This week marks the start of our 31st week and the little one is apparently over 16 inches long and weights a whopping 3.3 pounds. We had no idea that babies were so long and lean before they started to plump up. We are apparently heading into a growth spurt where she will start to plump up, leaving her looking like a normal looking baby when she arrives. She's definitely active, as she likes to host dance parties at 3 am. You can now see her movements on the outside of my belly, which is nice, as her father can see them too. I think he felt a little left out when I would tell him that the baby was kicking.
Last weekend we spent our entire Saturday in a childbirth class, which was somewhat helpful for me and very boring for the little one's father. We did learn, however, that it takes us 12 minutes to get to the hospital and when exactly we need to head there when the time comes. Good information to know, as we don't have that much longer. Our due date is two months from tomorrow!
We've finished the nursery, as we ordered our "glider" chair last weekend, which is due to arrive a few weeks before the baby is due. My favorite baby item so far is a shark robe that reminds me of my brother and his favorite stuffed animal when we were little, Sharkey (who was actually an Orca).
Other than wearing out rather quickly, I still feel extraordinarily lucky in our pregnancy so far. I feel relatively good, other than the fact that I have a huge belly and it makes me lose my balance.
We very much look forward to meeting our little one at the end of this pregnancy journey!
1 comment:
I love the Sharky robe! Perfecto! I like it that you are continuing the family tradition. Glad all is well and that you have your traveling instructions, timing to hospital and all that increasingly pertinent information. It's all good to know.
I can't wait. You must be giddy with anticipation. Love to you THREE.
Gramma Gramma
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