Friday, December 2, 2011

17 weeks

Baby:

baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.


Now I feel baby move usually every day! No big movements just little flutters and once in a while I feel a kick. Can't believe that in just 3 weeks I will be half way. Getting really anxious to find out whether this is a boy or girl. Mostly so I can start concentrating on names but also because I see things I would like to get but I can't because I don't know what I'm having. Not much longer. 20 days to be exact.

On the agenda for this week is:

*take Christmas pictures of the kids
*send out Christmas cards
*decorate for Christmas
*finish Christmas program(this will be done before anything else)
*prepare for Serina's baby shower
*get lots of school done
*start ordering Christmas gifts

Poor Adam has to double up in school the next couple of weeks. It gets a little overwhelming. I am actually considering not doubling up and just not taking a Christmas break. Maybe we could just double in one subjest until it's done and then double in another. I wouldn't even bother except that I really want to get the school year done before May. We have completed 12 weeks of school and that leaves 24 weeks yet to complete. May 11th(my due date) is 23 weeks from today. Ah!

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