I tried to capture the "I'm concentrating so hard I have to stick my tongue out" look but I could never get the picture snapped before he stuck his tongue back in his mouth!
Austin continues to do well with the potty training. Tonight he actually told me that he wanted to get out of the bath tub because he had to pee. Sure enough, he went when he got out! He had a few wet clothes when I picked him up from school today but I've learned that this potty training thing doesn't happen over night. He's bound to have accidents and I'm sure that he doesn't think about going potty all the time at school because he's so busy all day. We're getting there. I just hope that this all isn't wasted energy and he falls backwards in a couple of months when his sister arrives.
Speaking of his baby sister, no she doesn't have a name yet, Tuesday marks week 34 of my pregnancy! I go for my appointment with Dr. L on Thursday and then again each week until the big delivery day! I'm starting to feel really uncomfortable and simple tasks are beginning to take a lot of energy! I retained a lot of water with Austin at the end of my pregnancy and I feel that it's happening again with this one. I've come to the point where I can not wear any socks or shoes at home because my socks are leaving huge indents in my legs! Sleeping at night is providing to be a difficult task because (a) I can't get comfortable (b) it's hard to roll over to gain a new position in order to get comfortable (c) once I get comfortable she thinks it's time to party or can't get comfortable and (d) my body just aches like crazy. I'm interested to see how far I actually make it before she decides that it's time to enter this world! Hopefully she'll decide to be early like her brother! It feels like she's running out of room in there! She has had the hiccups about three times, has constantly been in motion, and managed to get her little legs under my ribs and give them a good kick about 10 times today!
Here's what's going on with her this week:
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is probably almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers -- which she'll need to regulate her body temperature once she's born -- are filling her out, making her rounder. Her central nervous system is still maturing and her lungs are well developed by now. If you've been nervous about going into preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that 99 percent of babies this age can survive outside the womb -- and most have no major long-term problems related to prematurity.
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