29 Weeks

Hello Everyone,

Happy Valentine's Day!

Tim and I had an awesome time in Michigan. We made it back safely late Monday night. The flight home was actually really smooth. It was so nice to see everyone and share our happy thoughts and excitement about the baby coming. Tim and I had an excellent time at the shower and are so thankful for everyone’s generous gifts. We have a few pictures. I want to post them on an on-line site in the next couple of days. I will let you know as soon as I get them up. We were able to pack almost everything in our suitcases, except for 3 larger items which Kelly is going to help us ship home. At home, by the way, it was 80 and sunny while we enjoyed the record cold, below zero, temperatures in snow covered Michigan. I, at least, thought it was quite refreshing if only for a few days.

We had a doctor’s appointment and an ultrasound yesterday. The baby and I are doing just fine. The test results from the glucose screening test came back normal. The baby weighs an astonishing 3 pounds 6 ounces. The average weight at 29 weeks is 2 pounds 8 ounces. We are still on target for an April 29th birth. Below is a video showing her heart beating and a really quick yawn. You should be able to double click on the movie to make it larger.

She is big enough now that it is hard to get more than one body part in the picture at a time. Here is a picture of her face looking at us…

Here is a picture of a foot…

I really feel like we are in the homestretch now. I am going to order the baby furniture this weekend and hopefully decide on a paint color. All we know is that it is not going to be pink or purple, but maybe a more neutral color like extremely light yellow or green.

Have a great day!

Love,

28 Weeks

Hello Everyone,

We have made it to the third trimester! Roughly 12 weeks to go! Tim and I are doing great. We had a doctor’s appointment this past Friday. I had the glucose screening test done. It wasn’t that bad. The sugary drink tasted like melted orange Popsicle. I haven’t gotten the results in yet. We listened to the babies heart beat and measured my belly. She is doing fine. The doctor scheduled an ultrasound for next week Wednesday to take measurements of the baby and amniotic fluid levels. I can’t wait to see her again. I will post a couple pictures after the appointment. Since we are in the third trimester, the doctor is seeing us every 2 weeks now, instead of every 4. In the last month, April, I will start going once a week.

According to the charts the baby should weigh about 2 and a quarter pounds and measure about 14.8 inches from head to heal. She is putting on layers of fat to survive in the outside world and is sporting eyelashes.

Tim and I took care of a co-worker’s dogs this past weekend. They have three beagles, a mom and two puppies. Tim fell in love with the boy puppy, Yager. He has an awesome personality, very friendly. Tim wanted to take him home so bad, but a dog is something we can’t have right now. Maybe when the kids are grown up enough to take care of an animal, I will think about it. We really don’t have the yard or time to care for a pet…especially with the baby coming.

I hope everyone is doing well. Have a great week. We will see some of you soon.

Love,