Week 27

Hello again. I am now in my 27th week. Everything is still going well. The baby is moving like crazy and is constantly busy. I am excited about meeting this little one that is so active. Eric and I are doing a little remodeling of our downstairs in preparation for the baby. We had no real seating in our living room, so we just bought a sectional. And our TV console is a glorified wooden coffee table with wires all over the place. Obviously that is not good for a baby, so we bought a real TV console where were can hide all of the wires. Everything was delivered today and Eric set it all up and loves it. I can’t wait to see it when I get home this evening. Tomorrow my boss is kindly giving AND delivering to us the dresser that his daughter used when she was a baby, so that is one less thing that we will have to pick up. So, thank you Steve! J

All in all it was an uneventful pregnancy week. I still struggle with the idea of working after the baby is born. My mother was home with us while we were growing up and I believe that was one of the strongest influences in my life. There really is no substitute for having one on one daily contact with your child and the idea of sending my child to day care does not appeal to me in the least bit. However, losing my home appeals to me even less, so it’s off to work I go. I know there are great day cares out there, I am just very nervous about the entire thing. Thankfully we won’t have to put the baby in day care for the 1st 5 months or so. I am very happy about that.

Eric and I leave for Hawaii on Wednesday! We are so excited. We both need a break from the daily grind that is our lives at the moment. I am really looking forward to relaxing and getting some beach time. I am also lucky enough to have a cousin that lives on Oahu, so we will be able to see her as well! I have 2 ½ work days left but it feels like it’s going to last a month. So next Friday I will not be sending out an update as I hope to be enjoying the Hawaiian scenery.

This week the baby begins to open its eyes for the first time. The body may look fully formed on the outside but inside there is a lot of fine tuning happening. The lungs and brain apparently are the main focus. The baby’s weight is around 2 pounds and its length is about 9 inches from crown to rump. Below you will see this weeks rendering of mother and baby.