A Visit From the Soon-To-Be Grandma

My mom came to visit us this weekend and stayed through today. She was lots of help around the house now that I'm getting too big and uncomfortable to do much. Here she is assembling the swing. I just observed, but it looked pretty complicated. We tested it out, though, and it works!





























The house now looks great, and the twins got some new presents, including their first Eeyore! When I was still in utero, my dad brought back an Eeyore he picked up while on a business trip. There are pictures of me in my crib with Eeyore, and he continued to be a staple in my childhood. So of course, the twins had to have their very own Eeyore. Kirby was pretty excited about him, too:









As you can see, it's a pretty sizable one, so hopefully they can share!

Today also marks 29 weeks, and the babies keep growing:

Your baby is almost 17 inches tall now (nearly as tall as he or she will be at birth), and close to three pounds (a weight that will likely more than double — and may even come close to tripling — by delivery time). His or her wrinkled skin is smoothing out as more fat is deposited under the skin surface. This fat, called white fat, is different from the earlier brown fat that your baby accumulated. Brown fat is necessary for body temperature regulation while white fat (the fat you have, Mom) actually serves as an energy source.

Which explains why your energizer baby feels so…well…energized! Space in your baby's living quarters is now at a premium, so you'll be feeling jabs and pokes from elbows and knees mostly. But those kicks will be more vigorous than before (and also less erratic) because your baby is stronger and excitedly responding to all sorts of stimuli — movement, sounds, light, and that candy bar you ate half an hour ago.

Luckily, your baby doesn't have teeth yet that would need a brushing after that sugary treat, but it won't be long before you'll need to buy that first baby toothbrush! You'll recall that your baby's baby-teeth buds formed weeks ago, but now the buds for permanent teeth are forming in his or her gums as well.