Tuesday, July 27, 2010

My Baby of Blue is 32 (weeks)

Ok...so I'm not too much of a poet!  I tried....

Our house over the past week has been invaded by baby blue (the color).  Between washing all the hand-me-downs and new outfits from the shower our living room and kitchen are a sea of blue!  I finally put away all of Tillman's clothes last night (0-3 months to start with).  We decided from 0 to 3 months he would live downstairs (we may transition him sooner...don't judge).  Fortunately, we have a armoire in our front room (right outside our bedroom) that only has a TV in it (no cable to the TV, so we never watch it).  The drawers have never been filled, so now Tillman will have a dresser down stairs for all of his things until we venture to make the big move to his nursery. 

This boy doesn't need anymore clothes.  I simply don't know where they would go!  He has a sock & hat, bib & burp cloth and two large clothes drawers.  The shelves of the armoire are filled with blankets!  Nick might be taking the TV out to the garage if we have to pack much more into it (a great problem to have; we certainly do appreciate every one's generosity)

Switching gears....

Here's what babycenter.com has to say about Tillman this week: "By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth."

So, in short, babycenter.com is telling me to get prepared for the "lbs!"  I say "bring it on."  I want to make sure Tillman catches up in the next 7 weeks, so we won't have to worry about his growth. 

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