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30 week bump and more work on the nursery...

^30 weeks^

^Canvas for Kaylee (almost done!)^

^new curtains^

^new cubes/storage for the closet organizer^

30 weeks!

Only 10 (or so) more weeks to go!!! My only complaint is that I am getting too big to bend over and my sciatica acts up pretty consistently. Other than that, I am feeling pretty good! We went to our Dogs & Babies, Play it Safe class this past weekend. It was very interesting and we learned a lot. It made me a little anxious to think about taking care of a new baby and two crazy dogs while daddy is gone, but I'll figure something out.

Not much progress on anything baby related this week since report cards are due, but be on the look out next week when I am sure I will have more news!

Kaylee at 30 weeks:
Your baby girl has grown another 1/4 pound in the last week. She begins a rapid growth phase and she will begin to put on nearly 1/2 pound each week. In fact, she will likely triple her weight by her due date.

Your baby girl's organs are all fully formed and functioning well, although the lungs have not matured completely.

Your baby girl's bone marrow has taken over production of red blood cells from the liver.

How big is baby? approximately 15.2 inches long and 3-4 pounds!
(from iPregnancy)

The baby girls room (still in progress)...

Keep in mind when all this started we were really trying to avoid a "pink" room. That's not quite working out as planned. We still have more to do, but we're getting closer!!!

^29 1/2 week bump^

v 22 week bump v

"my belly button's crooked!"

Yes, those were the words that crossed my lips tonight. I guess it's not so much crooked, but off center. It was very weird to look at my tummy and see my belly button pulled to the left. It was really obvious and dad noticed (and laughed) right away. I don't know what she was doing in there but she was all huddled on one side. Weird. No one ever warned me about that one!

29 weeks

already? I feel like we just hit 28 weeks. So here we are, 11 weeks to go (give or take). Progress?? hmmm, we got a new bookshelf for the baby's room, so we are set on nursery furniture, we just need to get curtains. We are stocked to the brim with clothes (even though I couldn't help myself but to stock up on baby clothes during the ridiculous sale Old Navy was having) but are still on the look out for the perfect 'bringing baby home' outfit. Maybe silly and we'll probably just have to change her as soon as she gets home, but it's still fun for us-well, me anyways.

No word from the doctor about the glucose test, so it seems that no news is good news in this instance. They said they would only call if there was a problem and they have definitely gotten the results by now. So that is one less thing to worry about!

We brought the swing out into the living room to get help the dogs get used to the craziness that will soon be here. They are, of course, scared to death of it. We swing it a little bit everyday, hopefully their fear will subside by the time the baby gets here. They are also scared of her rocking horse and any toy that makes noise. I think they are in for a rough ride in the coming months (well, years).

Speaking of the doggies, our Dogs & Babies safety class was canceled because the room was flooded. Yes, the city shuts down completely when we get a little precipitation (even indoors). We are going to try again on Sunday. We were also bumped out of our childbirth class due to overbooking. Not sure when we will reschedule that, as the alternate times don't work very well for us. Maybe google will need to teach us everything I should know???

Kaylee's development at 29 weeks--
At 29 weeks pregnant, your baby is almost 17 inches tall now (nearly as tall as he or she will be at birth), and close to three pounds (a weight that will likely more than double — and may even come close to tripling — by delivery time) YIKES!! Her wrinkled skin is smoothing out as more fat is deposited under the skin surface. This fat, called white fat, is different from the earlier brown fat that your developing fetus accumulated. Brown fat is necessary for body temperature regulation while white fat actually serves as an energy source.

Which explains why your energizer baby feels so…well…energized! Space in your baby's living quarters is now at a premium, so you'll be feeling jabs and pokes from elbows and knees mostly. But those kicks will be more vigorous than before (and also less erratic) because your baby is stronger and excitedly responding to all sorts of stimuli — movement, sounds, light, and that candy bar you ate half an hour ago.

28 week bump

Kaylee's been cooking for 200 days now! About 80 more to go! We had our 28 week appointment on Thursday and everything is looking good. I also had my glucose test and am awaiting results. We have our first baby class on Tuesday, all about Dogs and Babies. Then on Saturday, we have our first of two childbirth classes.

Here's my 28 week bump:


This is the artwork-in-progress for the baby's room: