24 Weeks!!

Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

It is so hard to really imagine that it's actually been 24 weeks so far. It really seems like just yesterday that I was taking the pregnancy test and seeing the positive lines. The closer and closer I get to my due date, the more and more ready I am for Nugget's arrival!

We worked on the nursery some more this past weekend since Nugget's bedding has arrived. We got a crib mattress and went ahead and put all of the bedding on so that we could make sure we really liked it. I totally fell in love! I can't wait to get the room painted and start decorating! Here are some pictures of the crib and the bedding:


This is the crib with the bedding all set up. I am currently hating the paint color and am ready to get the walls painted yellow!


Here is my Vanna White modeling the quilt that goes with the bedding. I absolutely love it! The little bees are just so cute!!


This is one of the valances that came with the bedding. I also have some white sheer panel curtains that I'm going to hang as well as soon as I get another rod to hang those from.



This is the little pillow that came with it. I will eventually have a rocker recliner that will go in the room that I am getting from my brother and I'll put this little pillow in that. This also gives you a close up shot of the bumper which is SO cute!


Just another shot of the crib and the bedding inside. I just know Nugget will love it. :)