34 Weeks
34 Weeks
Last week baby girl weighed a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood. Fun Baby Facts:
How Am I Doing?
I have experienced a drastic change this past week from having heartburn in the evenings (which I haven't had my entire pregnancy) to having lower back pain and swollen ankles/feet. The heartburn hasn't been too bad, but I really have to go easy on anything highly acidic. My lower back is aching more and more - thank goodness for my husband's great massages and my heating pad. These have helped a lot in the evenings! And I started having swelling in my ankles and feet last week. One evening my feet were so bad, they actually hurt. I haven't had much swelling in my hands...a little - enough so that I can no longer wear my wedding and engagement rings, but they haven't been too bad. I'm hitting that stage of constant discomfort. Sitting on the couch (or anything soft) is uncomfortable - all I can feel is baby girl pushing at EVERY thing inside me. So I've taken to the floor or wooden rocking chair or lying on my side on the couch. And forget being comfortable and trying to sleep at night!
This past Saturday some amazing friends of mine threw me a beautiful baby shower! It was such a blessing to be surrounded by so many friends to celebrate the upcoming birth of our daughter. We received a lot of stuff from the most adorable baby clothes and handmade blankets to books and diapers. At one point, I lifted up a tiny little skirt that had bloomers underneath and I almost lost it - I still can't believe baby girl will be here in approximately six weeks and that we will have a little girl who fits into the tiny little clothes we were given. WOW! I'll post pictures later...
Ray is done traveling until after baby girl comes. He had a wonderful time in Brussels, Belgium and Tallinn, Estonia...the pictures he took are amazing! I'll try to post some later this week. I'm glad to have him home for a while!
Thursday morning we will be leaving for Williamsburg, VA for four days. We're taking a mini-vacation and we are both looking forward to the much needed time away from home and work and being able to spend a few days with each other.
Well, the countdown is really on...baby girls arrival keeps getting closer and closer!
Until next week...blessings to all!
Love,
Ray, Summer & Baby Girl
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