22 Weeks

At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.
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Sorry for the lack of post this week so far. But here it is.

In an exciting development - on Monday I had a couple of doctor's appointments in GR so I was able to swing by and pick up our crib and changing table, that were finally in! :) I also spent some quality time at B 'R Us... and became more confused than ever about the gear that I thought that I wanted. The stroller set I was totally sold on IS SO HEAVY!!! It's adorable, but I think I'm going to pass on it. I stopped like 3 other women in the store with babies and asked them if they liked their travel system. One woman said, "Well this IS the number one safety-rated system." Um, yeah, of course, I knew that. Oy. I've also been talking to other friends to see about their systems and now I think I have a new favorite. I wanted to go check everything out myself first before taking T to look at everything.

Tonight I got home from choir practice and T had put the whole crib together! :) I had told him that he couldn't go to Dakota until at least the crib was put together - I'm so mean!! But I did finally decide on the crib set that I want and we have a very crafty friend who will be making the little quilt and bumper and my mom is going to do the rest. I needed the crib to be put together so we knew how long to make the dust ruffle. This weekend we're heading to the fabric store to get what we need. :) YAY! :) It's coming together!

Ummm... what else... MEAP is going on this week and one more day next week then that will be all done and over with - hooray!

Last weekend was quite uneventful (love that) and I think that the same holds true for this weekend. We're hoping to go to get registered, or at least knock out some of the bigger gear things soon. I do NOT want to go on a saturday - I've been there before on a weekend and I would rather chew tin foil. So maybe that can be a trip for some evening next week.