Your pregnancy: 33 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

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32 weeks

Your pregnancy: 32 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

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31 weeks (Click here)

I can't believe that I am already 31 weeks along. It seems like just yesterday I was sharing the news with family and friends. Sean and I went through the entire blog tonight and were amazed at how fast time has flown by. I am still feeling great. I get a bit more tired and of course it is hard to bend down with this belly. :) I have been on my October break so I am getting a lot of things done during these two weeks. I have one week left before I go back to work. I went to the doctor this past week and things are going perfectly. The doctor said I was the happiest pregnant woman she saw that day. The baby's heartbeat was 150 bpm. Like Sean posted before, she is a mover. She loves to move around and make my belly move up and down. The little one loves to move around to her daddy's voice. Sean will sing or talk in a deep voice and it makes her go crazy. It is the weirdest feeling having a little human inside. I always wonder what she is doing in there.

Auntie Shannon was finally able to feel the little one move around and now every time she touches the belly, she gets to feel her niece move around. That was an exciting moment.

Auntie Kristy is doing fine and hanging in there. I am so excited to be able to see them when we start using the webcam. My niece Shelby and nephew Lucas will get a kick out of how big my belly has gotten and I'm sure I'll be surprised at how much they have grown. I got to talk to Auntie Kristy and Uncle Louie on Friday. Friday was Uncle Louie's birthday. Happy Birthday!!!
I hope he had a great surprise party.

Grandma Judy and Grandpa Luis just got a webcam set up too. I am so excited to be able to see my family and have them see the progress of these last couple of months. Soon they will be able to see their granddaughter as she begins to grow.

Uncle Jimmy and Auntie Christina just got the keys to the house they bought in California on Friday. They get to start moving in next weekend. Congrats! We can't wait until you get your webcam up and running too. Don't forget to send pictures of the house.

Well I think that is all I can think of for now. Sorry we haven't updated the blog sooner, but like Sean said, we have been busy. Hope this will keep people busy catching up.

Cool gifts

We have been so fortunate to have such great family and friends. So many people have already given us so much and as before I thought I would share some of the neat things we have received.

First, Cap & Boots from Earl and Margaret, made by Margaret. You can bet she will be wearing these in the hospital, thanks so much.

Blanket given to us at my baby shower, lol, made by the one and only Virgina Johnson. You will notice that it is reversible Broncos and Cowboys. Virginia is a die hard Giants fan and wanted everyone to know that the frilly ruffles were added to the Bronco side, as, in her words "No NFC team is frilly, not even the Cowboys".

(You can click all pics to enlarge)

We have a web camera!!!

Obie chillin with LL Cool J after a trip to the salon :)

Sorry it's been a couple of weeks since the last update but we have been extremely busy. By the time I get home it's usually 6:30 or 7:00 and am either exhausted, working on the good ole honey do list :), or completely wasting my time trying to fine tune my fantasy football teams. We are both doing well as is the baby and she is moving all over the place. It's pretty crazy, Raquel lays on the couch and sometimes has the remote control on her belly then it starts moving up and down, back and forth....I keep waiting for the alien to bust through her stomach.

With that said we have hooked up a web cam thanks to the generosity of Aunt Kristy, Uncle Louie and the cousins Shelby and Lucas (flop head 1 and 2). If you have one lets us know, could be some fun.

Week 29 and 30

Your pregnancy: 30 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

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Your pregnancy: 29 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

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