34 weeks and counting!

AJ and I are so excited!! We cannot wait to meet our little guy in just a few weeks! We are now 34 weeks along and here's what's supposedly going on with him now:

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which will help regulate his body temperature once he's born — are filling him out, making him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

I can definitely tell you he feels like he weighs more than 4 3/4 lbs!! He gets bigger every single day!!! (at least my belly does anyway!) I have been having multiple Braxton-Hicks contractions daily, but overall baby and I are very healthy. I got both the regular seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine....so we are covered there! It is kind of a bummer though....having him this time of year the hospital's policy right now is no visitors under the age of 18 and they recommend no visitors under the age of 18 for the first two weeks at home....that's kind of a problem when you have as many nieces and nephews as I do!! Sorry everyone!! I'm still working right now and plan to until D-day. Sleeping is not going so well right now....with all the bathroom visits and not being able to get comfortable....I guess my body's just getting me used to the lack of sleep when he arrives!! Still working in the nursery, but still no crib!! Seriously...why does it take 14 weeks for a crib to be delivered!!

AJ's sister and mom threw a wonderful baby shower for us about 2 weeks ago....everything was perfect and we had a great turnout of family and friends!!
Here are some pics from that day:





Baby and I had a great time and truly appreciate all the hard work Aunt Christa and Grandma Voelkel put in to throwing Baby Voelkel a wonderful shower!! Thank you so much!!