Week 29

We have made it to the third trimester!! Here is another weekly update from babycenter.com

How your baby's growing: Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

This week has been a busy week preparing for the baby's arrival. We have started calling/researching childcare facilities to see what our options are when I go back to work. We had a tour yesterday of a childcare center and today look at an in-home option. Please keep us in your prayers as we seek out the best option for our child.

Last night was quite the adventure - we had our first (of five) childbirth education class. My friend had recently been through the classes and given me a lot of the highlights but it really had so much more to offer than I expected. I think we are really going to enjoy the class and look forward to the upcoming weeks.

This weekend there are going to be TWO baby showers for Baby Tarwacki! Amy and Janie (Pete's sister and mom) are throwing the first one - it will be an open house, come and go shower. My colleagues from Anthony Travel are throwing one that will be at my friends house - it will be an afternoon party out by the pool. We are blessed to have so many supportive and generous family members and friends around us as we prepare for this next chapter in our life. God is so good!

This concludes the week 29 update. Next week we will be sure to include photos from the baby showers.