Letters To Our Maddie: Squish Squash

Dear Baby B,

Mommy is of course a week behind on updates, but I blame that on the craziness of the holidays. As of today we are now 29 weeks and 4 days. It's amazing yet somewhat scary how close we are to your arrival. As the days pass you seem to get more and more active; and I think you've definitely adapted to my schedule...you love to move around between 12am and 2am (something that we can hopefully change once you are here - for Daddy's sake).

Since my last update, your skin has started to smooth out and more fat is developing under your skin. This fat is what is giving you your energy source (which could explain all the extra movement). This week is a big week for brain development for you as well! You are now the size of a squash...

and I am...well...the size of something bigger :)

28 weeks

Personally, I am still feeling very good. Only new thing that has started is an occasional pain on the right side of my lower back. Dr. says it's just the way you're positioning yourself and as long as there's no numbness in my leg, just some relaxation should fix that (so far so good).

We had our most recent Dr visit yesterday and not much to report. Your heart rate is still in the 140s and you were very active when she was trying to get it. Our next ultrasound will be next Thursday so I'm sure we'll have recent pictures to post. And now we are on the 2 week track for doctors visits.

As for the nursery, Daddy has finished painting the walls and IT LOOKS GREAT! I just know you're going to love it! Next step is to put up the chair rail, and start getting your furniture together! So pictures will come when that starts to get put together.

So that's all for now! And since Mommy & Daddy didn't get their Christmas card out this year (oops!); here's our holiday picture from Christmas night!