Week 27

Our baby shower last weekend was fantastic and I have been busy writing thank you notes today! We're looking forward to Thanksgiving in Louisville and our other baby shower. Not to mention, a short week at work...which apparently my feet/ankles/legs need. I am having some crazy looking swelling on my left side which makes my foot look like Eddie Murphy in a fat suit with a huge cankle! Right side is just fine though...very weird, but my BP is good, so nothing to worry about. I have been trying to lay off the sodium and prop up my feet as much as possible. My midwife suggested at least 3 hours a night, but that's hard to do when you get to work around 7AM and don't get home until 10PM two nights a week. Have I mentioned I can not WAIT to graduate!?! Only 25 more days!!!

Well Ms. Avery's favorite new trick is to make things dance on my belly. I will sit back and set and remote control or a something along those lines on my belly and she makes it jump and wobble all over the place. It's crazy to watch! She should be about 2.5 lbs this week and is now blinking, along with coughing, hiccuping, and taking practice breaths...which I did not even know they did! Very cool. I just can't wait to meet her. I am working on switching from books about labor and delivery to reading how to actually take CARE of her once she's here. For some reason the importance of that has just now dawned on me. I think I've got time though...12 weeks to go!