31 weeks and 1 year ago

So we are totally getting down to the pointy end of things now, 31 weeks done and 63 days to go, which really means around 42 days or so since the baby will probably be born around 37 weeks. One year ago today we first made contact with Dr Shivani and her team, it's amazing to think that we are almost at the end of this journey with only 33 days until we head back to India.


Next week is my last week at work before starting maternity leave, while it is exciting to start a new chapter of my life, I also feel a little sad, I have been at my current job for 8 1/2 years and the people I work with are like my second family and I will miss seeing them everyday.


They have all been so supportive of Mark and I and without their support we couldn't have done this, especially with 2 trips to India this year, not one of them complained that they would have to pick up my work load again, they just did it because they know how much Mark and I want a family and this is one of our only options to achieve it and for that we are truly thankful. 

A special thank you to my girls, you have been with us every step of the way, helping us through the lows and celebrating the highs, right from our first trip to India in February which wasn't successful until now as we prepare to welcome our baby into the world and I know they will there for us again when we are ready for a sibling journey. Every week we discuss how big our baby is and when we get scans they are as excited as us to see this miracle growing in our beautiful surrogate. I truly work with amazing people.

Ok, enough of the sentimental stuff, I don't have any news on the baby front, next scan won't be for another couple of weeks and we are hoping to arrange another 3D scan to be also. Here are the stats for Week 31:

Baby Size

16.7in - 42.4cm

Large Jicama - I don't think we have these in Australia but this is what they look like.

 

Baby Weight

3.75 lb – 1.7kg – hmmm..... our baby’s estimated weight 2 weeks ago was 1.8kg

Baby

Your baby is really plumping up and will gain almost half his body weight by the time you deliver. This needed baby fat will help to keep your baby warm in the outside world. The layer of soft lanugo hair is also starting to shed.

Over the next few weeks your baby's real hair and skin will become soft and smooth.

30 weeks

Wow 30 weeks, where has the time gone! We received our scheduled scan the other day and Jyoti and the baby are doing excellent, Dr S is very happy with how things are progressing and by the looks of the measurements from the scan, we have a good size baby on the way.

Our scan was done at 29 weeks and 4 days and the baby measured 31 weeks and 3 days, estimated weight is 1.8kg or 3 pounds 9 ounces for you oldies, not that the weights are always accurate.

One thing that stood out was this kid has a big head, measuring 32 weeks and 3 days but it safe to say that this baby take after Mark's side of the family, FYI Mark was 11 pounds 12 ounces when we was born! Our money is on a boy!

The last couple of weeks in our surro blogland has had a lot of ups and downs, it makes Mark and I so very thankful that we are less than 6 weeks away from our dream of becoming parents. To our surro friends that have had sad news, I hope that as time heals you will have the strength to try again, my heart goes out to you and know that you have the support of us in blogland.

To the new families, Congratulations on your new miracles, it has been awesome to follow your journeys, it almost like we are there with you and at times I felt like a stalker constantly checking for updates.

There were no pics of the baby's face just measurements this time, so here are the stats for 30 weeks:

Baby Size

16.25 in - 41.3cm

four navel oranges

Baby Weight

3.3 lb - 1.49kg

Baby

This week your baby is gaining more weight as baby fat is filling in underneath the skin. Your baby's color is also becoming less red and more pink in color.

By now, your baby's irises can dilate and respond to changes in light.

200 days

That's how long our baby has been cooking for! 80 days to go.

Congrats to all those who have had great results/scans and NEW babies, it has been an exciting few days on the blogs. My heart goes out to those who have received bad news, there are never any words that make it better or take the pain away but know we are all thinking of you.

No news from Dr S and SCI, thankfully it is all quiet for us. I will update when we get our next scan next week sometime.

ps. 18 working days until I am on maternity leave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

28 weeks - Home stretch, here we come

Finally we are on the home stretch! 28 weeks down 84 days to go until 40 weeks, but we are aiming for at least 60ish.

No news on the baby front which is good, means things are going smoothly and we pray that it continues to be an uneventful pregnancy. We should get our next scan in a couple of weeks, we look forward to each update as it brings us closer to the prize, our baby.

I have also added a new ticker, a countdown to when I fly to Delhi, OMG!! 53 days and counting.

These are the 28 week stats:

Baby Size

15.25 in - 38.75cm

butternut squash

Baby Weight

2.5 lb - 1.13kg

Baby

Over the next three months your baby is in for a major growth spurt. Because of this, you may have noticed smaller movement inside your belly. This is due to the increasingly cramped space.

Good luck to those waiting on beta results, scans or BABIES over the next few days, I know there are quite few of you. I will be checking your blogs regularly for updates.

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