34 weeks

well we are getting closer, and i am getting more excited! we have had a great week! last tuesday we started our first confident birthing class! we loved it! i wish i could remember everything we learned and post it, but all those who would want or need to know the awesome info should just take the class! but we are looking forward to our second class tonight! wednesday we left for our cali/vegas trip! we had a blast! the driving wasnt as bad as i thought it would be! we split the hours, but garret did drive more! he does so good! we only pulled over to sleep for a couple hours and surprisingly slept really well! we left caldwell about 4pm and got to my grandpas about 9am! freshened up and had a nice day with the family. we went out to lunch in carlsbad right by the beach and then walked on and played on the beach! my sister took some pretty cute pics of the belly! friday sarah and garret went surfing, and mama and i had fun watching! i got a new pair of tennis shoes and we just relaxed and visited the rest of the day! and we played a board game to end the fun day. we left sat morning about 6am and got to vegas about 11! i slept most of the way! we had a fun day being with garrets family just visiting and catching up on things. not to mention the food was wonderful! sunday we had church which was very enjoyable, and continued to just visit and laugh! garret and i got in the hot tub, not too hot, for a while, and that was really nice and relaxing! and then the family all played a game and the night came to an end! we left monday morning about noon our time and got home about 11pm. it was a longer trip, but sharing the hours helped and pulling over every couple hours to walk around helped a lot! we are happy to be home, and we missed our pets! it was such a great trip! im catching up on housework today, and got my pictures and videos downloaded! now i just need to post them! baby is doing great!!!! moving all the time! we got a little clip on video of the doll kicking! its pretty cute! i have felt a lot of high coughs. most days are great! but some days or moments are getting pretty uncomfortable making me more anxious for the baby to be out of my tummy and in my arms! but 6 weeks im sure will go by fast! well here are some pics of the trip! hope you all have a great week!












How your baby's growing at 34 weeks:
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.