Week 26

Week 26 and less than 100 days to go! Can you feel my(Natalie's) excitement? I can't tell you how much better it feels to see that ticker down to two digits. Here's what BabyCenter.com has to say about this week:

The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take two to three days.

Over the last week Sudsie went to the annual Smith cookie bake last Saturday at Grandma Monica's house. We also had a Beijo Holiday Open House at our house this past Sunday. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week he was kicking a lot. I was wondering when/if he was ever going to take a little nap! Yesterday Robert went to sign the contract and leave the deposit for Sudsie's daycare spot. He will be going to Little Chicks (aw! how cute is that?!?!) near our house. Another thing checked off the list. We're starting the nursery after Christmas so I better stop my indecisiveness and choose fabric and paint colors. Tomorrow we go to Baby SJ Fannin's (another one of Sudsie's utero buddies) baby shower.

Cravings: Hot, fresh french bread from Safeway, string cheese, pumpkin pie