Week 32

Wow!  Week 32 already.  Seems like the past several months have just blown by.  Baby Blackwell is doing well and is still 1-1.5 weeks ahead of schedule for his growth.  The doctor told Melanie that she may do another ultrasound around week 38 to get a better idea of how big he is.  Melanie thinks that she may be induced around that time if he's big.  If not, we'll just ride it out a couple more weeks and wait for him to let us know he's ready.

I should have mentioned last time that Melanie is the real victim when it comes to sleeping.  Between the middle of the night bathroom breaks, waking herself up with her own snoring, and the baby's continually increasing kicks and rolling, Melanie's definitely getting a lot less sleep than she used to (and definitely less than her preferred amount).  Despite the lack of sleep, she's feeling great and as happy as ever!

Here are some recent pics:

LOOK AT THAT BUMP!!!

Melanie's "sleeping pod"

A demonstration of the "sleeping pod"

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Week 31 - Pregnancy Snoring & Labor Class

Last night, Melanie's pregnancy snoring woke me up - and I was wearing earplugs!  Maybe it's her subtle way of preparing us for many more nights of waking up at 2:00am (and 12:00 and 4:00 and 6:00....).


Despite Melanie's ever increasing sleep deprivation, the baby is doing his thing.  He's moving like crazy in there and according to our most recent Dr.'s visit, his growth is about 1-2 weeks ahead of schedule!

Saturday we went to Forrest General Hospital for their free class about labor and delivery.  It had a lot of good information, from round ligament pain to lots of details about the different stages of labor.  It won't be long and we'll have to pack our hospital bags!

Here are some pics.

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It's the Final Countdown!

The 3rd trimester is here and we have begun the final countdown.

Some big changes are happening as you can see.  Here's Melanie in Week 23 and again wearing the same shirt in Week 28.  According to all the books, in the last few weeks Baby Blackwell has doubled in size.  Despite the growth spurt, Melanie is doing great and looking as good as ever!

Week 23

Week 28

Here's another Week 28/3rd-Trimester-Kick-Off photo for your viewing pleasure.

June 20th, HERE WE COME!!

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