Here is what 3D Pregnancy has to say this week:
Having a baby prematurely is frightening, no doubt. But here's a reason to relax: Due to the impressive advancements of medical technology, if your baby is born this week, she'd have a 9 out of 10 chance of survival, which is seriously great news. Other awesome developments:
Baby's brain can now control her breathing and body temperature. She can also cough, and her sucking abilities have been perfected. Look out, boobs!
Your Mini's skin is looking less wrinkled as she packs on the pounds. She's starting to look more like a Pampers model and less like a Depends model. She's now beefing up on the energizing and insulating white fat she'll be born with (unfortunately, white fat is not energizing and insulating for adults!).
And speaking of energy, your little Energizer Bunny is on fire these days. You're sure to feel your share of kicks, punches and elbows, especially when you're lying down. You might want to start keeping a kick chart to monitor your baby's movements, and also to later show your 13-year-old child what you endured for him or her. Ask your doctor how to count kicks and how often you should do it.
This week your baby is a little over 15 inches long—about the length of a loaf of bread—and weighs about 3 pounds, as much as a Macbook Air laptop.
I still can not believe that in about 10.5 weeks or so that Wesley and I will meet our Baby Ryan! I'm so excited and anxious and nervous all at the same time! Now for some updates... I have had one baby shower so far, and I have my second one today, Sunday March 13th. I have my best friends Erica and Marlena to thank for that and I'm so excited. Will share pictures later today.
Other updates: Wesley and I had a childbirth class last friday night. It was very informative... it covered everything from Labor, Epidural, Breathing/Relaxation, Reasons for a C-Section, and other issues women can have in pregnancy... and then we got to tour the maternity and nursery floor of the hospital. I was very happy with the class... I learned a lot and all my questions were answered. I now feel much more prepared to have this baby and that makes me happy. Before this class, I had SO MANY questions... but now that I have those answered, I'm sure at some point I will have more! LOL
I'm glad I have great family and friends. Not much else is going on around here right now... just trying to get a hold on our financial situation (which is stressful), and hoping to have some fencing soon for the dogs, so that once Ryan gets here all I have to do is let them out to go potty and not have to physically walk them.
Well, I better get a move on... got to put up laundry and get a shower before the ladies get here to get my house ready for the party today! Hope to see all my friends soon!
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