What will Miss Lily look like? ...

I was looking back through my old posts from Nolan's blog and found a few pictures of my precious baby when he was itty bitty. I wonder if Lily will look anything like her big brother. Hopefully she'll be a little bigger than him, he was so small. These picture were taken a few days before were able to go home, so he was about a week and a half old. So beautiful!

33 Weeks!

Well we had a very busy day yesterday but it got me excited. We went to tour the maternity ward at our hospital. The hospital was nice and the rooms were very spacious. I have to say that although I want my baby girl to stay in there a while longer I am very anxious to meet her. I been feeling contractions more often now, and some can be pretty painful. I had the doctor check me at my appointment yesterday and she said that I am still closed up, which is a relief to me.

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

32 Weeks!

Is it really possible that I get meet my sweet baby in 8 weeks. Good grief, time flies! We are pretty much ready for her. Of course, that means we have all of the big stuff. I am finding it very difficult to buy things that we do not technically need. I mean, do we really need pink bibs, do we really need pink receiving blankets, do we really need anything pink. I don't think so. But it is kind of fun to open her closet and be overwhelmed with the girlyness of it all. She will definitely be a spoiled little baby, but I want to make sure that it is with love not stuff. She has been getting the hiccups a few times a day lately. It is cute for a while then it gets just a little annoying. I love to feel and watch her move though.

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

18 Months Old

Wow, it has been a long time since I have posted anything. I guess I've been busy I don't remember.
Nolan is 18 months old as of last Monday. I feel like he is getting so big, so fast. He is so smart. I feel like he understands almost everything that I say to him. I love my sweet boy more as everyday passes. I wish that I could just bottle up this time and be able to look back to in whenever I want. I am so excited to see Nolan as a big brother. But, it is almost hard to believe that my baby isn't going to be the baby anymore. I am very sentimental right now. I blame it a little on the pregnancy but also it is just hard to watch time FLY by. I want to be able to hold my sweet baby boy in my arms forever.
Here are the most recent stats on Mr. Nolan:
23.5lbs - 20th percentile...much better than the 5th percentile that he was last time
33inches - 75th percentile
19.5 head circumference (I am not sure what percentile this is)

So what is he doing these days:

• Well the biggest is, he is sleeping (wonderfully I might add) in a big boy bed. He had a somewhat difficult first night, but after that he has been perfect. I am so very proud of my big boy. Sometimes when he doesn't want to sleep he will stand at the door for a little while, but then climbs back in bed and usually falls asleep. The other night Tyler said that he heard a big thud sound, and went to check on him. He had fallen out of bed but didn't even wake up.
• Every developmental question the pediatrician asked, Nolan could do. I was looking at a timeline of the things he should be doing and he is doing some that are at the 24 month range. Of course there are a few areas that we need to work on. His words are not the best, and almost everything is a "ball".
• He is learning to jump. Which is so cute!
• He loves to play any kind of ball. He kicks his soccer ball, shoots his basketball. I think he is going to enjoy sports when he gets older.

I am sure there are all kinds of other things but I cannot think of anymore right now. I'll post some new pictures later.

31 Weeks!

My appointment went well yesterday. I met a new doctor and she was very sweet. Miss Lily is measuring right at 31 weeks. Maybe that means she is planning on staying put a little longer than Nolan. Her crib and bedding are all ready for her. I have her clothes washed and waiting. Anything else that needs done, well it will have to wait because my energy is gone. Yesterday I tried to get some cleaning done, and I would just sit down and look around at the mess. I couldn't make myself do anything. But it also doesn't help that Nolan would come behind me and destroy anything I did clean. :)

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

30 Weeks!

Only 70 days left!! I cannot believe she'll be here so soon. I love my baby girl more and more everyday. We get to set-up her crib this weekend which I am so excited about. Her bedding is going to take a little longer than this anxious mommy would like (it will not be here until the end of March). But, I feel like we are finally getting some things accomplish. I have been "nesting" all day. My house has been so messy and I finally had a day off to clean. I feel better now. Nolan is staying with Mama this weekend and while he is there we will be setting up his big boy bed. I feel like my babies are growing up so fast. I love them both so much. Just thinking about seeing them together makes my heart smile. :)

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)