Posted by: jandprowley on: June 22, 2009
My baby Shai went EIGHT DAYS w/o a bm. I was feeling his pain!! Altho he actually seemed just fine. The ped had me doing all kinds of things to try to stimulate his bowels… thermometer in his butt every 3 hrs, administer 1 oz of water to push things thru, sit him in a [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: March 29, 2009
Oden has taken to a new kind of playing in the last couple of wks. He now plays w/ his stuffed animals as if they were babies. His favorite last wk was “Princess”, the build-a-bear gift he got from the Corral’s. This wk it’s “Bunny”, the pink bunny I got from So-Fro WAY back when. [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: January 23, 2009
Baby Shai now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which will help him regulate his body temperature once he’s born — are filling him out, making him rounder. His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: January 23, 2009
Today was incredibly warmer than it has been. It got up into the 50’s. A huge change from the recent 20 degree F weather. So Oden and I spent a good hour outdoors today soaking up the “heat” and sun. It felt good. We played over at the pond by our house. Oden was digging [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: January 4, 2009
This week, baby Shai measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He’s moving a lot, too, so I am sometimes having trouble sleeping because his [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: December 26, 2008
Baby Shai is about 15.7 inches long now, and weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it’s not very keen; even after he’s born, he’ll keep [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: December 4, 2008
This week, baby Shai weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended. He’s sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, Shai’s brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of [...]
Posted by: jandprowley on: November 23, 2008
Baby Shai is now 25.5wks along in my belly today! He is squirming and kicking like the best of them! So much so I think he’s practicing to be a soccer player already!! He especially loves the area under my right ribs… not so comfy for me but at the same time I love to [...]
