Week 29 oh My

Your baby's muscles and lungs will continue to develop and mature during your pregnancy at 29 weeks and the weeks ahead. At 29 weeks pregnancy your baby's brain is also developing and maturing, with billions of neurons forming daily. The baby's head is in proportion to the rest of the body. Fat continues to accumulate under the skin. The brain can control primitive breathing and body temperature control, and the eyes can move in the sockets. The baby is becoming sensitive to light, sound, taste and smell.

Starting next week I will change the titles. Next week, week 30, we begin the countdown. With our little girl now growing at an excelerated rate I have to leave this post and find some fruit and water for my wife.

Ok, I am back. I realized I don't have to leave the post; I can walk away and come back. You would never know the difference.

This week, sad for Charissa, has been the most physically uncomfortable she has been. Sleeping, sitting, standing, walking are all more of an effort. Pray for her health and stamina. She is emotionally great as always but the body is not cooperating as it should :)

I am off to do more projects and more water refills for Charissa. This time I am leaving for real.

Some famous people will share their birthday with our celebrity....


15th Feb 1874 Sir Ernest Shackleton
15th Feb 1907 Cesar Romero
15th Feb 1929 Graham Hill
15th Feb 1914 Kevin McCarthy
15th Feb 1927 Frank Dunlop
15th Feb 1927 Harvey Korman
15th Feb 1950 John Adams
15th Feb 1951 Jane Seymour
February 15, 1564- Galileo Galilei, inventor, invented the telescope
February 15, 1820- Susan B. Anthony, Women's Suffrage
February 15, 1964- Chris Farley, actor Comedian, SNL

Or will they? If she is on time and punctual like her dad, then yes. If she is reading the paper when suddenly realizing its time to join the world, like her mom, she may be a day after.

Time will tell. I say, the sooner the better.

Week 28 - The Third Trimester

How Big is the Baby at 28 Weeks Pregnant?
By 28 weeks pregnant your baby is 15.75 inches or more! She weighs in at about 2 and a half pounds during pregnancy at 28 weeks!

Your Baby's Growth and Development

Up until now if you were to look at your baby's brain during your pregnancy week by week it would appear smooth. By about 28 weeks pregnant however this changes, as the brain starts to mature and form grooves that we commonly associate with a human brain. Your baby may also be growing longer hair on her head by pregnancy at 28 weeks, though many babies will come out bald at birth. Others will be born with lovely locks of hair that will fall out and even change color some time after delivery.

Your baby should also be sprouting eyelashes by pregnancy 28 weeks, which will blink repeatedly if you were to shine a bright light on your belly.

I think I am going to try that last line. Just sounds fun.

Super Charissa has finished the crib skirt, whatever that is, and has now completed all her nursery tasks. She now turns her attention on the house itself. (Poor house). I am still working on refinishing the rocking chair. Which is a funny story in and of itself.

I am outside in the garage. I have a TV to watch sports. Some drinks. And cool weather to enjoy. The challenge: Chemicals for the rocker. This gooey substance, approved to sell, recommended by the people at Home Depot actually says "This chemical has been shown to cause cancer in our studies with rats. Please be careful". So me, half high on fumes, and freaking out everytime a piece of hair falls out, laborously works on the rocking chair. I am 80% complete with the stripping, not me the chair, and should move on to staining in December. Its a fun mix of total fear and statifing work. Mostly fear though. I will let you all know how the tests come out afterward.

I am slowly laughing at child humour

Week 27

Your Baby's Growth and Development

Your baby's systems continue to mature during pregnancy week 27 and your little one even starts accumulating some weight in the upcoming weeks.

Up until between the 27th and 28th weeks of pregnancy your baby's eyelids are fused together. After this week or next they will open. The retina or the light sensitive portion of the eye typically starts maturing at about 27 weeks of pregnancy. The layers that form in the retina will allow your baby's eyes to receive light and transmit the information it is receiving to the brain to form images. This basic process is referred to as 'sight'. Imagine that, at 27 weeks pregnant your baby is a tiny, seeing human being! As hearing continues to develop, your baby may start to recognize your voice as well as your partner's. Sounds may be muffled, though, because the ears are still covered with vernix, the thick waxy coating that protects the skin from becoming chapped by the amniotic fluid. The baby will grow over 1/2 inch this week and will be about 14 inches long and a little over 2 pounds!

Her name in Chinese

Curtains Are Done