33 Week Check-Up

We had a check-up last night. Nothing earth-shattering to report. I have put on a few more pounds. Easter dinner probably helped with that! Katherine has changed positions to laying across me from left to right. This seems to make it easier for her to kick me in the ribs. She has been doing that a lot lately.

Reality did set in a little though. Our Dr. asked us if we knew when to call him. Basically, if we knew the signs of labor. We answered correctly. I guess it's "game on" now! They say that most 1st babies arrive after their due date, but there's no way to predict when Katherine will decide to grace us with her presence. One thing we have realized though, if Katherine is born one day after her due date, her birthday will be 6/6/06. It's a good thing we're not superstitious!

Smoke Free

It's official! The State of New Jersey is now smoke free! Over the weekend a new law went into effect. It bans smoking in restaurants and bars. The exceptions are the casinos and businesses with the sole purpose of smoking (cigar bars). Woo hoo! Now we just have to get Philadelphia/Pennsylvania to see the light!

32 Week Ultrasound

Tonight we had our ultrasound to check Katherine's growth. She's perfect! The ultrasound tech measured all of her limbs and vital organs and checked the amount of amniotic fluid. It's fine. She also verified her original verdict that Katherine is a girl with a check "down there". There's no doubt about it! Katherine is currently in the "head down" position and will most likely stay that way. And as far as her being small...according to the measurements, Katherine weighs approximately 4 lbs 9 ozs! That's right on track! A profile of Katherine's noggin' is below. Ain't she cute?

Baby Basics Brunch

We attended our first baby class on Saturday. It was called the Baby Basics Brunch. As you might guess, they provided us with bagels, pastries, eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, assorted juices and hot drinks. What better way to a pregnant woman's heart! The four hour class was taught by two women who have a background in nursing. While both were realistic, they had two different styles on baby care. It was nice to have both perspectives represented equally. They offered a lot of helpful hints about things like bathing, changing diapers, and general baby care. The class also included a question and answer session with a Pediatrician and a demonstration on the correct way to install a carseat. I think we both came away feeling more confident and knowing a little more than we did before. If nothing else, we were exposed to the wide variety of couples who will also be parents soon...including the guy who seemed obsessed with Shaken Baby Syndrome!

While it was fresh in our minds, Rob installed the carseat on Sunday. He did a great job. That sucker's not going anywhere! An updated belly shot is below.

31 Weeks, 3 days

Because of scheduling, our check-up last night wasn't quite 2 weeks from the last one. Anyway, they measured my uterus. It's still a little small. It did grow some though. It's now 29 cm! Katherine's heartbeat is strong as ever and she's very active in there. I'm scheduled to have an ultrasound and growth check on Monday just to make sure that everything is o.k. with Katherine. Most likely my uterus is on the small side because Katherine is on the small side. She's probably just following in the footsteps of her Mommy. Don't expect any 10 pounders coming from me! I have gained another 3 pounds though!

We have our first baby class at the hospital tomorrow.