Here's what's going on this week with Whisler Baby Boy 2009:
Baby Stats:
Size: 17 inches
Weight: 4 pounds
Baby Developments:
Although the baby will still remain active, his days of trying out for Cirque du Soleil are nearly over. He will settle into the head-down position in preparation for birth.
Both Laura and baby will start putting on some serious weight at this point. She'll probably gain about a pound a week for the next few weeks, with half of that poundage bulking up baby. He'll likely double his weight in the next eight weeks.
So what does his day typically consist of now? He's busy blinking, looking around, grabbing things, making faces, practicing his breathing, peeing and listening to everything around him—pretty much exactly what he'll be doing for the first three months of his life, sans the adoring audience and the flashing camera.
By the end of this week, little man will weigh about 4 pounds and measure over 17 inches long—about the length of a pair of above-the-knee boots. Christian Louboutin? Manolo Blahnik? Yeah, I'm thinking Isaac Mizrahi from Target—we've got a nursery to furnish.
What We're Doing:
This post is slightly delayed due to our neighbor slicing the phone and DSL line to the house when he put up his fence. Laura had another baby shower, given by some good friends of ours, at Honey Heaven in Springfield. We had another shower the following Monday at ANPAC (where Mark works). The second one was a tad more techy and the males weren't quite so outnumbered there. Overall, it was a great week and we want to thank everybody who planned and attended.