eskimo kisses when you first get here!  Oh, I just cannot wait!

Your Dad was able to assemble your crib with a few moments of comedy mixed in.  Once we had the crib together and the bed made, it really made us realize how close we are to holding you in our arms.  There are no words to describe our joy.

Working hard! (The screw driver you see on the floor is my very first screw driver.  Your Grandpa bought it for me when I was in college.  A girl needs a few tools to get by!)

Isn't your bed beautiful!

Your special ordered curtain fabric came in the other day.  I was able to find some fun material for the tie backs.  It will be something else to see the finished product hanging from your bay window!

In other news, we went to an all day baby class at the hospital on Saturday.  It was a class called Your Special Delivery and it taught us all about labor and delivery, the different types and options for delivery and what happens after you get here.  We also learned about different comfort measures during the process and got to tour the facility.  It was a great day!  Your Dad was so proud when the instructor told us about the important role Dad's have in taking pictures, carrying the baby too and from the nursery and being with you during those first few moments where they take your foot prints and measure you.  I honestly can say, I don't think I have ever seen him that proud.  During the breathing exercises, you were kicking up a storm!  I still never tire of feeling your movements.  We are very fortunate to have a baby that moves as much as you do.  I feel you a good portion of the day, and your Dad gets to feel you pretty much once a day.  Some Dads only feel their baby move a handful of times.  We are so grateful for every tiny movement you make.

I head to my 30 week appointment tomorrow!  I will be sure to tell you all about it.  Only 70 more days until your due date.  Only around 70 more days until we will finally meet and we will get to hold you in our arms.  This is so real, and so wonderful.  We love you.

With all my love,

Mom