Six weeks to go and we've been keeping very busy. Last weekend we had a great visit from my parents, and now we're working to make sure we have all the necessities- enough diapers and onsies and such to last us until we move back to MN in late June. I'm thinking of buying a shirt with the answers to the following questions:
"When are you due?"
"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?"
"How are you feeling?"
as it would save me about half an hour each and every day. I've had requests for more belly shots, so I begrudgingly supply this one, although it's harder than you might think to take a decent picture of yourself in the mirror.


Baby T has started to get the hiccups on a regular basis, which was cute for about five minutes, and since then has become less and less cute. But that just means he's practicing breathing in there! Here's what else he's up to....

Week Thirty-Four
-Your baby acts completely like a newborn, with his eyes opened when awake and closed when sleeping. You may also find him settling into more of a routine for sleeping & awake times.
-He has learned to blink. He can also see more clearly when there is a bright light on your stomach and probably has the outline of all your organs memorized!
-Antibodies from your blood are being tranferred to him. These immunities continue to build until birth. Then breastmilk will add even more protection against disease.
-Your baby may have already turned to a head-down position in preparation for birth. If he is your first baby, he may be settling into the pelvis with his head pressing against your cervix.
-Fingernails have reached the end of the fingertips now. He may scratch his face even before he is born!
Your little one's length is 17.7 inches (45cm) and weight is 4.7 pounds (2146 g).

Happy Easter!

It's hard to believe it's Easter when it's hovering around freezing in Chicago. We had a lovely visit this weekend from Savanna and Dave, and their friends John and Liz. We had a great time going to see "Wicked", seeing Jay and Jody, and eating lots of good food!

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Lily discovered tonight that she is a big fan of the Discovery Channel's "Planet Earth" series. The polar bears and killer whales were interesting enough to watch from the couch, but the birds required closer inspection. Peanut on the other hand was not interested in the least.

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What's Baby T up to this week?

Week Thirty-Two
-Your baby is up to 3.75 pounds (1702gm) now and is 16.7 inches (42.4cm) long.
-You might notice he's not moving around as much now. Don't worry! He's fine -- just running short on room. He still has plenty of growing to do though, believe it or not!
-All five senses are working. Your little one is fascinated and practicing testing these out as much as possible!
-He may move to the rhythm of music. Studies with heart rates show that he also prefers some types of music to others -- already!

- Brain scans have shown that babies have periods of dream sleep (REM) starting around the eighth month. What do you suppose your baby is dreaming about?