Great Landings

Hello everyone and welcome to Baby Watch for week #35, or as I may start calling it, “This Week in Water Retention“. I know I have mentioned that Erin has got some serious swelling going on, but you can forget anything I have ever said before because I didn’t know what swelling was till this week. Some of you may be familiar with the term “Kankles“, it is a combination of the words Calf and Ankle for people who just seem to go from foot to calf. Well if going from your foot straight to you calf is a Kankle, then Erin has “Thankles” because she is to the point it just goes from her foot to her thigh! I feel so bad for her, it looks like the most uncomfortable thing ever. But the doctors say it is all part of the deal, and it will go away when the baby comes.

Other then that Erin and Baby are doing good. The baby is so big now that you can see it moving around inside Erin’s belly, and I haven’t had much trouble feeling it just about anytime I want. The other morning Erin woke me up because the baby had the hiccups and I got to feel them. It was pretty sweet and cute as all get out knowing our baby is right there and it has the hiccups.

The other major development has been the baby showers. Erin had her Friend shower a couple weeks ago, and had her Family shower this past weekend. I can’t thank everyone enough for all the awesome stuff we got. Two weekends in a row Erin brought home massive piles of awesome baby stuff. Some was cute, some needed battery’s, and some lots needed to be put together. But all of it was needed and greatly appreciated, so thank you to everyone who helped us with such awesome gifts. One additional bonus was that my Mom and Grandma flew down for the shower. It has been over five years, and was only the second time that my Grandma came here to visit. They had a great time hanging out with us, and getting to go visit with all the girls during the shower. Although next time I may have to send her over with some ear plugs!

As part of us putting all the cool stuff we got together and away I also installed the car seat base into both cars. It may be a little early for them since we should have about five weeks left. But I was too excited and wanted to make sure we were ready at a moments notice. In fact my new thing is to tell Erin everyday that “Today is the day the baby comes!“, just because I know that at some point soon I will be right. Then I will say “I told you so!“.

You may have noticed that this weeks update is a little later then usual. Normally I have it set to post at 7:00AM sharp just in case anyone wants to be the first to read it. But this week we had our doctors appointment this afternoon so I thought I would hold off a little while so I could include some breaking news for y’all. So what is this breaking news you ask? Nothing.. Same old same old doctors appointment. But they did schedule another ultrasound for next week based on how big Erin is measuring. So look for some new pictures on next weeks update.

Here is what the baby site has to say for week  #35~

Baby’s Growth and Development When You’re 35 Weeks Pregnant

During this 35th week of pregnancy, your baby’s growth has been progressing at a remarkable pace as your due date draws near. But the next three weeks could bring your baby’s most rapid weight gains.

• Your baby probably continues to gain at least a half a pound a week.
• During the 35th week of pregnancy, she already might be close to her birth length, near 18 inches from head to toe, and she continues to build up necessary fat, especially in her shoulders.
• Within your now-crowded uterus, your baby might shift her movements from kicks and punches to more rolls and wiggles.
• Her brain development continues to advance quickly.
• Your baby already might have settled into a head-down position in your pelvis, if this is your first pregnancy. This is the ideal position for delivery because your baby’s head is the biggest part of her body.
• Position refers to your baby’s placement in your uterus — whether he is facing right or left or is headfirst or feet first. Your baby floats in your uterus and changes positions often throughout early and mid-pregnancy. When you’re between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant, your baby usually rotates to a head-down position for labor and delivery.
  • Headfirst position is called the vertex position.
  • Feetfirst position is called a breech position.
  • If your baby is breech but is not too far down into your pelvis, your doctor might try to turn your baby into the proper position a few weeks before your due date.
  • Lying-sideways position is called a transverse position.

This is the first week that the baby site has not included a food item as a size reference for the baby. So I will help out and tell you that based on my expert opinion it is the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. I can also say that based on the last several ultrasounds and from what Erin has said she is feeling the baby is already it its head down position. Almost like it is ready to come out, like I told Erin this morning, maybe today is the day the baby comes!

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