Finally...some nursery pictures!

It has taken some time, but the nursery is pretty much done! I am waiting for one last piece to arrive shortly for the left of the daybed. We are so excited for Carly to come in a few weeks!!!

Halloween Party Picts

Here are 2 cute pictures from Lisa's 30th Halloween birthday party..
The theme was come dressed as your worst nightmare...
I was a pregnant Marymount girl and Bryan was my Harvard Westlake highschool boyfriend :)
Lisa was a spider...

xoxox

35 weeks!

Starting this week, I will begin seeing the doctor once a week!

Our baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that she's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew). Because it's so snug in my womb, she isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times she kicks should remain about the same. Her kidneys are fully developed now, and her liver can process some waste products. Most of her basic physical development is now complete — she'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.
* Adapted from babycenter.com

34th week check up....

At my check up last Tuesday, Dr. Bliss said that Carly already weighs about 6 lbs 5 oz! She said that although I was 34 weeks pregnant that I was measuring at 36 weeks, which means I may have our girl a bit early! My hope all along has been to have her when Birdie is home for Thanksgiving (November 20- 26th) and now it looks like it could be a reality....we will soon see!!!

34 weeks!

Our baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which she'll need to 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 I've been nervous about preterm labor, I'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.
* Adapted from Babycenter.com

Baby Shower at The Cranes

I had a wonderful baby shower this weekend at The Crane's home, hosted by some of my best friends, Courtney, Casey, Emily and Carly's Grandma's, Kitty and Janie. Both Birdie and Alley Bartholomew flew in to surprise me! Thanks to everyone that was there and made it a very special and perfect day!

33 weeks!

This week our baby weighs a little over 4 pounds and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

Babycenter.com says I may be feeling....

As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling. Finding an easy position to sit in — let alone sleep — is becoming more of a challenge. And bumping into chairs and counters is par for the course.

You may be feeling some achiness and even numbness in your fingers, wrists, and hands. Like many other tissues in your body, those in your wrist can retain fluid, which can increase pressure in the carpal tunnel, a bony canal in your wrist. Nerves that run through this "tunnel" may end up pinched, creating numbness; tingling, shooting or burning pain; or a dull ache. Try wearing a splint to stabilize your wrist or propping your arm up with a pillow when you sleep. If your work requires repetitive hand movements (at a keyboard or on an assembly line, for instance), remember to stretch your hands when you take breaks — which should be frequently.

32 weeks!

By now, our baby is just shy of 4 pounds and is nearly 17 inches long, taking up a lot of space in my uterus. I'm gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to our 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.
* adapted from babycenter.com