Week 31

This week Baby Sonny is about 17 inches from head to toe and weighs just over 3 pounds.  His individual  nerve cells are growing at a fast rate and he can perceive information from all 5 senses.  Baby Sonny is busy making faces, hiccuping, swallowing, breathing, pedaling with his little hands and feet, and sucking his thumb.  New this week: his irises can dilate and respond to changes in light and he can turn his head from side to side.

On Friday I had a quiet evening at work so I asked the ICU staff if I could use the ultrasound machine.  Nicole used the ultrasound on my belly while I laid back and we both enjoyed watching Baby Sonny on the screen.  You could see him visibly kick the outside of my belly and then follow what he was doing via ultrasound.  He likes to place his whole hand or bottom of his foot against my abdominal wall and just PUSH away.  No wonder why I can feel him so sharply at times!

This Saturday we picked up our furniture with the help of my brother.  It was so exciting to start putting Baby Sonny's room together.  His crib and dresser are now in place!  We just need to get the other junk out of the room...

On Sunday my mom and I went to Foxwoods to see the Princess Diana exhibit.  Turns out we had to wait for over 2 hours to get into the exhibit, but it was well worth the wait.  We saw some childhood memorabilia, like photo albums and school uniforms, and 27 of her dresses.  The best part of the exhibit was seeing Princess Diana's 1981 wedding dress on display.  The 25 foot train was impressive to see in person.

Tonight Jeff and I had our second birth class.  We learned about methods to cope with labor, including pain medication.  This class concluded with a half hour video of a live birth.  All I could think was, I'm not ready yet for labor!

Take a peek at the crib, quilt, and crib skirt!