32 weeks

I can't believe we are now down to single digit weeks left! Our little guy is now 32 weeks along and here's what's supposedly going on with him now:
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.

And here's what the belly looks like now at 32 weeks:


AJ and I had our marathon (9am-5pm) prenatal class last Saturday and, yes, it reaffirmed all my fears about this whole giving birth process! Well, I guess it wasn't that bad....it was actually very informative (maybe a little too much!)....but we do feel a bit more prepared now....can't believe how little time we have now! Also, our crib still has not come in.......so no nursery pics still until that comes in and I can get down and dirty in there getting it all ready to go!
I must say as the weeks keep coming I'm becoming more and more uncomfortable....but today I got a pregnancy massage at Z salon and spa courtesy of my very loving hubby :) It felt so good, but as with all massages, it was too short!! And for those that are curious, the pregnancy massage is done on a table with a hole in it so when you're on your belly your baby bump hangs out the hole! I'm sure that threw him for a loop in there.....he's never been in a position like that before!! It was more comfortable than it sounds though.
Well this weekend AJ and I will be heading to Dubois county...AJ's sister and mom are hosting a baby shower for me there on Sunday....Baby Voelkel can't wait!!

Shower Time @ 30 weeks!

Well we are now 30 weeks along (almost 31 now).....can't believe only 10 (or possibly fewer) more weeks to go!
We had a great weekend....my sister hosted a baby shower at our house on Saturday and we had a great turn out of close friends and family....it was good to see everyone! Kim did an awesome job with the shower.....the decorations were so adorable and my sister-in-law Stephanie made the cake (which if you remember she also made our amazing wedding cake!)
Here are some pix from the shower:

How cute is this diaper cake?!!

The amazing cake Stephanie made!

Measuring me for the 'string around the belly' game......thanks alot to everyone who WAAAAAYY overestimated my size!!! hahaha!!

Me, Monica and Jessica with onesies that they made with their name suggestions for Baby Voelkel! Mine actually says Bun (my little bun in the oven :) )

I had a great time and AJ and I are so thankful for all the wonderful and generous gifts!! We're looking forward to getting everything ready for Baby Voelkel.....all this baby stuff is so darn cute!! :)

Catching up

Well we're moving right along now.....we are 29 weeks along and the belly is growing so fast!


Here's what's going on with him now at 29 weeks:
Your baby 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. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

This weekend we headed up to Bloomington for the IU-OSU game (well, if you could even call it that!! IU's performance was quite embarrassing!)
But we did get to see the new addition to the north end zone (which adds more seats to a stadium that we could barely ever get 50% attendance at before.....except for the OSU games of course....their fans always fill our stadium for those games and they didn't let us down this time!--sad I know!)

New North end zone addition

A packed Memorial Stadium

The new North end zone from the outside

We enjoyed being back in B-town for the day....we got to meet up with Jake and Kelley and meet their new baby girl Olivia....she's so adorable!! and unfortunately I forgot to take my camera out of my purse and take a picture! (figures....thank you pregnancy brain!)
We also got to mee up with Rob and Jenny for the game and upgraded our seats with them so we didn't have to sit in the nosebleed section with the OSU fans! As you can see from the pix we were on the 50yd line
Well we're headed into another week....which AJ has off luckily! He had 2 grueling months at the VA and now has to study for his licensing exam that he has in a week. I will be scrambling to get the house ready for our guests this weekend....yikes!!