Pregnancy Update - Week 29

I made a little countdown in Excel today and realized that as of tomorrow, there are only 77 days til Maisie's due date...just doesn't seem like very long once it drops under the triple digits, does it? We also start our baby classes this week -- tomorrow night is infant CPR class and then next Wednesday night, we start the 6-week childbirth course...our neighbors should get a kick out of watching us walk out of the house every Wednesday night with a few pillows in our arms.

Changes to Maisie: She is now around 14.5 inches long and weighs about 2.75 pounds. Maisie is in rapid growth mode now, and even her head is growing larger -- primarily due to the brain development which is occurring now. Her muscles & lungs are also continuing to develop...can't see her but from what I can feel, she definitely seems like she is getting stronger.

Changes to Me: Mostly just getting larger & larger, with the recommended weight gain being between 19 & 25 pounds at this time...I was up to a 22 pound gain at my doctor's visit on Friday. They also warn me about some common 3rd trimester discomforts (let's just say, eating my mini wheats every morning is gaining importance) -- mostly just feeling more of the occasional back pain as Maisie seems to like to hang out around my sciatic nerve.