8 Months Pregnant!!

We’re 8 months pregnant and I’m still feeling great! I finished Caylee’s bedding and am excited for her to get here so she can try it out :) We start our birthing classes this Saturday and are excited to learn everything we need to know so we’ll feel more prepared.

Fetal development in pregnancy week 32: By now, your baby weighs about 4 pounds and is 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. Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth. Most internal systems are well developed, but the lungs may still be immature.

32 Week Belly Pic

That's a whole lotta belly! We're getting more and more excited as time goes on. Hopefully this last 2 months will go by fast. We're looking forward to seeing Momma Ross and Stevee Curtis who are flying out here to see us soon!

31 Weeks Pregnant!!

We just had another Dr’s appt and everything is going great! Caylee has been moving around like crazy! It feels like she just dances around all day and all night long, I Love it!! Carrying her in my belly gives me a special bond with her that no one else can have, so that’s really special to me! Cooper loves to feel her kick and watch her move from outside my belly, but I can’t wait to see him actually hold her in his arms for the first time once she’s born! :) I’ve been having more and more Braxton-Hicks contractions, so my body is preparing for Caylee’s arrival. My belly is also getting a lot bigger. I could feel my uterus stretching all day yesterday…it must have been the ½ pound she’s supposed to gain this week…LOL
Fetal development in pregnancy week 31: Her brain enters another period of rapid growth, producing hundreds of billions of new nerve cells! Your baby can now process information from all five senses . Her lungs are the only system not fully mature. She weighs about 3½ pounds and measures a little over 16 inches long.

30 Weeks Pregnant!!

We’re officially ¾ of the way through the pregnancy and we’re so excited to meet our baby girl! I bought an elliptical machine to walk on a couple days a week, but took a break for a few weeks…lol Cooper had to get a picture of me finally using it again. As you can see, Chloe likes to walk on the elliptical too :)
Fetal development in pregnancy week 30: Baby is starting to shed her lanugo- downy hair that was covering her skin. Now that she's chubbier and better able to regulate her body temp, she doesn't need to sport a fur coat 24/7. Your baby has the capability now to produce tears -- yes, within the womb. The bone marrow is completely in charge of red-blood-cell production now. Your baby is now 15.7 inches long and weighs 3 pounds. She will gain a half pound each week until birth.

29 Weeks Pregnant!!

We’re 29 weeks pregnant and things are going great! Caylee loves when I cuddle Cooper at night because she just kicks, kicks, kicks her daddy in the back all night long!. It’s really cute! As you all know I failed my first test for gestinational diabetes and had to go back and take a longer more in-depth test. I passed this one, but my glucose count went from very high to very low. At my next appointment they’ll let me know what I need to do to get my number in the normal range. We had our 4-D ultrasound last week and it was amazing! We could see all of Caylee’s features. We also saw her yawn, stick out her tongue, and chew on the umbilical cord. She is already head down, now she just needs to pack on a few pounds so she will be ready for birth.

Fetal development in pregnancy week 29: Due to the impressive advancements of medical technology, if Caylee is born this week, she'd have a 9 out of 10 chance of survival. Your baby's head is in proportion with her body now and her brain can control primitive breathing and body temperatures. She appears more like a newborn each and every day! Your baby is increasingly sensitive to changes in light, sound, taste, and smell! Her bone marrow is now producing red blood cells and fat continues to develop under her skin. Her length is now approximately 15.2 inches and weight is 2.54 pounds.