33 Weeks!

33 Weeks Pregnant
All of the organs are now developed and some are functioning already just as they will after the birth. More and more subcutaneous fat is forming so your baby's wrinkles disappear slowly but surely. The skin becomes a rosy color and the fine downy hair that was on the skin is replaced with vernix caseosa. This "baby cream cheese" prevents the skin from drying out. The fine downy hair comes off and floats in the amniotic fluid. Because the baby takes small sips of amniotic fluid, he swallows these hairs which then tickle and stimulate his intestines, which helps in their function after birth.

He is now 16 inches (41 cm) long and weighs 4 ½ pounds (2 kilos). For the next four weeks on he will gain up to a couple of ounces a day.

We Are So Spoiled!
As I mentioned earlier this week, my family gave me a wonderful baby shower over the Easter weekend. Below is a picture of the stroller/carseat from my sister Nancy.

To add to the wonderful gifts we have received, my work had a surprise baby shower for me at work yesturday! AND WE GOT SPOLIED...


They knocked of the rest of the "big" gifts off our registry and then some. Again I have to say how grateful I am to have so many wonderful people in our lives. The high chair is ctually an upgrade from the one off of our registry, this is a newborn to toddler one, so functional! They also got me the exersaucer I wanted, which also grows with baby (there are three stages from infant - to 24 months). I wanted to say a special thank you to a lovely lady at work that knitted me a whole zoo of animal puppets! They are the cutest things ever!!!