How your baby's growing:Your baby now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber), from head to heel. The nerve pathways in her ears are developing, which means her response to sounds is growing more consistent. Her lungs are developing now, too, as she continues to take small breaths of amniotic fluid — good practice for when she's born and takes that first breath of air. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.
So I'm over the whole pregnancy thing. The novelty has worn off and I'd like to have her removed now. Seriously.
Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to meet her and being a mom will rock, it's just that the gestation period is seriously overrated. Women who say they love being pregnant must sniff glue. Dirty glue sniffers...
My innie is slowly becoming an outie. I thought it would have popped out like a turkey timer by now, but it's taking its time. Just as well. I always admired my belly button.
I can't say I ever admired my Fred Flintstone feet with their Barney Rubble toes, but I have developed a new appreciation for them now that they resemble a surgical glove that's been blown up like a balloon. Check it out:
I've been singing (to the tune of that little dog song) Where, oh where have my ankle bones gone? Where, oh where can they be? I've never had fat rolls on my feet before. Knowing that it's just temporary makes it comical.
The other night we had to laugh at the number of pillows on the bed - we counted 7, including the one I prop my Barneys on. And I just ordered a wedge pillow to help with the acid reflux issue, so there will be 8 pillows on the bed soon! You'd think that a queen bed would neatly accommodate all the pillows and two sleepers but somehow it's insufficient. I woke up the other night and Tyler had a white knuckle grip on my body pillow and his knees were clamped down on it like a vise. Guess he thought it was comfortable too. I didn't have the heart to steal it from him since he's no longer sure if he'll get a good night's sleep either.
We moved the entire house around this past weekend so now the nursery is empty! When the furniture arrives we can begin baby-fying the room. Behold:
I'll post a shot of my belly next week. It's really getting big! I noticed I started waddling a bit, and can feel my joints relaxing somewhat.
I've been working on my baby registry, but it's mind-numbing. There's so much to choose from, and logically I know that a baby doesn't need all this stuff, but it is fun to shop!
I have a craft jones right now, and have been looking through yarn and sewing books picking out projects. When I will have time to do them , I don't know, but it's great to plan, isn't it? I have three free weeks then it's back to class. I think I can cram the class into 7 weeks so I can give myself a full month (assuming she's not early) between the end of summer semester and THE BIG DAY! Then it's off for three whole months to enjoy my sweet baby girl!!
