29 weeks

9/24/08

The baby should now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. This pregnancy is really just going by so fast that at times I forget that I have a baby growing inside me. Then I will get get a hard punch or kick, and it brings me back to reality. Still, my only complaint is lack of sleep. I just can't breathe through my nose when I lay down, and I hate mouth breathing at night. My throat gets so dry and scratchy, and I am constantly tossing and turning. I am looking forward to being able to breathe again, and sleep on my belly. We were so busy and distracted with the power being out last week, we forgot to take the weekly belly shot.

This has been such a busy week. My dad came down last Wednesday night just in time for the power to come back on. I had bought George a ticket to the Ryder Cup for his birthday, and my dad wanted to go to, so they went on Thursday. I think they were both worn out when they got back, but they had a great time. George got several autographs, and got to see his favorite golfer, Phil Mickelson.

Last week we also went to Babies R Us, and purchased a double stroller and a new car seat. It is brown and green, and really cute. It folds down the smallest of all the double strollers, and is also the lightest weight. We are still searching for a pack n play that we love. Since our bassinet got recalled, we took it back and are going to purchase a pack n play instead. We can use the bassinet feature when the baby is small, and then still use the big part as the baby gets bigger. It will also be handy for when we travel. My parents have one pack n play that Owen sleeps in when we are there, but now with two babies, we will have to take our new one as well.

On Sunday, we started going to our birthing class. The class actually started a couple of weeks ago, but since we just took it for Owen, we are just going to the most important classes. Once again, we are going to do the Bradley Method. I know that had I not taken the class before getting induced with Owen, there is no way I would have been able to make it through 4 days of labor and have him vaginally. I am sure I would have ended up with a C-section. Yuck! It was nice to get back in the swing of things, and it also made me realize just how close to delivery day we are!!

Monday was my birthday, and my two loves (George and Owen) took me out to eat. I can't believe I am 28 years old. Where has all that time gone?? I am really getting old. George also purchase tickets to the theatre. We go to see Pride and Prejudice on October 1st. The show playing now is Dracula, and George new I would have no interest in seeing that, so we had to wait until October. He already has our nanny as set up ready to watch Owen for the night.

Yesterday Owen had his speech evaluation. His pediatrician said that he was really right on target, but I felt like he should be saying more words. His vocabulary consists of ma-ma, ba-ba, da-da, cat, cracker, and ack (for quack). The speech and developmental therapist were not here very long and they said he would most likely not qualify. I told them that I really wanted him to receive some therapy so that he would not fall behind. Since he will be 16 months next week, she said she could use the 16-18month scale instead of the 15 month one. In the end, he barely qualified, and we should begin 1 hour of speech therapy a week shortly. Owen loved playing with these ladies, and all their new toys. He basically qualified because he would not point to enough body parts, and would not come give me a kiss on command. He does point to his nose, teeth, hair, and belly normally, but he was not into me yesterday. He had two new ladies here to entertain, and let me tell you he put on a show. If they would look down at their paperwork, he would bend down to see their face, and try to get their attention. I also have never had to ask him to come give me a kiss so I don't think he knew what I was talking about when I asked. He is lovey all the time. When George came home during the middle of his evaluation, Owen ran to the door and wrapped his arms around him, but since we didn't ask him to do that, it didn't count. The therapists that were here said that he is very intelligent for his age, and they believe that once a couple more words come out, they will come by leaps and bounds. They thought he would not be in therapy for long. (The picture of Owen was taken when the power was out, and we were throwing everything out of the freezer. Owen thought it was fun to play in the freezer baskets.)

I have also been really busy with my lia sophia business. I have had 3 new recruits over the past couple of weeks, and that takes a lot of time. I have an opportunity hour planned for tonight. My three managers and I have put this event together and have invited people that have expressed interest in the business. This gives them a chance to learn more about what lia sophia has to offer. I am so thankful for my lia sophia business, and all that is has given me. I am going to work until November at the hospital and then I will be on maternity leave. If everything with lia sophia is still going well, I will mostly likely not be going back. Whoohoo!!

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