Baby is now about 11 inches from head to toe, and weighing at about a pound, Sean is about the size of a spaghetti squash, or a papaya. His eyes are fully formed, and has hair on his head, but both are lacking pigment for a few more weeks to come. His pancreas is steadily developing in his body, and he is starting to "sprout" nipples. His face is fully formed, with everything in its place as it should be. At this point in pregnancy, most babies start to settle into some sort of sleep cycle, sleeping about 12-14 hours at a time. I can tell you that I hardly go 12-14 hours without feeling his gymnastics inside my belly, but maybe he just moves a lot in his sleep!
My feet started swelling again. I was so excited, I made it almost a whole week with no swelling at all! Then I left my birkenstocks in my car one day at work, and the heat melted the glue, and they completely fell apart. I am back to wearing flip flops, until some swelling goes down, then maybe I will switch to sneakers, but for now I don't like having my swollen ankles hanging out over my socks, and I doubt my feet would fit into my sneakers right now anyways.
We have been getting little gifts here and there for our baby boy- Josh bought him his first pair of Vans shoes, which are adorable : ) And a friend at work gave me some cute white and blue sneakers from Gerber that she found on sale. Our good friend Katy from WA sent us some handmade goodies in the mail- some homemade belly butter for me, and some onesies with embroidery on them, some handsewn rattles, and a quilted travel changing pad. I am accumulating the new things in his room right now- no furniture yet, but that's ok because one: we still have plenty of time, and two: even though Doug moved out of that room, it still needs to be painted and re carpeted. He's planning on coming back to help us with that in a week or two. I am hoping that by Christmas time, after the baby shower, I will be able to begin my "nesting" phase. It has actually started for me a bit, in a different way already- I clean a lot more than I used to. Or should I say, I tidy. I pick up after myself, which is not habit I used to have. I was more of a make a mess and clean it up once a week kind of person. Now, I have decided today because my feet are so swollen and I have been so grumpy from not sleeping well, that today I am not going to clean at all. And it is killing me. All I can look at are carpets that need to be vacuumed, and laundry that needs to be washed, and dishes that need to be put away..... But instead, I am off now to enjoy a movie with my hubby with my feet propped up and work on my crocheting- I have too many friends with babies, I need to get working on these baby blankets!!
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I just wanted to give you a heads up on another baby gift coming your way from us...so keep your eye out for the mail! =) I wanted to call you today (actually since we heard you were having a boy, cuz we are SO excited about our little nephew) and tell you, but I forgot and now it's too late to call! =( Anyway, this gift is for you (it reminded me of you, so I hope you like it!), but I'd like to make something for little Sean and send it with your Christmas gifts, because we really loved and appreciated the homemade gift you made for Grace (so I'm sure your friends are giong to love the blankets you make too!). I'm so glad that the gifts are rolling in--every little bit helps! And I was going to tell you, (I've been looking at your baby registry), and if no one gets you a bumbo--still get one cuz they're awesome!; and I'd totally recommend getting some cloth diapers too because they make great burp cloths. (And if you ever have any questions about babies or just want to gush about little Sean, I'd love to hear from you!) I SO wish I could be there at your baby shower, but I hope you get fabulous stuff and have a great time anyway! Well, I better get to bed. Talk to you soon! Love, Jenny
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