By now, you weigh 3.75 pounds, like a large jicama, and are about 16.7 inches long, and are beginning to take up quite a bit of space. I have noticed this because it is getting more difficult to move around and to get up and down off of the floor or to roll over in the bed. I should be gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to you. In fact, I'll gain a third to half of your birth weight during the next 7 weeks as you fatten up for survival outside the womb. You now have toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Your skin is becoming soft and smooth as you plumps up in preparation for birth.
We are so close to being finished with your nursery! Your Grandma made these beautiful panel drapes for you out of the cloth we picked out that is pink with white polka dots.
Our friends, Ms. Stephanie (who helped with the Baby Girl Belly Party mentioned in the last post) and Mr. Mark are letting us use this great bassinet for when you first arrive. They also gave us a little baby spa and a ton of baby diapers their baby Weston out grew before he could use them.
My, oh my, how our Friday nights have changed. This Friday night we enjoyed a quick dinner out and came home for a nice relaxing evening at home hanging up pictures in your nursery.
It really turned out very nice. Again, your name has been whited out.
Saturday morning, your Dad cleaned up a couple of pieces we have had for a long time. I scrubbed them with dish detergent and your Dad applied a fresh coat of white paint. They look really great now they are done.
This tic tac toe in blue you see is serving as a grid. The blue lines are just painters tape that we will remove once we have added the other items to the wall. We have ordered prints from the photographer who took your gender reveal photos and will put them in some of the tic tac toe holes.
Here is the computerized version of the picture and frame that will go in the middle of the grid. The other photos will be in clear frames so this one can be the main focus.
We are getting there slowly but surely! We had a little adventure with you on Sunday. We were invited to join our neighbors on their ski boat for a nice afternoon out. The wife of this couple is also pregnant and due almost exactly a month to the day before your due date. They live across the street and we know it will be a lot of fun raising the two of you together. We had a great time on the boat just relaxing and enjoying each others company when all of a sudden, a big storm came out of no where! We sped back to the dock as the rain pelted down on us feeling like tiny bee stings. Ms. Ashley crawled under a chair for cover and I hunkered under a beach towel that was soaking wet by the time the storm passed. It was quite humorous, a lot of fun and definitely a memorable first ski boat ride for you. It will be fun to go on little adventures like that with you once you are here.
Another fun thing that happened this weekend is your Dad got to feel you hiccup for the first time. You are big enough now where your hiccups can be seen and felt on the outside. You had a really bad case of the hiccups the other day and your Dad was able to see and feel them. The movements were so rhythmic we knew it was you just a hiccuping away! Your Dad thought that was the neatest thing!
Well, 32 weeks down, 8 to go! Looking forward to another week of helping you grow.
With all my love,
Mom
Loved reading this post :) makes me so excited!
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