Are you ready for some football?

Woo! Football season is upon us. Tonight's the draft for our family team, and we're looking forward to pizza and drafting. (Eric's probably looking forward to a beer, too. As for me...well, you can only get so excited about an O'Douls.)

We got the pack n' play and the stroller put together today, so those are big jobs out of the way. I also decided on a shirt and shoes for the maternity photos we're doing next weekend...now I just need to find jewelry!

The weather was nice here all week (low 80s), so we were able to get a walk in most nights. This week is supposed to be hot (90s), but it looks like it may start to cool off for good after that (upper 70s starting Friday - hooray!).

Woah - a pineapple!? This week, baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She still is a wiggle worm. Eric got to feel her move a lot yesterday and couldn't believe that she does that pretty much all day long. Hopefully my ribs and organs forgive me :) As far as appearances go, she's losing the wrinkly, alien look as she accumulates fat - and her bones (except for in her head) are hardening.

Jic-a-what?

Not sure that we have much interesting to share, yet again this week. Eric had his first appointment with the miracle worker/physical therapist, and he's already feeling better after just one appointment. Definitely a good sign!

We spent Saturday at a baby care class, and are now fully equipped (ha) to dress, bathe, feed, diaper and soothe our little one.

She weighs as much as a jicama this week: about 3.75 pounds. (Not familiar with the jicama? Tune into the Food Network!). She's also about 16.7 inches long, but she still finds room (somehow) to be a wiggle worm. She now has toenails, fingernails, and theoretically real hair (however, I'm doubting this since I've had no heart burn...knock on wood).

Summer showers

This past weekend, we were able to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Lily. Friends and family were nice enough to host a beautiful baby shower, complete with a decadent dessert bar (yum!). We ended up with some wonderful gifts, and we appreciate everyone's thoughtfulness!


Yep, that's right - baby weighs as much as four naval oranges (about 3.3 pounds!). She's also over 16 inches long and is headed for a growth spurt (my poor stomach....). She can turn her head from side to side, and she's beginning to "plump out" as needed fat accumulates underneath her skin.

Truckin' along

Honestly, I have no idea what we did this week, which probably means that nothing exciting happened.

On Saturday morning, we took Peanut to the dog park (since it was relatively cool...or at least, not oppressively hot and humid), and he had a great time playing with all the dogs. As per usual, his favorites were the Saint Bernard, huskies, shelties and German Shepherds. He got enough exercise that he napped all day Saturday - and was still tired on Sunday. Score!

Wow - 75% of the way there. Time seems like it's flying. Believe it or not (I can't), baby is almost 16 inches long and weighs 3 pounds. 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. I now get to see my doctor every two weeks, so I guess that makes me a regular!

Nursery

Okay, okay, this is a late post. Hopefully you weren't waiting around and clicking refresh nonstop for the last three days.


Let's see. This weekend we spent a lot of time working in the baby's room - and Eric worked on his "secret" art project for the wall above the changing table. He made a kite (the fabric has brightly colored butterflies on it), complete with a long tail. We also hung two floating shelves to hold picture frames and whatnot. The room is definitely coming together!



Baby weighs about 2.5 pounds this week and is 15 inches long. (How she can possibly fit in my stomach, I have no idea). Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain. The brain is changing from a smooth texture to having the "wrinkles" we usually think of. I had my glucose test this week, and I'm assuming I passed since no one called to tell me otherwise. Bring on the ice cream!