Today I officially had a student question me if I was "going to have another baby." My quick-witted reply to avoid the obvious answer was that I haven't had one yet. His reply was, "Well, I hope you have one so you can bring it in." I guess that means it's time to spread the news to the parents!! Especially the way by belly has 'popped' these past two weeks. It's like there was a sudden growth spurt. Nothing, nothing, nothing and then bam!
Speaking of the belly, it's been interesting how my uterus continues to grow upward. I had read about it, but thinking about it tonight I can 'see' the path it's taken. Right now I feel as though it's directly behind my belly button. Almost time to take out the belly ring!!
Oooo...there's more big news in the family. My step-brother, Brian, and his wife, Barb, are expecting a baby in July!! That will make four grandbabies for Mom and John within three months next year!!! How fun it will be to have a cousin just months apart and only minutes away.
Other than that just getting ready for Christmas, but more excitedly for 11 days off from school!!! What I am looking forward to most is spending time with DJ (who's coming in from California on Wednesday) along with many of our other family members...from all 3 sides!
It will be a fun, but a busy few days as Christmas Eve will start at Sally and Chip's and then end at Gram's. Christmas morning will start at Mom and John's this year and then end at Todd's Mom and Dad's. Then we'll do a brunch and gifts with Dad and Heather on the 26th. Oh boy, what the baby has to look forward to in the years to come!
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Hope your enjoying this holiday season!!!
Baby's Development (from Pregnancy.org)
- Your baby weighs close to a pound at this point!
- Your baby can now hear your conversations more clearly than before! When you talk, read, or sing, expect her to hear you. Studies have found that newborns will suck more vigorously when read to from a book they heard frequently in utero.
- Eyelids and eyebrows are fully formed.
- Fingernails have grown to the end of the fingers.
- Be prepared for all those "Why" questions coming! Your baby's brain has entered a stage of rapid growth, especially in what's called the germinal matrix. This structure deep in the middle of the brain serves as a kind of factory for brain cells and disappears shortly before birth. But the brain's amazing expansion program continues until around the fifth birthday.
- With some help from mom, baby's liver is starting to break down bilirubin, a substance produced by red blood cells.
- If your baby is male his testes begin their descent to the scrotum.
- Primitive sperm have formed and he is producing testosterone.
- Length is 10.94 inches (27.8cm); weight is nearly 1 pound (430gm).
(pictures from Pregnancy.org)
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