Week 23

Description (According to Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy):
Your baby's lungs are developing rapidly this week, just starting preparation for life on the outside. The lungs are beginning to produce the substance that lines the air sacs in the lungs (sufactant). This substance allows the air sacs to inflate easily. It also keeps them from collapsing and sticking together when they deflate.

Comments:
The book goes on to say that babies born at 23 weeks have a chance at surviving outside the womb. We definitely want ours to keep on cookin' but it's a comfort to know...

Food Cravings:
Mini pizzas one day and Pad Thai another...
Other than that...lots of cereal! :)

Best Moment/Movement:
I'm now feeling our baby girl move around a few times every day. And, yes, I of course freak out if a day goes by that I don't feel her move as much. She's probably thinking, "Sheesh, mom, let me rest!" But, this week, during the NFC Championship game I felt her moving around and started watching my tummy. Sure enough...pow! You can see little movements now! So amazing!

What I'm Looking Forward To:
The next OB appointment is on Monday...I'm looking forward to seeing how much I've grown in the past four weeks! And, hearing her healthy, strong heartbeat again :)

Other Miscellaneous Comments:
We went car seat/stroller shopping at Babies R Us on Saturday. Kris was so patient as we tried out all of the ones were considering...and then tried them out again...and again. I'm thinking that a baby product company should hire me as a tester...I managed to pinch myself or otherwise minorly injure myself several times....once requiring a band-aid (don't try to take the car seat of the stroller by pushing the latch...that's what the handle is for!)

Here's a picture of the crib we bought the previous Saturday...there's a drawer underneath!!!




And here's the fabric we're basing the nursery decor on :)