29 weeks

Only one more week and we'll be 3/4 of the way through! Baby G is doing great, moving and putting on weight. We did some math the other day: Baby G weighs about 3 pounds at 30wks but the average baby now is around 8 pounds at birth. That means baby G should gain about 5 pounds in 10wks. Folks, that is 1/2 a pound a week from here on out. I guess that means if the belly looks like it's exploding then I'm doing my job ;)



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.

Now everyone's favorite part, the belly shots:

I sorta like the last one best, not only do those shorts fit better now then when we painted the outside of the house but it looks like I have consealed a ball under that shirt.

I guess this gives you a hint as to how the nursery is coming along...we bought the Elfa system on Friday so we could get the closet in order. Once I had that system in my hot little hands I simply couldn't wait to get it in. I had the closet cleared out before Dominic even swapped the SUV for a car, about 15min. We filled holes and primed the whole thing that evening and the following morning when Dominic worked I painted the final coat (it's the same as both bedrooms in our house, imperfect pearl). The system is pretty easy to install and since we've done one before we made quick work of this one. I have a few of our dressier things and some clothes that are too big for us in there now but I'm going to do a little more purging before it all goes back in. Overall I'm thrilled with the results. Oh and the baskets at the bottom are holding toys and blankets and I intend to use them mainly for toy storage since they're at a great level for baby to reach! Total for the closet system, baskets and paint $400.

The walls were filthy

And the new tele came in handy!

Painted and ready to install the new system

team work :)

It's not all back in yet but not everything is going back in so I'm only putting those things that are CERTAINLY staying back for now.