We had a bridal shower for Ashley this week
(see more details below)
Kirby, Ashley, Me, and Kelsey
Sorry there is no belly picture this week and it is late. I left for family vacation and didn't get it posted before we left.
Pregnancy Highlights for the Week:
How Far Along: 33 weeks (8 months)
Fruit/Veggie: well I know this isn't a fruit or veggie but I thought it was funny, he is the weight of a grown up duck
Size: 17.5 inches, 4.5 pounds
Baby changes: This week Chandler weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal.
The big news this week is lung development—Chandler's respiratory system is almost completely mature. That means if he was born this week, odds are he'd be a healthy bouncing baby with a just a little help from his friends (aka, the NICU).
Chandler can now detect light and tell the difference between night and day. His pupils will constrict and dilate in response to light.
Best Moment this week: I finally bought ALL the fabric for Chandler's room! I don't know if this was the best moment but it felt pretty great.
Gender: precious BOY, Chandler Owen
Movement: He is moving still moving some, I think he might be slowing down.
Food/Drink Craving: water with limes, diet DP, chicken, chocolate/ice cream, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, chips and salsa from Fuzzy's
Sleep: Okay this week, vacation next week we will see how it goes.
What I am looking forward to: making Chandler's bedding, finishing his room
Symptoms: I have felt really good again week beside having that sore spot by my ribs. It feels like someone is stabbing me!
Here are some pictures from Ashley's "black and white" Bridal shower.
Isn't this cute?? This was all Kirby. You can find a tutorial on how to make one
here.
And here is the table with the cute flowers we made.
Here is a tutorial but we really didn't follow it for the flower making, we kinda made up our own.
Kelsey made these yummy cookies!
Dirt Cake= YUM!
8oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup margarine, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 small pkg. of vanilla pudding
3 1/2 cups of milk
12 oz. Cool Whip, thawed
20 oz. package of Oreo cookies
Mix cream cheese, margarine, and powdered sugar. Set aside. In another bowl mix pudding and milk, set aside 5 minutes, add cool whip and cream cheese mixture.
Put Oreo cookies in the food processor and mix until crumbs are fine. (save a few sprinkles for the top)
Layer in bowl: oreo, pudding, oreo, pudding (I usually just look and see how much instead of measuring). If you want you can save some cool whip for the top. Either way sprinkle some Oreo crumbs on top.
Cool before serving.
Oreo balls/Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Oreo balls
(25-30 balls)
1 pkg. of Oreo cookies, crushed
8 oz. cream cheese
1 pkg. white chocolate/chocolate
Mix oreo and cream cheese
Roll into balls
Chill for 1 hour
Melt chocolate, dip ball in chocolate
Let cool on wax paper
(takes about 15 minutes for chocolate to harden)
I put some chocolate (opposite of what I dipped them in) in a plastic bag and cut off the corner to drizzle over the top when they were all done. (optional)
Kirby made this. It was AMAZING!
Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
1 box yellow cake mix
1 small pkg. vanilla pudding
1 small pkg. chocolate pudding
1 1/4 c. water
1/2 c. oil
Mix together.
Add 4 eggs
1 1/2 c. chocolate chips (6-oz. pkg)
8 oz. sour cream
Heat oven to 350. Pour all into a greased bunt pan. Cook 50-60 minutes.
