Week 38 Comparison

Less than 2 weeks and counting down!! It's now a mad rush to get things in order.. hence, the less frequent posts. Sorry!

We have slacked on taking weekly belly photos this time around, but for comparison, we have captured a Week 38 photo of current Baby Boy pregnancy with that of my pregnancy with Emilia. My weight is roughly the same as when I was pregnant with Emilia, if anything, maybe 1-2 pounds more and that's it.


No official poll, however, we are taking guesses on when we think the baby will be born --> whether he'll be early or late and what time, when we will go into labor, how long labor will be, and how big or small he is. Ryan and I, of course, differ in all these categories.

And the Winner is...

We started a baby pool way back when to guess the Date of Birth, Time of Birth, Weight, and Length of our new baby, Emilia.  Now that she's decided to enter this world, we know the answers to all of these questions:

Date of Birth:  2/27/10
Time of Birth:  9:36 am
Weight:  7 lb 2 oz
Length:  19-3/4"

So here's who came the closest to each item, and the number of points it was worth:

Date of Birth:  Jeff 2/27/10, 4 pts
Time of Birth:  Pat 8:03 am, 3 pts
Weight: Curt, Steve, Monica, Jessica 7 lb 2 oz, 2 pts ea
Length:  Joe 19-1/2", Diane 20", 1 pt ea

So the winner is Jeff Freedman!  Jeff (aka Jefe) was the only one who guessed the exact date.  Knowing that Connie is always late, it didn't appear to be a good guess way back then.  But somehow Jefe willed her to an early labor.  And for his efforts, Jefe takes home the big prize of dinner for two at Busalacchi's Italian Ristorante in Hillcrest.  In addition, Jefe has immunity from changing poopy diapers :^)

Thanks to Everyone who played!

Ryan & Connie

T-28 Days

February is here! Will baby arrive on her expected due date, February 28th? And what is her name?!?

The baby pool is in high effect as we will soon also find out who the winner is on guess-timating the closest to baby's arrival. The boy guesses still have a 23% chance that both ultrasound techs were wrong in interpreting the gender! =)

We are now at 36 weeks into the pregnancy and baby is usually considered full-term at the end of 37 weeks. My "practice contractions", the Braxton Hicks, have started and I feel them on a daily basis now. However, baby is quite content staying high in the belly in a breeched position. So, typical babies come out between 37 and 42 weeks... where will she fall in?

There is the last minute mad rush now to get all affairs in order - wrapping up projects at work, finalizing maternity leave and insurance, organize the house for baby AND the stream of family that will be visiting, and stocking up with food for when we won't have much time to grocery shop or cook.

Also, if anyone has easy, simple food recipes that are healthy to pass on to me, that would greatly help.

Last minute guesses for birth date, birth time, weight, and length are still open in the pool!