02-13-07 Baby Update

I know it has been a long time since I have sent out an update. During the last update I had said a name - it has now changed. =) We do have a new name and we are sticking with this one for sure! Here it is... NORAH MICHELLE! Check out how little Norah is going to grow this week.

This is day number 153 and I'm 22 weeks pregnant!
I have 127 days or 18 weeks left, and I am 55.0% of the way there.

Norah now looks like a miniature newborn, checking in at 10.9 inches and almost 1 pound. Her skin will continue to appear wrinkled until she gains enough weight to fill it out, and the fine hair (lanugo) that covers her head and body is now visible. Her lips are becoming more distinct (oh boy!), and the first signs of teeth are appearing as buds beneath her gum line. Her eyes are developed, though the iris (the colored part of the eye) still lacks pigment. Eyelids and eyebrows and eyelashes (I hope she gets the Lytle lashes) are in place, and her pancreas, essential for hormone production, is developing steadily.

I am still also growing. People are finally noticing that I am pregnant. I've started painting her room! It is a light purple and white. Seth says it definitely looks very girly! =) I like it! And we do have a date for the baby shower. It took such a long time to find a date - it really has been a long process. I guess that is the problem you run into with a big church and lots of wedding and babies being born. The date is Saturday, May 19th. The time is still not set, but it will be at Metro in the chapel.

Here is a picture of Norah's room. I am still in the process of painting the bottom half white.

Have a wonderful week!
Tracy