39 Week Update- A Full Week Late

*How far along?: 39 weeks
*How big is baby?: 19-22 inches, 6-9 pounds
*Sleep?: Not too bad
*Stretchmarks?: Ewwwww
*Movement?: Still kicking =)
*Food cravings?: None
*Labor signs?: 12/8 Fingertip dilated, head down and engaged, cervix long and thick
*Belly button in or out?: In- doubt it'll ever pop out.
*What I miss: Pre-pregnancy clothes
*What I'm looking forward to: My baby being here
*Milestone: Nursery finally completed =)


How Big Is Jude This Week?

Baby's brain is still developing rapidly, and his skin has taken on a paler shade thanks to a thicker layer of fat around the blood vessels. (Don't worry; he'll change color again soon after birth.) He's now able to flex his limbs, and his nails might extend past his fingertips. Your baby's waiting to greet the world! He continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth, but it's likely he already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds, a mini watermelon. (Boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls.) The outer layers of his skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.


How Big Is Mommy This Week?

Video tour of nursery

Showing off...JUDE'S COMPLETED NURSERY- WHOO-HOO

Jude's Nursery (lots of pics)

Entrance...


View From The Door...


Light switch...


Extra storage for his many many clothes...


Dresser and changing table...


Shelf with decals...


Glider...


Toy chest (from Mom that I painted) and bookcase...




The crib and bedding that I waited 22 long weeks for...



the toybag and froggie hamper...





His wall letters that I decorated...



More decals and a shelf that I painted...


Old nightstand from W.V. house that I painted...


his closet... lots of diapers and shoe storage...


more clothes in closet...


froggie hamper again...


decals over the closet door...


and over the exit door...

38 week update

*How far along?: 38 weeks
*How big is baby?: 19-22 inches, 7 pounds
*Sleep?: Great this week
*Stretchmarks?: Shut up
*Movement?: A wild man! I thought it was supposed to be less now!
*Food cravings?: None
*Labor signs?: Getting checked 12/8 but nothing yet...
*Belly button in or out?: In- doubt it'll ever pop out.
*What I miss: Moving around easily and not having heartburn
*What I'm looking forward to: My bedding coming in to complete the nursery.
*Milestone: JUDE IS DEFINITELY READY FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD NOW!

How Big Is Jude This Week?

Your baby, now as long as a leek, weighs nearly 7 pounds. (Length: more than 19 1/2 inches, head to heel.) The last bits of vernix caseosa (the white goo keeping baby's skin moist) and lanugo (downy hair) are slowly shedding into your amniotic fluid. Baby's head is about the same circumference as her abdomen, and her head could be covered in an inch or so of hair.


How Big Is Mommy This Week?

Eviction Notice

EVICTION NOTICE

Date: December 8, 2009

To: Jude Patrick Stiles

To the above tenant in possession of below described premises:

I am issuing 10 day notice for EVICTION. You will have 10 days in which you can either gather your belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final day. After which, you will be physically removed from the property.

You are being evicted due to breech of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made!

Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. And due to property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the home. On top of which, the landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances.

After 10 days from this day that you don't comply with the notice will result in immediate and forceful removal at my discretion.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Love,
Mommy

10 days left....

WOW!

I agree wholeheartedly...

Week Thirty-Eight

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Your Baby:

• Is officially a little chunkin, at well over six pounds and 19 1/2 inches long.


• Is also officially considered "full term." In other words, he or she is STRAIGHT UP FREELOADING from here on out.


• Is practicing making fists and fetal breathing in anticipation of life outside the womb.

You:

• Have probably had enough of this magical special time, thank you very much.
• Backaches, joint aches, heartburn, indigestion, constipation, Braxton-Hicks contractions, painful kicks, bladder pressure, stretch marks, itchy skin, swollen ankles, fatigue, dry mouth, mood swings, did I miss anything else in this cavalcade of late-pregnancy hilarity?
• Are alternating between crazy excitement about finally meeting your baby and crazy panic about oh my God, you're finally going to meet your baby and they're going to expect that you take it home and like, keep it alive and stuff.