Thanks Mark and Jess

We want to thank Mark & Jess for throwing us an awesome shower last Saturday night. It was great! The food was awesome and it was wonderful to see all of our New Ulm / Stout Buddies and their spouses! For some of you – it has been WAY to long and we need to get together again soon.
(Pictures from that shower will be posted soonJ)

Last night at Baby Class we were able to take a tour of the hospital (United - St. Paul). It was nice to see where we will be when we meet our daughter for the first time.

We also talked about more birthing scenarios and Hope - I think we have more questions for you. We have even started a list!


Here is the baby update for week 33:

This week your baby may be anywhere between 17 to 19 inches in length and weigh more than four and a half pounds. At this stage in fetal development, your baby could grow a full inch more this week alone — especially if he or she has been on the shorter side.
Weight gain can range from a third more growth to a full doubling before the big debut. The level of amniotic fluid in your uterus has reached its maximum, making it likely that you have more baby than fluid now. That's one reason why you're probably feeling lots of nudges and pushes — there's less liquid to cushion the blows. (Of course that means you're even closer to your baby now!)

If your uterine walls had eyes, here's what you'd see: your fetus acting more and more like a baby, with his or her eyes closing during sleep and opening while awake. And because those uterine walls are becoming thinner, more light penetrates the womb, helping your baby differentiate between day and night (now if only baby can remember that difference on the outside!).

And good news! Your baby has reached an important milestone about now: The development of his or her own immune system that (along with antibodies from you) will be able to provide protection from mild infections