Great Landings

Welcome to Baby Watch for week #33! We are getting closer and closer each and every week and I for one am so excited! Erin and baby are doing great. Although I think any hope of Erin being comfortable these next several weeks is all but gone. I have never seen swelling like the swelling in her calf’s, ankles, and feet. It truly looks like her leg could break open at any second and the whole house would flood! Combine that with the constant stuffed up nose, the inability to even pass near a bathroom with out feeling the need to go in, or the fact that she only sleeps a few hours a night, and I am amazed she hasn’t freaked out yet. Instead she continues to head off to work each and every day, she does all the dumb stuff I want to do during our free time, and she does it without hardly a single peep. I say hardly because just tonight I had to head up to McDonald’s and get her a McFlurry ice cream treat to have during American Idol. It’s a small price to pay for all she has had to do, and all that is about to happen to her!

Our doctors appointment isn’t till later this week so there is no real news to report there. But by next week we should know if we are going to get to have another ultrasound. My guess is yes, but we have to wait and see what the doctor has to say first.

One exciting thing coming up though are the baby showers. The first is the friend shower this weekend, followed by her family shower the following Saturday. It will be cool to see what kind of neat baby stuff Erin gets. We have both been trying to hold off on buying anything till after the showers so it will be good to finally see where we are and what we are still going to need to get. Plus we haven’t been able to do anything else in the babies room so hopefully after this weekend that will change.

Here is what the baby site has to say for week #33~

Baby’s Growth and Development When You’re 33 Weeks Pregnant

The 33rd week of pregnancy and the four weeks that follow mark a time of astounding growth as your baby reaches her ultimate birth weight.

• She weighs about 4 1/2 pounds and might grow a full inch in length this week alone! She’s grown to about 12 1/2 inches from crown to rump, or about the length of an average pumpkin.
• Your baby continues to gain weight rapidly — about a half pound a week.
• The pupils of her eyes can now adjust to bright or dim light, just like yours.
• Her lungs continue to develop.
• Your amniotic fluid has reached its maximum level now — there’s simply no more room! With less fluid to cushion them, your baby’s kicks might feel a bit uncomfortable.

Crazy to think that the baby is going to gain a half pound a week from here on out. Seeing as we have seven weeks left that means another 3 1/2 to 4 pounds before this is all done. That is crazy! As you can see by the picture I am not sure where Erin is going to put it! I guess we are about to find out… See ya next week!

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