Cousin Cutiepie I just got done looking at some of the newer pictures posted of our nephew Isaac. What a cutiepie! I'd post a picture here, but that's not my place. If you know David and Beth, I'm sure you already know about the site that they upload their pictures on and I encourage you to have a look. I can't wait for the cousins to meet so they can play together and we can take lots of pictures.
Speaking of which, I need to do some research on cameras. I want to get a new digital camera to take pictures of Sophia. Dean wants to get an ultrazoom camera, but I think that might be overkill right now. There are just so many options out there!
2008-02-11 (31 weeks)
Due Date I just used about 6 or 7 different due date calculators to see when they would say Sophia is due to arrive. They all said that she is due on Friday, April 11th. Our doctor has told us that we are due on Sunday, April 13th. Obviously, I prefer the 11th because it is that much sooner and I am anxious to meet our little Sophie! I guess it doesn't make that much of a difference, though it would be very convenient if she were to arrive over the weekend.
2008-02-11 (31 weeks)
Hiccups On Saturday, Sophia got the hiccups for the first time. Dean and I listened to her hiccupping away with the fetal heartbeat monitor (still haven't been able to hear her heartbeat with that thing). Since then she's had the hiccups another two times. It's really amazing to think of her already experiencing hiccups!
This weekend we, and I mean mostly Dean, got the nursery painted. It looks nice and makes us want to get the rest of the house painted. I think that project can wait a while though. We also assembled the crib, which was much easier than I would have thought. It looks great! The nursery is actually starting to look like a nursery. We just need to get a dresser in there and clean out the closet to make way for baby stuff.
2008-02-08 (30 weeks)
Week 32 According to whattoexpect.com
This week your baby weighs almost four pounds and could be up to 19 inches long. And though that's a head-to-toe length, your baby is actually back to a curled-up position (you try standing up in those cramped quarters!). You're likely feeling tapping and squirming instead of your baby's signature rocking and rolling. That's because, while comfy, your baby is a bit tight for exercise space right now. Your baby has also probably settled into the head-down, bottoms-up position in your pelvis in prepartion for birth. That's because the fetus's head fits better at the bottom of your inverted, pear-shaped uterus. It also makes it easier during childbirth if your baby comes out head first. Fewer than five percent of babies prefer the bottom-down (or breech) position by full-term. Don't worry if your baby hasn't assumed the head-down position yet. There's still a good chance he or she will flip head-side-down before birth — even in the tight confines of your uterus.
While your baby is still getting nourishment through the umbilical cord, it won't be long before you'll be bringing on the breast milk or formula (and soon after, the mashed carrots and peas). In anticipation of that momentous transition to mouth feeding, your baby's digestive system is all set and ready to go. And because your baby is accumulating more fat, his or her skin is finally turning opaque (like yours), which means those see-through days are over. Though weeks away from D-day, your baby's looking more and more like a newborn. And speaking of that big day, hope you're resting up for it — because your bambino certainly is. In preparation for that big first date with you, your baby is sleeping like a baby — with sleep cycles of 20 to 40 minutes long (which would also account for the decrease in movement you're likely feeling these days).
