Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.Thursday, March 26, 2009
37 Weeks!
I offically have a full-term baby!!!! I am so happy. I cannot imagine what it will be like to have a baby that isn't so itty bityy. I am so ready to meet her. I had a dr. appointment yesterday and it was a little bit of a bummer. I am still the same as my last appointment (80% and 1 cm). Oh well, she will come when she is ready. But, everything else is going good. The doctor said she thinks she'll come in the next two weeks. We'll see...we're ready for you sweet baby!
Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.
Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Not enough...
So I have been slacking really bad with Nolan's blog. I guess I am just lazy!! I have also been slacking taking pictures of him. But, here are a few (my camera sits on the table most of the time so we usually only get eating pictures).
Thursday, March 19, 2009
36 Weeks!
I am offically more pregnant than I have ever been. :) I had a dr. appointment today and everything is going wonderful. I am 80% effaced and about a fingertip dilated. She said that she could come today or go a week over due. I am thinking by the feeling of my contractions it will be sooner rather than later. But, she said that from here on out, I am considered full term. Yay!! No pre-term baby. I am excited! I know that the typical full term is 37 weeks but I am going by what the doctor says!!! I cannot wait to meet my sweet baby. :)
Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.
Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.Sunday, March 15, 2009
Anxious
I have 32 days until Lily is due and I am getting very anxious. It seems surreal to me that just shortly we will have another baby to love and to raise. I cannot wait to meet her, but I also am enjoying these last few days with just Nolan. I guess I can blame it on the hormones but I am getting very emotional as I write this. I just want to be able to show each of my children how much they mean to me all the time. I feel like Nolan will not understand why I am showing Lily more attention then him. I hope that he doesn't get jealous. I will be so very sad.
But, with all that said, I cannot wait to meet my baby girl. Four weeks!! I cannot believe time has went by so fast.
But, with all that said, I cannot wait to meet my baby girl. Four weeks!! I cannot believe time has went by so fast.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
35 Weeks!
I had an appointment today (I start my weekly appointments next week). It was pretty uneventful, besides having to wait for the doctor for an hour. :( Anyway, she is growing big. She isn't moving as much now, she is pretty much out of room. I know that I have a few more weeks until she is consider full term, but that doesn't stop me from thinking about meeting her. I am very anxious to see what she looks like, I am sure is absolutely beautiful. I feel like she has dropped, she feels much lower than she has before (and she has always been low). So basically I am having to run to the restroom every time I stand up. I am not going to miss that part of pregnancy.
Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.
Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Compassion
This has been heavy on my heart for sometime but today was too much. Compassion International is a Christian child sponsorship organization. I first read about it through another blog that I read. And lately it has been promoting Global Food Crisis day (which is today) on the radio. I had already planned on sponsoring a child but after listening to the statistics I immediately went to the computer and found a child.
I was brought to tears as I watched Nolan eating his lunch, thinking about what it would be like if I couldn't feed him. Then I thought about all of the food he chooses not to eat because he doesn't "like" it. We live in a blessed nation. So, even with the rough economy and hardships that we are dealing with, I urge everyone reading this to please check out the website. www.compassion.com It is about $32 a month to sponsor a child. You can also go to www.klove.com and just give a one time donation. $13 could feed a child for a month. The biggest statistic that affected me was that Every 7 seconds a child dies of hunger. I pray that you can do something to help.
I was brought to tears as I watched Nolan eating his lunch, thinking about what it would be like if I couldn't feed him. Then I thought about all of the food he chooses not to eat because he doesn't "like" it. We live in a blessed nation. So, even with the rough economy and hardships that we are dealing with, I urge everyone reading this to please check out the website. www.compassion.com It is about $32 a month to sponsor a child. You can also go to www.klove.com and just give a one time donation. $13 could feed a child for a month. The biggest statistic that affected me was that Every 7 seconds a child dies of hunger. I pray that you can do something to help.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
34 Weeks!
I am getting so excited to meet my sweet baby girl. But, today I realized, I am going to be exhausted. I hadn't really thought about having to get up every few hours at night, plus not being able to rest during the day. I hope that I have enough energy to be patient with Nolan. It is going to be difficult for a while, and I guess I just realized this. But, I am still very excited!
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.
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