Baby Update - Week 28

Today, I am officially 28 weeks (plus two days) pregnant! Here's what's been going on over the past week...

Week 28 Highlights

Grandpa Mike and Grandma Judy came to town and helped us cross some big things off our to do list. One of the day's biggest accomplishments: painting Baby's room!

This room belongs to B-A-B-Y!

Grandma Judy is a pro at painting!

After working on our house, we all drove to Lincoln for a Huskers baseball game.

Cousins Nathan and Pete eating hot dogs at the game

Wednesday was another busy but productive day. We got some great deals at Nebraska Furniture Mart!

Our new dining room table

On Thursday, Dad, Baby and I went and saw Les Mis - it was a really great show!

On Friday, we assembled Baby's crib.

 

There were two wedding showers this weekend - one for our friends Guy and Elizabeth who are getting married in August and another for my cousin's fiance Sara who is getting married to Luke at the end of this month.

There was also a baby shower - for me! I owe a big, huge "Thank you!" to my mom and three wonderful sisters for hosting. And thank you to everyone who was able to come - I am truly blessed to have such wonderful friends and family who are just as excited for Baby's arrival as I am!

This week in development

Baby weighs as much as a Chinese cabbage

He's added things like blinking, coughing, and more intense sucking to his growing bag of tricks

During sleep, Baby's brain wave activity would show different sleep cycles including REM sleep (the stage when dreaming occurs)

How's Mom doing?

I am so excited about the progress we've been making on Baby's room! It's definitely starting to sink in that we're going to be sharing our home with a baby within a few short months. :) This week, my seasonal allergies have reared their ugly head. I broke down and took a Benadryl on Saturday night and had the best sleep I've had in months. It was so nice, but I don't plan on making a habit out of it.

How's Dad doing?

"Good." Dad was a trooper and took Mom to a show at the Orpheum as a belated birthday present. He even bought me snacks! :) I am spoiled. He has been working so hard, but there is a reward in sight - Dad gets to travel to Minnesota for his annual fishing trip at the end of this month.