Week 30!

10-ish weeks left! Holy cow!  It seems like just yesterday I was posting that I was finally pregnant, and Guppy was in the right place!  How time flies!  My baby girl is now over 3 pounds, and at least 17", but probably more because of her long legs.  Other things that are growing this week.  Her brain, it's starting to look more like a brain with the wrinkles, grooves and indentations.  This week the part of the brain that helps with temperature regulation will take over instead of leaving that task for other parts of the body, mainly the fuzzy fur that has up to now covered her tiny little body.  Once she is born all of the fuzz will have disappeared.

Hobbit Stew

I have several friends that are really good cooks, at least their pictures of food look AMAZING!  And sometimes I'm lucky enough to get a recipe! Today is one of those days!  My friend Derek has made this stew before and I'm pretty sure I drooled on my phone and begged for the recipe....yesterday he wrote it out and tagged me in the post!  So tonight we are eating Hobbit Stew!

Week 29!

Little Guppy isn't quite so little anymore.  She is gaining more weight and filling out the up-to-now saggy skin.  And thanks to this fat she is growing that cute shade of pink we can't wait to see when she arrives!  With that extra weight there is less room for Baby Fish to wiggle around in, so her kicks and jabs are increasingly stronger and make my belly jump!

Yes, that is my Guppy

I'm finding myself craving more milk and cheese, which is a good thing as my little one is soaking up as much calcium as she can!  Measuring up at around 15" long, and well over 2.5 lbs she is on her way towards the finish line!  And I am too!  Working more on the nursery, and it's many projects and trying to get everything ready for her arrival.  I'm sure we will get it done in time!

Designs for the nursery

One of the fun things about expecting is doing the nursery.  We have known for a while that we were going to do the sock monkey theme.

Week 28! 7 Months...

Where has the time gone!?!  Only 12 short weeks till my Estimated Due Date (EDD) and of course she can come anywhere from 10 to 14 weeks from now and still be considered full term...yikes!!! I need to get working in the nursery!  It's a disaster right now...

Disaster Zone, aka the nursery

Hard water & a Dr's visit

Part of cloth diapering, is knowing how to correctly wash the diapers, the other part is knowing how to put them on which is I think is simpler than the washing part.  I posted my wash routine back in December (read that post here). When I got this routine last month I didn't know my water hardness level so today we went out and bought a water testing kit.  Besides the hardness level we needed to check the pH and if there was any iron in the water.  Iron in the water doesn't sound like a big deal.  But if you use bleach to disinfect the inserts and covers it can/will turn whites a shade of orange when if you have iron in the water.  Which is not what bleach is supposed to do...whites whiter and all..

Water test

Week 27!

According to most pregnancy resources I am officially in my third trimester!!!  The only one I found that doesn't agree with this is "What to Expect..." but I reject their dating system, and will use the others!  This week Guppy is a whooping 15-ish inches, and over 2 pounds!  Her eyes are open when she is not sleeping, and I get the ticklish bumps of hiccups every once in a while.  Otherwise she is just plain ole kicking me and those she deems good enough for a bump from within.  Don't feel bad if you aren't one of the lucky ones, pretty soon she will be too big to hide her kicks and bumps from anyone.

photo from BabyCenter.com