Week 39

Even as late as the 39th week, there is one part of your Baby's body that hasn't quite finished developing: the two soft spots on your baby's head called the fontanels, where the skull bones haven't yet joined together. These areas allow the flexible skull bones to bend, without damaging the brain, as Baby travels down the birth canal. Because of the strength of the contractions during labor, many newborn heads look elongated or cone-shaped right after birth. The bones will return to their round shape within a few days after birth. During Baby's first year the skull will harden; by 18 months, the soft spots on Baby's head will have completely disappeared.
Other last-minute developments continue:
* Baby's skeleton continues to develop. Your baby now has 300 bones (about 100 more than an adult does, since some bones fuse together as the child grows). verybestbaby.com

14 days until my due date! My next dr. appt. is tomorrow morning so I'll find out if we're making any more progress. :) I really feel like we're about as ready as we can be. On Sunday we went to Andy's parents' house to pick up our car seat, swing, exersaucer and high chair. So now there's even more baby stuff around the house which is exciting. This little one is about to join our family!

Yesterday my friend Kara did a wonderful thing for me. She took care of Lily all day so that I could run errands and spend a day getting projects done. It was such a blessing! I ran errands and shopped, got the oil changed in the car and washed it, did a load of laundry, got some stuff ready to go to Goodwill, cleaned a toilet, put a coat of paint on a night stand for Lily, watched a little Wimbledon and checked my email, and took a shower. It was such a productive day and it was SO NICE to know that Lily was being so well taken care of and having a great time with her buddy Nathan. She even napped at their house and that went well too. I can't thank Kara enough for that gift! I was able to do so much more than I could have if I had been dragging Lily along, getting her in and out of her car seat and trying to keep her from getting bored. And I was able to save time by not having to make lunch for her or put her down for her nap. When I try to get things done around the house with her here a part of me feels like she's being ignored or neglected so it was so freeing to know that she was having such a good day. Thanks so much, Kara!!!

Another fun thing about yesterday is that our friends Lucas and Eir were in town. Eir had to be here for a board meeting today. They came to the softball games last night and then we went out to Applebee's afterward. It's always so nice to see them. We miss them a lot and really feel blessed that we've seen them as often as we have since they moved last summer.

I'll keep you posted about baby!