V-Day!

Today is considered Vitality Day! This means that Kaylee now has the highest chance of survival if she were born this early. Of course each day that goes by helps increase her chances, but this is a great milestone for her.

From babyzone.com
Your baby is filling out this week. Part of your weight gain goes straight to helping her gain weight, too. Since she's still on the scrawny side, her skin wrinkles on her body, but she looks like a miniature version of what you'll see on delivery day. Her face has formed, ears are in place, and eyes are complete (although her lids are still closed). She has eyelashes, fingernails, and may be growing hair, too. Rapid eye movements (REM) are beginning, too.

As for me, I am feeling pretty good. I get backaches every once in awhile and my belly button is slowly flattening out, but other than that I feel great! We have our next OB appointment on Monday and then our last ultrasound the next Monday.

Kaylee at 23 weeks

Your baby has now reached the 1-pound mark and measures about 11 inches long. You may be smaller or larger than other people that are 23 weeks pregnant, but what is important is that you have steady growth and that you are taking care of yourself.

This week your baby’s nostrils will open (so of course, daddy wants to know if she can pick her nose now that she has nostrils and fingers!?!) and the enamel that will cover baby’s teeth is forming. Surfactant, which is a substance that helps the lungs expand after birth, has begun to develop and the air sacs inside the lungs are growing.

All the nerve cells are all in place now and will begin to join together to fully form a nervous system. Baby is moving around a lot now, and you’re probably feeling the full force of their movements. This daily movement helps them work out their developing muscles.

What a difference 8 weeks makes...

^week 14^

^week 22^

Nursery--in progress

Here's the latest on the nursery progress. Daddy finished painting and put together the shelves for the closet. We're almost done! Just need a baby to put in it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Our little one has been moving around like crazy lately. I now can feel her everyday and the most exciting part, daddy got to feel her last night! I could also see my belly moving when she was kicking!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Of course, we are thankful for the little bun we have in the oven. It was our last "just the two of us" Thanksgiving. We spent it with family and was complete with a "house lighting ceremony" and an impromptu Christmas carol. Then we had our own turkey day meal on Saturday because we needed the leftovers! We also put up our tree, decorated the house and are ready for Christmas. I have a feeling that next year, the holidays will be quite different!

Can't wait...

...to play dress up! I just got my baby legwarmers (aka baby legs) in the mail today and they are just so darn cute! So, of course, I had to put some outfits together. They were from my new favorite (and soon to be daddy's least favorite) website babysteals.com.


I also got my first "shower" gift today from a friend at work. It's the softest, cutest, little blanket that matches our nursery bedding. yay!

Yay Daddy!