Custom Ordered Headbands for Baby Ellie!

Custom Ordered Headbands for Baby Ellie!

My Maid of Honor from my Wedding recently added to their family with the birth of their baby girl! For her baby shower, she had requested a few headbands. So here are a few that were made just for her!

40 Weeks

Week 40 of Pregnancy: Your Baby Prepares for Birth

Now officially full-term, a baby born this week will weigh in the neighborhood of seven and a half pounds and measure anywhere from 19 to 22 inches. But many babies check in smaller or bigger than this and are both perfect and perfectly healthy.

At 40 weeks pregnant, this is the moment your baby (and you) has been waiting for! Now officially full-term, a baby born this week will weigh in the neighborhood of seven and a half pounds and measure anywhere from 19 to 22 inches. But many babies check in smaller or bigger than this and are both perfect and perfectly healthy.
 
The first thing you're likely to look for when baby makes his or her dramatic (and possibly fashionably late) entrance: proof positive that he is actually a he, or she is actually a she.  That major mystery solved once and for all, you'll also notice that baby (besides being cute as can be — and yours!) is wearing a little leftover travel dust, consisting of blood, vernix, lanugo, and amniotic fluid. From your baby's perspective, you'll look a bit blurry (babies at birth can focus only about an inch away), but that's okay. With all the tears of joy you'll probably be shedding, your baby will look a little blurry to you too. 

 
You'll notice your little one is still curled into the fetal position (though his or her arms and legs may flail a bit). That's because after nine months in such cramped quarters, it'll take a while before your baby realizes that he or she has room to spread out.  And because it's the only position he or she has really known, it's a comforting one to be in. (That's also why so many newborns like to be swaddled, it reminds them of your uterus.) Be sure to say hello to your new arrival. Your baby is very likely to recognize the sound of your voice — and that of your partner.

My week

Things are moving and shaking this week as we are on the Countdown till September 15th. Here's what's been going on this week:

WATER! I have been staying hydrated and feel like I have been carrying around my water-bottle everywhere! Benefit to a large purse!

Craving comfort food! Last night's dinner: Pot roast, Veggies, Stuffing and Cheddar biscuits. That baby is going to come out nice and plump!

Staying busy at work. Trying to get all my 'ducks in a row' for the guys, because I will be gone for a month taking care of baby M. 

Lunch with Friends! It was Rachel's Birthday yesterday, so I took her to lunch today! She is leaving tomorrow for Oregon for vacation, so when she comes back, I won't be pregnant any more! Kinda crazy to think about!

  

Still sporting the no- swell feet! I feel thankful that pregnancy has been so good to me! Praise God!

I am still feeling good, a little tired, but excited for the future!

39 Weeks

Week 39 of Pregnancy: Fetal Skills Expand

Your baby's weight and height have probably increased only a little from last week, but his or her brain is still developing rapidly, with changes you'll be able to recognize firsthand as your developing baby's skill-packed bag of tricks expands almost daily.

Your baby's weight and height have probably increased only a little from last week (and your overstretched skin at 39 weeks pregnant is probably grateful for that). But his or her brain is still developing rapidly (a pace that continues during the first three years of life), with changes you'll be able to recognize firsthand as your baby's skill-packed bag of tricks expands almost daily.
 
Heard that babies cry a lot?  There's definitely truth to that rumor — as you'll find out soon enough (and usually during the middle of the night).  But what you may not have heard is that tiny babies don't produce tiny tears when they cry, since their tear ducts aren't open for business yet.  While you'll be consoling your crying baby right from the get-go, it won't be until sometime after the first month that you'll be wiping tears off those chubby cheeks.
Your baby's skin has now finally changed from pink to white (no matter how dark-skinned he or she will be eventually; pigmentation will occur soon following birth). That's because a thicker fat layer has been deposited over the blood vessels (making your baby's cheeks —  both kinds — pinchably and kissably round).

We managed to take a few picts Sunday after Church. The weather has been so strange. Tons of rain and humidity. Typical tropical storm type stuff.  Since we were outside in the back yard, Tyson wanted to get in on the action this week. He said he is ready to meet the baby too. He likes to lick my tummy when I go outside. I am not sure if he can tell there is another person in there, or if he thinks I am hiding his ball. 

Here are my boys, they had to get in on the action too this week! We are all on the count down to BABY M's arrival!

38 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby has really plumped up. She weighs about 6.8 pounds and she's over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). She has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold her hand for the first time! Her organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If she's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If she's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time she's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)