31 weeks

well not too much new this week! i finally decided how i would like to do my baby shower! i want to wait till after the baby is here and do an open house baby shower! that way we will know boy or girl and i can get more one on one time with friends that come! not to mention they will all get to see and hold baby! im really excited about it! so we will see how it goes. also, i found some cheap cloth diapers! i have been looking for some time now and there are soo many kinds out there. but my favorite are all in ones! they are so much better than they use to be! they have pretty cute ones that snap instead of having to use pins like our parents did! also, they have water proof material so no need for the plastic covers! but of course the ones i love best are like $20 each...that adds up! but i found some like them that a lady had bought for $18 each, and she sold them to me for about $5 each. she had twins and that was way too much laundry and work cut out for her. so they are good as new! i just got 12 of them cause i dont know if i will love them. i would like to try different kinds and then stick with the ones i like best. so im really excited to use them now! i hope they work as good as they sound! here are the 3 big reasons i would like to do cloth... #1: you save a ton of money, on average at least $1,500... #2: babies potty train an average of 6 months faster because they can feel immediately when they are wet and its more uncomfortable... #3: environmentally friendly, a disposable diaper takes about 500 years to decompose, and over 7,000 diapers are used per child. you only use about 10 cloth diapers a day and can use them for several children down the road. so wish me luck ♥



How your baby's growing 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.