Kate is weighing close to 2 pounds and is 12 inches in length...I think. It's getting quite cozy as she is growing, but the human body is an amazing thing. I look upon my sister's tummy and can't believe how once my skin stretched so far, shrunk back, and is stretching again. Mind you, your skin never feels as firm or taught as it used to. It looks and feels like a deflated balloon. Sad. I ponder plastic surgery, but I think that process could be more painful and stressful than labor itself (if you have an epidural).
Kate's beginning to open and close her eyes, may even start sucking her thumb and is starting to develop regular sleep cycles. She moves in the wee hours of the evening and in the mornings when Ellie comes to our room to wake us up. Apparantly, Ellie also wakes up Kate. And I was concerned it was going to be the other way around.
Friday, August 18
Wednesday, August 16
Yoda...
Although I've changed the title from "Little Yoda" to "Baby Kate", it doesn't mean Yoda has left this mind of mine. I've been meaning to attach an audio clip of one of Yoda's profound statements, anything having to do with life or the "force", but have been too lazy to figure out how. Boo, if you have the time, maybe you could find an audio clip of Yoda for me. =)
Anyways, Kate has been busy kicking away. I'm glad to say she is no longer kicking my bladder or cervix. I don't know how many times I've told her, "It's not time to come out yet." She's finally wised up.
I wonder if the kicks are visual enough for Ellie to notice them. There are days when she asks me where a specific toy is, then I tell her, "it's on the floor." Then she looks at the table and says, "huh?" Then I tell her, "No, not the table, it's on the floor." Then she looks at the floor, but in the completely opposite direction I'm pointing towards and says, "huh?" Then I tell her again, "Ellie, it's on the floor, next to your books." After 10 rounds of "huh?", she finally finds her toy. Okay, I guess she won't be able to see it. I'll have to get her to feel the kicks. I wonder how she will react.
I've also pulled out the playpen, bouncer, swing, bathtub, and toy piano from the garage. I know, I know...due date is still 13 weeks away, but I'm getting anxious. It was interesting to see Ellie on her old bouncer again. She LOVED that bouncer when she was a baby. She sat on it today and then had the nerve to ask for a bottle! I know she was just pretending. I told her to get it out of her system.
Will post how Kate is developing tomorrow.
Anyways, Kate has been busy kicking away. I'm glad to say she is no longer kicking my bladder or cervix. I don't know how many times I've told her, "It's not time to come out yet." She's finally wised up.
I wonder if the kicks are visual enough for Ellie to notice them. There are days when she asks me where a specific toy is, then I tell her, "it's on the floor." Then she looks at the table and says, "huh?" Then I tell her, "No, not the table, it's on the floor." Then she looks at the floor, but in the completely opposite direction I'm pointing towards and says, "huh?" Then I tell her again, "Ellie, it's on the floor, next to your books." After 10 rounds of "huh?", she finally finds her toy. Okay, I guess she won't be able to see it. I'll have to get her to feel the kicks. I wonder how she will react.
I've also pulled out the playpen, bouncer, swing, bathtub, and toy piano from the garage. I know, I know...due date is still 13 weeks away, but I'm getting anxious. It was interesting to see Ellie on her old bouncer again. She LOVED that bouncer when she was a baby. She sat on it today and then had the nerve to ask for a bottle! I know she was just pretending. I told her to get it out of her system.
Will post how Kate is developing tomorrow.
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