30 Weeks - 3/4 to the Finish Line!

30 weeks down, 10 more to go! (I think we're working on monthly photos instead of the weeklies I promised earlier!) Baby Girl has grown a LOT in the past three weeks. According to my favorite pregnancy website, www.babycenter.com, she weighs nearly 3 lbs. and measures approximately 15.5" tall by this point. I've had a few Braxton-Hicks contractions, nothing painful, but gentle reminders to slow down and encourage Tommy to walk on his own instead of riding around in my arms.

We are making great progress on her nursery. I've been very busy sewing...how domesticated! I just finished making her diaper stacker (my first-ever sewing project using a pattern) a throw pillow and curtains to match her bedding. They all turned out great and I can't wait to share pictures once we get the room painted. We (meaning Daddy) will be painting very soon and I'll post pictures once we have the right shade of green on the walls. Look how much she's stretching my skirt! I'm wearing the same one in the Week 22 picture for comparison.

Week 27 - Third Trimester

Wow, I've been a slacker with Baby Girl's page (and a slug with her brother's, too). We went on a 3,000 mile road trip for two weeks, so I have a good excuse! I will post pics and stories from our trip on Tommy's page as soon as I can.

If baby's growth was in question before, she's definitely putting on the ounces now! Here's my latest belly picture, taken at 27 weeks. No, Shannon, I wasn't sucking in in that last one! Ha ha.

And here's a bare-belly pic, so you can compare apples to apples. :)Today was our monthly OB appointment and all is going well. Baby's heart rate pitter-pattered along at 147. Doc pointed out that my uterus now stretches several inches above my belly button, which explains the heartburn when I eat a large meal! We return next month for an appointment and one last ultrasound to check our little princess's growth.