And so we begin the final stage...

"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 (babycenter.com)."

"Your unborn baby's survival rate outside the womb increases as each week passes. If he didn't open his eyes last week, chances are he'll take his first peek this week. Your baby-to-be's skeleton and muscles are maturing quickly. This week he can turn his head from side to side.

Most of the lanugo has disappeared at this point and your baby may have a full head of hair by now (babyzone.com)."

This is a big week for Bugaboo and Wen. Together they enter into the third trimester, which means technically he will be here in three months, but that could be give or take a few days or even weeks. Last Christmas Eve Wendy was having surgery and being told she only had an 8% chance of getting pregnant. It is amazing to know that a year later we are in the final stage of waiting for our little guy to arrive.

Preparations are being made for our baby showers, and invitations will be going out soon I'm sure. Wendy's sister, with help from my mom and Wen's mom, will be throwing us a shower for our family and some of our Visalia friends and my BFF will be throwing one for all of our friends and the dad's friends and family.

This past week Wendy had her glucose tolerance test. We have our monthly appointment next week and will get the results, but we think everything went fine. She didn't have any adverse reaction to the glucose, or the fasting, other than being hungry.

This coming week I am going to look into labor and delivery classes. Our doctor's office offers one and I hear the hospital may also offer them. I'm also going to try and work on a light exercise plan for me. I know I am really out of shape and I need to get my act into gear to be ready to care for a newborn.

It seems like everything is happening so quickly now and there is no time to put anything off. Any and all loose ends need to be tied up so we are prepared for our life to be turned upside down. This is a little daunting to an O.C.D., control freak, but I'm learning meditation and doing some writing for me to keep me centered.

That's my week 28 report other than Bugaboo and mom are doing really well. The baby moves around a lot, and it's obvious that he is running out of room. Wen is doing fine other than dealing with the pregnancy rash that I talked about last week. It really itches, but luckily it mostly affects her in the evening so she isn't having to deal with it at work. Mom and baby are healthy and we couldn't ask for more.