Week 38

Your baby has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and he's over 19 1/2 inches long. He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If he's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If he's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time he's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after he's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

Well, this past week has been very rough! Hurricane Gustav came and knocked out the power everywhere, including our house. We stayed at my mom's house for the storm and for the week after because we had no power here. All there was to do was eat, so basically I'm a cow! I really can't walk too much at this point because I get so many Braxton Hicks (the painful kind) and I really am struggling to walk, or waddle I should say! I also do not want to go into labor, so I don't want to push myself! I have been sleeping a lot and I still feel tired, so this week was definitely a good reminder that Peyton is ready to make his arrival! Anyway, we finally got power back Friday night and we came back home yesterday. We have been cleaning, unpacking, and trying to organize everything while making sure everything is in order for the baby!

Thank you so much mom for letting us all stay with you and for watching the kids! Thank you Kyle for giving us your room for most of the week and for letting the boys play with your cars! Thank you Amy for watching the kids for us all day Friday while Paul worked and I had a doctor appointment and for helping me with them all week.....you were all a big help!!!! I am very lucky to have to such a wonderful family!

10 days left!!!!