Week 33

Hi Baby ~ Well.......this week was the last week of summer vacation :((((( Your pops and I always have lots and lots and lots of meetings this week to get ready for the new year. Some are informative, some are horribly boring. But - all in all - I do enjoy the fresh start to our jobs every year. And believe me, YOU are getting a lot of attention this week. Everybody at school is pretty excited for us and about meeting you. Teaching is like having whole other family in our lives. They are people that we actually spend more time around than our own families. We are both lucky to be working at schools that are filled with a lot of generous and caring people.

Here is one 'fun' thing that happened this week - You Auntie Allison and Dad build your dresser /  changing table. Your room is finally coming together...there is still a lot to be done, but I am feeling slightly more organized by the week.

We also went swimming over at Steve and Cindy's. It felt AMAZING to float around. I thought it would just be a quick little dip, but of course it turned into a full evening of eating and laughing and hearing all about Your Grandpa Joe's rafting adventure on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Your Dad even got in a few daddy 'reps' holding Jackson, Josh and Sam's new baby boy. He's going to be such a great Dad!





Here's a little more about our GROWTH this week -

Your baby is pretty close to being finished growing lengthwise, but it will do some serious beefing up over the next seven weeks. Many sites compare your baby to a pineapple now, which sounds like the most uncomfortable thing to be carrying in your body aside from maybe a ball of barbed wire and broken glass. Your soft, beautiful baby is around 17 inches long and about 4.5 lbs.

I also wanted to talk a bit about feeding your baby. Many people feel very strongly about bottle feeding and breastfeeding, but I wanted to write a quick top 5 list about the benefits of both options. Here goes:

Formula Feeding:
Anybody can feed your baby and at 3am that's really awesome
You always know how much your baby is eating
You can drink tequila to your heart's content
Formula is harder to digest than breastmilk so your baby stays fuller (aka asleep) longer
You can wear anything because you don't have to worry about boob access

Breast Feeding
Technically speaking, it's the way we're designed to feed babies
Nothing gets much cheaper than free
Convenient and fast – you can never forget it at home and nothing silences a crying baby like an instant boob
It's easier to digest (aka less crying) than formula
Your antibodies pass to the baby so it boosts their immune system

(We'll be giving breast feeding a try baby) 

• You are one hot mama -- literally. A 20 percent metabolic rate increase throughout pregnancy can leave you begging for a cool breeze no matter what the weather is like. 

• The heartburn is still ripping pretty good these days too.... 

BUT ~ we are getting more and more excited to meet you baby!!!

Love ya, Mom