Daddy Update Week 27

Daddy Update:
So, I have been alternating between reading up on my “New Dads Survival Guide” books & my “Fast Company” magazines. And Steph and I have had conversation around whether baby girl likes watching “Law & Order” or “Big Idea”… :)
I think she likes dancing to American Idol over all.
Things that are stressful to me :
Following Stephs format…
Things that are stressful to me are all the things that are stressing out Steph ;)
I like the latest carseat & stroller a lot better than the previous one.. A HINT of pink is much better than the previous option. See pics here :
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Things I am excited about:
The nursery is pretty much finished (Will post pics soon) I just have to wait to get the window blind delivered so I can hang it. Waiting on the furniture to get here ( all in one piece I hope )
We got a new Camera and I just ordered a new Camcorder (FOR THE BABY) I want to get some video of the next couple of months prior to delivery ( of the offensive “BUMP” according to Bandit) .
And most importantly………… Feeling Baby Girl move…
It still seems “NEW” every time I get to feel her (Which is very often) and I have had very unexpected bursts of feeling/emotions on a few occasions. (Happy/ excited/ terrified) all at once. Kind of like when we first got to see the 3D Ultrasound of the little (alien blob :)
The best was being able to feel baby girl while Steph was falling asleep last night kick the side of my arm as if she were telling me to quit squishing her.

My Weekly Stresses

Somewhat stressful things:

Finding a carseat and stroller. Not sure why this has been so difficult for us. Everything is either plain or TOO MUCH PINK. But I think I finally found one online today that Joe wont feel completely ridiculous pushing around. With a HINT of pink. Enough so no one has to guess if I had a boy or a girl :) A sigh of relief finally.

Getting my furniture in. It would be nice to have the nursery settled so I can close the door to the room, and await the arrival of our precious bundle.

My baby is now 2 pounds, and I have gained HOW MUCH?
trying to maintain until next appt, but B'day party at work yesterday thwarted that. Up another pound. ugh

My cat Bandit steps on my tum tum every chance he gets. This will not be pretty. Him competing against baby girl for Joe's attention. He very much is partial to Joe lately. Bumps must offend him.

Things I am not so stressed about:
Appt with sis in law's daycare lady on Saturday. Hope it goes well, would like to see cousins together all day :)

All my baby's activity. She is moving right now as we speak. She is saying "let me type, let me say something!"

Actually saw my belly move for the first time this week. Sunday, Feb 24 I believe. I guess she has been too small in the past to make a dent.
Joe says I was asleep last night for about an hour or so and he felt the baby moving the entire time! That is exciting.

Putting all in perspective things are great!

My next goal is to get some pics (where I look decent) posted with the new, improved, and oh...so showing baby bump!

( 27 ) Week old Head of Cauliflower

How your baby's growing:This week your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14.4 inches long with his legs extended. She can now open and close her eyes, and she sleeps and wakes at regular intervals. She may suck her fingers, and although her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with assistance — if she were to be born prematurely. Chalk up any rhythmic movement you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and isn't bothersome to her, so enjoy the tickle. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. Wonder what she's thinking?

14 WEEKS TO GO!!!

Some updates on myself and baby girl:

Last Dr Appt 02/18/08

I took my first measurement, 24 cm should be +/- 2 cm per week you are pregnant so she said i was just fine. Also, her heartbeat was 160 BPM which was very healthy.
Joe and I are feeling the baby nightly now. He has been able to feel her move for about 2 weeks, while I have felt her moving since about 21 weeks.
She loves American Idol! She dances around to music alot, and is very responsive to loud noises. We read to her everynight, she always seems to be up and moving around at that time.

As far as myself, I am still being fairly active, trying to work out or walk often. However, I am also hungry every 2 or 3 hours again like in my first trimester. I also am gettin hungry at night again, and every so often having to grab a granola bar by my side of the bed. Sleep is alluding me alot now. 3:30 is my new wake up time, it seems. But alot of that are my 2-3 trips to the restroom every single night :)

I setup Birthing/Breastfeeding Classes starting in April..

Next Dr Appt is the Glucose Screening on March 3. I am so excited to get up early and NOT EAT and then drink orange syrup! Only, not so much...let's see what else, Oh Dr appts are every 2 weeks now! It's finally happening, it really feels like a downhill slide from here on out. In some ways I want time to go FAST. We can't wait to see what she looks like, and meet her. But on the other hand, we still have so much to do to the house, getting furniture squared away and organize, cleaning, throwing out clutter etc etc. That is my motto now. NO MORE CLUTTER!!!!!! Just the usual stresses, what do we NEED to have when we bring her home, and making sure we have all of that as well. It can be overwhelming at times. But we will survive!

I will try to be more diligent about posting from now on :)

( 26 ) Week English Hothouse Cucumber

Your baby now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber), from head to heel. The nerve pathways in her ears are developing, which means her response to sounds is growing more consistent. Her lungs are developing now, too, as she continues to take small breaths of amniotic fluid — good practice for when she's born and takes that first breath of air.

( 25 ) Week old Rutabaga

Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for some baby fat. As he does, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more and more like a newborn. His hair is probably recognizable now (in color and texture), although both may change after he's born.

( 24 ) Week old Baby Ear of Corn

<---From This --- To This--->

Your baby's growing steadily, gaining about a quarter of a pound since last week, when she was just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), that makes a pretty lean figure, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon put on more baby fat. Your baby's skin is thin, translucent, and wrinkled, her brain is growing rapidly, and her taste buds are developing. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" and cells that produce surfactant, a substance **that helps the air sacs inflate easily.