Dax's Journal

Our little one will be sleeping in style.

This is the cradle that my dad made and the quilt that my mom made. They drove all the way out here this weekend to deliver them in person.

I also had my first baby shower, which made the term "shower" seem inappropriate. It was more of a monsoon. I'm even more excited for this baby to get here now!

I'm at week 30 now. Baby Center says, "Your baby's a bit more than 15 1/2 inches long now, and weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and fills out your uterus. His eyes open and close, he's able to distinguish between light and dark, and he can even follow a light source back and forth. Once 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 a visual acuity of only 20/400 — which means he can only make out objects a few inches from his face."

Cat has no trouble feeling the baby moving now. The baby even kicked him in the back the other night. I've noticed in the past week that I can see my belly moving. What an amazing thing. His kicks are getting stronger and stronger and I'm feeling a lot more squirming and repositioning going on. There have even been times when he's woken me up at night.

I'm feeling like we are getting close to being prepared for our son's arrival. We still have quite a lot to do, but it feels manageable. At least he'll have clothes to wear, some toys to play with, and a place to sleep. :)

(This entry says it was written by Cat, but it was actually written by Michelle.)