28 Week 4D Ultrasound

Caylee June Ross

28 Weeks Pregnant! *3rd Trimester*

We’ve made it to our 3rd trimester and I feel great, except for having allergies!! I had a Dr’s appt. on Tuesday and Caylee’s heartbeat was normal. I also had to take a blood glucose test to check for gestinational diabetes. I didn’t pass the test so I had to go back this morning and take a longer test where they had to take my blood 4 times, once every hour. I should have the results back either tomorrow or Monday. I just pray that I don’t have gestinational diabetes! On a brighter note…UPS just delivered the baby mattress we ordered for Caylee and tomorrow is our 4D ultrasound and we can’t wait to have some recent pictures of our little angel!
Fetal development in pregnancy week 28: This week she is able to dream while sleeping. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. Eyebrows and eyelashes are now very noticeable! She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world. Your baby will be weighing in at around 2.22 pounds and measuring 15 inches.

27 Weeks Pregnant!!

This is the final week of my second trimester. We’re super excited, but a little nervous about buying everything before Caylee is born. Cooper and I ordered her baby mattress and it should arrive in 2 weeks. We also did all of our baby registering over the weekend, which was so fun!! Cooper and I had a great Valentines weekend (Fri-Mon)! We did something fun everyday! Friday we went out to dinner at TGIFriday’s then rented Nights in Rodanthe, Saturday we went to the movie theater and watched The Wrestler & He’s Just Not That Into You, ate sushi at Sushi Neko, then registered at Babies R Us. Sunday we made crepes for breakfast, registered at Target & Walmart, stopped by Sonic for ice cream, then made chicken parmesan for dinner, and Monday we met for lunch then ordered Caylee’s mattress, made chicken fajitas for dinner, and rented Swing Vote.
I’ve finished sewing Caylee’s bedskirt and I’m almost finished with the valance for her nursery window.
Fetal development in pregnancy week 27: This week, your baby weighs 2 pounds and is 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and can cry now, too. Thumb-sucking calms the baby and strengthens her cheek and jaw muscles. Your little one's brain continues its rapid growth. Don't forget to share music, conversation, and even books with your baby!

Cool pictures from my hubby!

Cooper made these pictures for my Valentines Day present. They match the colors of Caylee's bedding!

26 Weeks Preggo!!

We only have 14 weeks left if we make it all the way to the due date! We're so excited!! Over the weekend we painted Caylee's nursery and I bought the material to start sewing her bedding! This weekend Cooper and I are going to enjoy our last Valentine's Day without having to find a babysitter.

Fetal development in pregnancy week 26: Up until the 26th week, your baby's eyes have been sealed shut, but now they open and blink. Its hearing is fully developed. As the fetus reacts to sounds, its pulse increases. Your baby will even move in rhythm to music. She can now see, hear, smell, taste and feel. All her senses are intact and will continue to develop after she is born. To support the fetus's growing body, the spine is getting stronger and more supple. Your baby weighes 1.7 pound, is 14 inches in length, and has now completed two-thirds of her stay in Hotel Womb.

Too Close For Comfort

We had a crazy afternoon full of Tornadoes today. It’s a really sickening feeling watching a tornado head straight for your house. I can’t explain the feeling. Tornados used to be kind of exciting when I was younger but I’ve since realized that I’m not immortal. None of us are immortal. The crappy reality is that we’re all just sitting ducks waiting for the next F5 tornado to totally wipe us off the earth. Luckily there were no major injuries reported all evening. Angela and I are also lucky the tornado passed just north of our neighborhood. I posted some video below of the tornado that ripped through a neighborhood (Oak Tree) 2 miles north of our house. I suppose I’m still a little shook up if you can’t tell from my rambling.

25 Weeks Pregnant!!

Only 15 weeks until Caylee is born!! Cooper and I are getting Soooo excited! We had a Dr. appointment on Monday and everything went great! Caylee’s little heartbeat is just so cute! We’ve finally decided on the material I’m going to use to sew her bedding and curtains. This weekend we’re going to paint her nursery and hopefully I’ll start sewing next week. I’m still feeling great. I found out this week that Caylee loves to kick when I hold other babies. I don’t know if she’s excited or jealous…lol
Fetal development in pregnancy week 25: At 25 weeks there is a 60% chance of survival if born. Your baby's arms and legs have grown to almost the proportions they will be at birth, which is still sort of short. So don't be alarmed when your newborn's arms barely clear her waist. Baby's nostrils, which have been plugged up until now, clear out (like she's taken a super-dose of Sudafed) and she can practice breathing through the nose. The structures of your baby's spine are now made up of 150 joints, 33 rings and some 1,000 ligaments. Can you believe you're growing something that complicated inside of you? The capillaries, the teeniest blood vessels, are now forming in your baby's body, giving her formerly translucent skin a pink glow. The blood vessels in the lungs also develop this week. Baby's hands are now fully developed and she spends most of her awake time groping around in the darkness of your uterus. Brain and nerve endings are developed enough now so that your baby can feel the sensation of touch. The good news is: if your child is born premature now they’ll be more likely to survive without too much trauma as their lungs began to produce “surfactant” last week, which means their tiny respiratory system is getting stronger with each passing day. Your baby weighs about a pound and a half and is about 13½ inches long!