37 weeks

We made it to full-term! At this point, Isabella is fully developed for life on the outside so if labor were to begin there would be no efforts to stop it. Unfortunately, I think someone forgot to tell her that as it doesn't appear she's ready to come out anytime soon. Just as well, I'd rather her stay in there a couple more weeks anyway. Even though she's full-term now, her lungs will continue to develop a bit if she stays in there as will her immunity. Babies weigh an average of 6 1/2 pounds at this point.

3 weeks until my due date

36 weeks

By now Isabella should be weighing about 6 pounds. She's still head down, but that's about it.

I've made great progress on my list of things to by for baby. In fact, I have all the baby necessities crossed off my list. I'm now working on things I'll need for the hospital and postpartum, but even that is pretty well taken care of at this point. I even packed our bags for the hospital yesterday. At this point the only absolute must we still need to buy before the birth is a breast pump. Of course, I don't plan on giving her a bottle for quite a while and will instead nurse exclusively. It will be nice to have one on hand in case any problems arise though.

The Countdown
1 week to full-term
4 weeks to due date

35 weeks down, 35 days to go

Today I am 35 weeks pregnant, and we have just 35 days left until my due date. While the little miss is not growing much length-wise, she should be gaining about 1/2 a pound each week at this point, putting her around 5 1/2 pounds.

We've made a lot of progress on the nursery this week, and on the house in general really. I finally have pictures hanging on my walls! I hope to have pictures to share with you all soon, but in the meantime, here are some before and after photos of the nursery.

This was the color of the walls when we bought the house:


Here's what it looks like now:



The glider/ottoman will eventually go in this corner:


Here is the ceiling fan that was originally in the room:


Much better:


The newborn-12 month side of her closet:


12 month and up:

34 Weeks

At this point, Isabella should be weighing about 5 pounds and could be about 20 inches long. All of her organs should be completely developed, except for her lungs which still have a little way to go. At my last doctor appointment we found that she is back to the head down position. Everything seems to be going well and I am measuring just as I should be. It is amazing to think we could be holding our daughter in just 3 weeks!

Speaking of, my goal has always been to have the nursery done by 35 weeks. I'd also like to make sure the house is finally put together. We mainly just need to hang pictures and touch up some paint at this point. Unfortunately, I can't exactly be breathing in paint fumes and climbing ladders, so these are up to Clint. He swears he'll get it done Sunday. He also promised to get it done last weekend, so I won't hold my breath.

The countdown:
3 weeks until I am considered full-term
6 weeks until my due date

33 Weeks

Yes, I realize I am a day late, but with all the excitement yesterday I just never got around to posting. Not much to report development-wise anyway. She should be weighing around 4 1/2 pounds at this point. The books say she could have grown as much as an inch in the past week. She should be pretty close to her birth length at this point. Her brain is continuing to grow and her lungs continue to develop.

Yesterday was my baby shower, hosted by Sheila, Stephanie, and Kathy. Despite a last minute change in location it turned out great. Isabella is definitely set for clothes in Newborn and 0-3 Month sizes at this point! We got a lot of great stuff, and now that the shower is over I'm taking inventory and compiling a list for all those last minute purchases. I'd pretty much put myself on a spending freeze as far as baby items went for the past month or so. I'm looking forward to doing a little shopping :) I also get to start washing and sanitizing all her things and really begin to get the nursery organized. All these projects should keep me from getting bored in the coming weeks. For those of you who didn't know, I had my last day of work a couple of weeks ago. I like being home and all, but it does get a little lonely without someone to talk to.

Here is a picture of some of the goodies we received at the shower. Please don't take offense if your gift is not pictured, it certainly doesn't mean we don't like it. It just means that I forgot to take a picture while we had all the gifts out so I grabbed a random assortment of items for this photo. You'll also get a glimpse of the nursery.


The countdown:
4 weeks until I am considered full term
7 weeks until my due date

32 Weeks

At this point Isabella should be weighing in at about 4 pounds and measuring about 19 inches in length. Her skin is no longer translucent; it has become opaque with the formation of fat. Oh, and remember how I told you that her head was down a couple of weeks ago? Well, now it is back up. The little stinker!

Isabella's nursery is now fully painted, save a few touch-ups, and we put her crib together this week. Tomorrow's agenda includes Clint doing final paint touch-ups, hanging blinds, and installing her ceiling fan. I'm working on a few decorative nursery projects myself.

This week we not only had put regular childbirth class, but we also had a breastfeeding class and a newborn care class. Now we're down to two more childbirth classes and Infant CPR & First Aid.

The countdown:
1 week until my shower
5 weeks until I am considered full term
8 weeks until my due date

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