Large Jicama

Our Baby at 32 Weeks:

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.

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Four Navel Oranges

Our Baby at 31 Weeks:

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

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Head of Cabbage

Our Baby at 30 Weeks:

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after he's born, he'll keep his eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means he can only make out objects a few inches from his face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

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Butternut Squash

Our Baby at 29 Weeks:

Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

(courtesy of www.babycenter.com)

Chinese Cabbage

Our Baby at 28 Weeks:

By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

(courtesy of www.babycenter.com)

Marriage

I haven't "written" a blog in so long.  I will be posting a pregnancy update via video soon.  But for now, I want to talk about something serious:  Marriage.

I know I've said this before and I will continue to say it over and over again:  I have the greatest marriage ever!  My husband and I have been married for 3 1/2 years but we've been together for almost 7 years.  We constantly look back at how immature we were when we first got together.  Do you know how many times we were "on again, off again"?  It became a joke at one point.  But once the marriage set in, we knew there was no turning back! 

Marriage is sacred; a treasure to hold dear; work without a doubt; forever.  There are too many couples around us that don't agree with those concepts and it saddens me to no end.  It's almost as if their vows were meaningless words on their wedding day.  What happened to the sanctity of marriage?! 

I have a silly confession to make:  I was watching the Kardashian spin-off "Kourtney and Kim Take New York".  Why you ask?  Because I know it was during that time when Kim and her husband started drifting apart and I wanted to know what happened.  Granted, tv cameras and media doesn't help the intimacy of a marriage but there was more to it.  I didn't like the way they treated each other.  I didn't like the way they communicated.  I didn't like the way they showed love or respect (because there was none!)  It was sad to watch a marriage errode to nothing.  At what point does a couple stop talking to each other?  At what point is it ok to share your feelings with someone else and not your spouse?  At what point do you give up?  My answer is NEVER!

I know I may seem naive to think that divorce will never happen to me but you can be sure that I will fight for that NOT to happen.  My husband is on board the same track too.  Believe me, we've had our down moments just like every other couple.  We learn from those experience and joyfully we praise the Lord for such a trial!  James 1:2-3  "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance."  Amen!  Amen!

I wish I could talk more about this but I'm running out of time.  Love your wife.  Respect your husband.  Encourage and TALK to one another!