31 Weeks!

wow! everyone was right about the last 10 weeks or so you really grow! 31 weeks! yay! connor weighs around 4 pounds right now! not too far from safe birthing weight! yesterday, nicholas and i finished the baby room. the past week we have primed, painted, and put the baby border around the room as you can tell in my photograph! a lot has been accomplished. also, when i looked around at the room, i realized that connor is not far from entering the world and it just amazes me!!

here is what the baby web site i use says about the development of connor in 31 weeks. Fetal development in pregnancy week 31:Your not-so-little-one is just a bit closer to their birth weight and height at around 4 pounds and 17 inches. With each added layer of baby fat, your baby's skin starts to look more and more like it will when they finally get to see the light of day. The heavy news: you can expect your miracle-gro muffin to gain about a half a pound of weight per week from now until about two weeks before birth. Great. That's just what you needed. Even more weight to carry around!

Your baby's still-developing immune system has gained substantial strength over the past few weeks getting them in full gear to face our disease-ridden world o’ wonders. Obviously, a large majority of your child’s immune strength will be derived from exposure to breast milk as well as the outside elements. Their cute little noggin’ (which could already be covered with luscious locks or just purty peach fuzz), is still soft because the skull bones have not yet fused together. As much as that sounds a little too vulnerable, their “skull softness” allows for a much smoother passage through the birth canal during labor—something both you and your little swimmer will appreciate when it’s finally time to “go!” Also, some babies will have that “soft spot” on their head for up to one year after birth.


i can not believe that in 9 weeks i will see my son!! yay!!! oh, and people won't be staring rudely at my preggo belly anymore!!! didn't people learn manners from their parents?!?! ha ha! well, have a great night everyone!!!

xoxo,

laurie

p.s- my next ob appointment is october 10th. then on october 25th i get an ultra sound which will be 34 weeks to see the positioning of the baby!! then an appointment again after that. sooo excited to see my little one again!!

29 Weeks

hey ya'll!!

29 weeks. oh my goodness! this week connor has moved even lower. he is now sitting so low that i can only feel him kick in my lower stomach and well, you know all those areas! ha ha! i have a hard time standing all the way up without feeling pain. i think my littl' angel wants out early. oh boy. it really is painful right now and it is hard to do things i used to be able to do. i know it is all worth it.

nicholas and i (well mostly nick since i can not reach and do as much though i try to) are working on the baby room. we picked out two colors one for the top half and one for the bottom half. we are putting a winnie the pooh border in the middle. yes, that is our theme and we are really excited!!! it is so much work i feel like it won't get done on time but i just realize that we must take everything a day at a time and take it from there.

here is a picture of the bedroom set theme:



anways, this is what is going on in the 29th week. Fetal development in pregnancy week 29: If you’ve been feeling butterflies moving around in your belly, it’s not just your run-of-the-mill pre-birth performance anxiety. No, it’s your amazing baby with a case of the hiccups: a fairly common occurrence at this point resulting from practicing breathing for their big birthday. In addition, to getting a round of butterfly-like hiccups, your little swimmer has arduously managed to accumulate enough baby fat to account for nearly 3.5% of their overall body weight. Yeah, compared to we adults, it’s not a lot, but when they’re little like that—it’s certainly a healthy (and warming) accomplishment in its way. Another fantastic accomplishment: your baby's spleen is now in charge of hematopoiesis—the 10 dollar name for the process involved in building up certain important blood components. Another fantastic-accomplishment: your little monkey has been peeing into their amniotic sac for a little while now (this is why potty training takes a while) and if you didn’t know, actually swallows it along with the rest of the amniotic fluid. Although the concept is nasty, their urine is sterile and as part of the amniotic fluid base, is replaced several times throughout the day. So if you didn’t know before, now you can tell people, that yes, you drank your own urine—you were still in the womb, but nonetheless, you’ve been there.

Have a great afternoon everyone!!

Love,

Laurie

28 Weeks

So, I went to my first OBGYN visit at my new doctors and they are wonderful! The group is in the hospital (Hunterdon Medical Center) which I am giving birth to Connor Nicholas at. They answered all of my questions and made me feel comfortable.

Today I went for my 7 month glucose testing. I had to get it done at lab corp in the hospital I will be having the baby at. First, I went to the wrong place and already drank that orange sweet stuff... then they told me i would have to re-do it tomorrow and then the nurse said.. just run to the hospital lab corp!! Oh my goodness what a adventure!!! I did not think they would take 5-6 pints of blood!! Wow!! Needles do not bother me at all so i was just talking to the nurse as they did the testing... The only thing that stinked was it was 3 o' clock and I had not eaten yet...So I went to Wendy's! Ha ha!

Here is what is going on in week 28 for me. Fetal development in pregnancy week 28: fetus in seventh month. You know how you’ve been feeling a bit like a barn with legs? Well, that feeling won’t subside before… well, you know, when you finally give birth. For the time being, you’ve got yourself a baby in the business of collecting fat and lots of it! In spite of the dubious joys of being a human-barn, this baby fat business is very serious and you’ve got to put up with it because it’s going to keep your little porker warm and healthy after birth. Other good stuff from inside: their eyes are doing lots of blinking this week because they’re now able to respond to light and dark. Also, their industrious little bone marrow is now a major construction site for developing red blood cells, while their super-cute adrenal glands are actually producing androgen and estrogen—which will stimulate your hormones to begin milk production. Can you say, “Moo?”

Well, that is all for now. I am quite tired from the glucose test today! Have a great evening everyone!!

27 Weeks

Hello everyone!

Wow, 27 weeks pregnant and in my third trimester! I am definitely feeling tired and experiencing the lovely "pregnancy pains" but it is all worth it to have my beautiful baby boy Connor Nicholas. I will be having my baby at Hunterdon Medical Center which is about 10 minutes from my house! I am with a great new OBGYN group and I feel safe with them and go for my first new visit to them on Friday. Yay!!

Connor weighs over 2 pounds now already!! Can you all believe it?? My hubby, family, and friends are so supportive. I am also excited for my baby shower on October 20th. I am so blessed to have one of my best friends planning it, my sister, and my mom.

That is all for now!! I hope everyone has a great night!!


Love,

Laurie


*the picture is of me at 27 weeks pregnant!!*