35 Weeks!!!

According to "What to expect" for this week-- at about 20 inches & 5.5 lbs, most of baby's growth over the next month or so will be in weight, not height (baby has pretty much reached the in-utero limit in that dept). Fat continues to accumulate at a rapid pace these days. Back in the middle of my pregnancy, baby's weight was made up of only 2% fat, now that percentage has soared to closer to 15% (and it will increase to 30% at term). Baby's once skinny arms & legs are now quite plump.

Also continuing to grow at an amazing pace is baby's brain power. Luckily, the part that surrounds the brain, the skull, remains soft. & for good reason, a soft skull will allow the baby to squeeze more easily thru the birth canal. Imagine trying to push out a rock-hard head! Yeah, well, I'm still trying to imagine pushing out a soft skulled head.

I went to the Dr yesterday. I'm still swollen. My blood pressure was fine though. I might have some kind of urine infection though. They are sending it to the lab. I haven't noticed anything different though. I also got tested for Strep B. Will get the results for that next week too. I guess if you have it, you just need antibiotics during delivery. Baby's heartbeat was in the 140's.

Sneak Peek of photos

Nikki has a "sneak peek" of our maternity shoot on her blog. The address is http://www.nicolewelch.wordpress.com/ Check it out!

Maternity photo shoot

Today Jason & I did a maternity photo shoot with my good friend, Nikki. She does awesome work for anyone needing a photographer!! I don't have any photos to show you yet. I will post a link whenever she has a chance to work on them. I can't wait to see them!!! It was really fun and she did a lot of poses. She did quite a few pics with just me and then ones with me and Jason, even Rascal decided he didn't want to be left out and is in some of the pics. Silly dog! We took pics all around our house and even braved the cold and did a few outside. So look for these pics in the coming week!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!

Just wanted to give a shout out to my husband, Jason. Today is his 29th Birthday! I hope you have a good day, J!! I love you!!!! :)

34 Weeks!!

According to "What to expect" for this week, baby could be as tall as 20 inches right now & could weigh about 5 lbs. If baby is a boy, this week his testicles are making their way down from his abdomen to his scrotum. Baby's fingernails now reach the end of the fingertips & may even curl over the tip, making a manicure one of the 1st things I'll need to do for this baby.

I went to the Dr yesterday. Everything is ok for now. My blood pressure & urine were both good. She checked my swollen feet and seemed satisfied with them. They are still very swollen though. I haven't gained any weight since my appt last week, in fact, I lost a pound. So that is good! Baby's heartbeat was in the 140's. I have now entered the home stretch and will visit the Dr weekly. Where the heck did the time go?? It seems like it was just May and I was peeing on a stick and finding out I was pregnant and thinking I had a long way to go & now the time is almost here. Jason & I are gonna be parents in 6 weeks or less. Um.....YIKES!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday, I went to do the banking for work. I usually just go through the drive-thru, but I had to go in to get something notarized. Usually the same guy notarizes for me every time. He knows I'm pregnant & his wife just had a baby in June so he's a bit familiar with pregnancies. So anyway, he's like "How far along are you again?? Wait, let me guess!!!!" So I'm waiting to see what he comes up with. He says "5 months!" I said, "Nope, I'm due next month!" He says "Really??? U are prlly gonna have a 6 or 7 lb baby. My wife was 3 times your size at 8 months." HAHA. I'm sure his wife would love that he said that about her. Anyway, I just thought it was funny.

Shower pics

Isn't this cake so cute??

Some of my gifts.

Flower centerpieces and M & M favor boxes

Mom, Gretch, Me, Kirsten & Corinne

Me & the "Good things come in small packages" onesie

Me with the lion bank Cory gave me.

Me with this cute picture frame.

Jason's mom embroidered this quilt for Baby O,

this picture doesn't do it justice. It turned out

so cute!! Nice work MIL!

Jason's "Aunt" Karen embroidered a bunch of things

for us too. These are some of my favs. I love the cap

that says "ORF" on it.

2nd Baby Shower

Yesterday, I had my 2nd baby shower. My sis-in-law, Alli and my mother-in-law, Janet did a really nice job! Everything was really cute. The cake spelled out "BABY" in block letters & each block was a different flavor of cake (chocolate, white, yellow or marble). For the favors, they ordered special M & M's and some of them said "Welcome Baby Orf" and others said "Boy or Girl?" and they put them in these little plastic baby boxes tied with ribbon. For the centerpieces, they had an assortment of flowers and the vase was a baby block. Really cute. I got the motherload of gifts. I feel like I was opening gifts forever. Everyone was so generous. I really appreciate it!!! I will post some pictures when I get a chance.
On a side note, I found some shoes that actually fit me!!!! SCORE! Never mind that they are a size 11 but it's better than wearing flip flops when it's cold out. They aren't the cutest thing, but they'll work for now.