Pregnancy: Week 31

Oops!  Another slightly belated post...but I have a good excuse this time!  We had a busy week last week (the official week 31, we are now several days into week 32) and spent Friday night getting ready to head to Phoenix for a birthday weekend with my Mom and Uncle that also featured a baby shower for me!  It was a really fun weekend but left us with less time around the house to do little things like blog updates...

Anyway, week 31 was another smooth week that saw me and the baby add about a pound total.  According to my weekly emails, baby girl topped 16 inches in height this week (although I think she is probably taller) and weighs 3.3 pounds.   The email helpfully tells me this is "about the size of 4 navel oranges", which I guess is not that hard to visualize...She is heading into a growth spurt and can now turn her head from side to side.

I am still feeling good and getting my workouts in.  We went to the doctor earlier in the week.  Everything still looks good, I am on target with my weight gain, measuring accurately for my due date, and the baby's heart rate is good.  I don't have gestational diabetes or anemia so my pregnancy continues to be boring on the medical front, which is exactly what you hope for! 

My baby shower on Saturday was full of love and laughter and I had a really good time.  Everyone was thoughtful and generous and we now have a great mix of practical, cute, and fun things for our peanut that make the whole thing feel a lot more real. It was exciting to come home and sort through everything and feel like we now have something to put in the dresser drawers and on the bookshelf.  Pictures to come...