32 Weeks!!

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your 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.

Well we're definitely getting closer!!! I can't believe we're down to only about 2 months to go. I was ripping off calendar pages at work yesterday and thought, goodness! She's going to be here next month! It seems like just yesterday that we found out I was pregnant. This time has flown by so quickly! I am so eager for September to hurry up and get here because I'm ready for her to be out and available for cuddling! I can't wait to meet her and get to know her and for her to develop into a little person! I know it's all going to happen so fast but I am so ready for it!

I was fortunate enough to have Joe home for the last week and so we were able to do a lot in preparation of Nugget's arrival. We had our 3D ultrasound and we were able to go check out daycare facilities. Joe got the changing table all set up in the nursery and I think we've got the basic set up arranged at least. Then this past weekend we got to go to our birthing class over at the hospital. It was interesting to say the least. I don't think there was much that we learned that we didn't already know, but there were a few techniques for breathing and relaxation that hopefully will help come Nugget Day. What really surprised me is how many of the girls in the class had no idea about some of the things that I thought were pretty basic. Maybe it's because I'm older, but I've just tried to read as much as I can about pregnancy and about delivering and tried to get as much information as I could so that come Nugget Day I'm not in the dark and get hit with something I wasn't expecting.

I've got three showers coming up this month and I can't wait! I think that actually getting little Nugget things is going to make this even more real for me and it just really signifies that she's almost here! This is really going to be the greatest day ever for Joe and I and I know that we both can't wait!