36 weeks - Happy New Year!!

Mark and I have arrived safe and sound in Delhi, we are staying at Svelte and it is really nice and comfortable, with the added bonus of being attached to a big shopping mall.
We have also made it to 36 weeks, Jyoti and the baby are doing fine, the next scan will be done on the 9th January and may be the last one. We will be attending the scan which we are really looking forward to seeing it in real time and also seeing Jyoti, so until then we will enjoy our time relaxing and seeing some of the sights of Delhi.

Wishing all our family, friends and of course our blogland family a very happy new year and may all your hopes and dreams come true in 2012.

Update - Good news

We received very good news yesterday that Jyoti's contractions have stopped and she has been discharged from hospital, YAY!! We both breathed a sigh of relief that the baby will cook for a bit longer and hopefully wait until we are there but we know that babies have their own schedule.

34 weeks

Friday we reached 34 weeks, we received our scheduled scan on Thursday and the baby measured smack bang on 33 weeks and 6 days which is great! Estimated weight was 2.29kg or just over 5lbs. The baby is also now in a head down position but still has a single loop of cord around his/her neck, other than that everything look great.

We received an email late Saturday night saying Jyoti had been admitted to hospital with contractions!! Thankfully she hadn't started dilating so they have managed to stop them with medication and she will stay in hospital for observation at this stage. We had a small panic but we know she is in great hands with Dr Shivani and her team. Fingers crossed that the baby stays put for at least a couple more weeks.

We were hoping to get some more 3D shots of the baby but things must be getting a bit squishy in there because they couldn't get any clear shots of the face and now with Jyoti being in hospital we will probably have to wait until the baby is born to see that little face and finally find out the sex!!

Well I have only got 8 1/2 days until I fly to Delhi and then we wait. It will be nice to be back in Delhi, to meet all of the new families and also to see Dr Shivani and the team.

I will keep you all posted with any new updates on Jyoti and the baby.

33 weeks

So I officially started maternity leave as of Monday, a lot of friends have asked if I am enjoying being a lady of leisure, well i can tell you there hasn't been much leisure yet! Mark and I have been bust getting the house ready and doing a much needed spring clean and declutter.

But we are nearly there and then I will be a lady of leisure! I am planning a couple of lunches with the girls and hopefully will sneak a day in at the day spa for a nice massage and pedicure. Mark and I bought a Nespresso coffee machine and can I say it is totally awesome and maybe the best appliance I have ever bought, I love it!!!

We have also finished the nursery, just waiting for some wall decals to arrive and then it will be totally complete, it was a very surreal feeling setting everything up in preparation for OUR baby, we have been imagining this day for so long and its hard to believe its nearly here!!

No news on the baby but we will get a scan next week to see just how big this baby has grown in 4 weeks, I hope that our SM Jyoti isn't to uncomfortable and I am sure she can see the light at the end of the tunnel too.

We picked up our visas yesterday, so we can now officially go to India at the drop of a hat, but it is only 19 days until I leave and Mark will be there 2 days after me. When we were at the Indian embassy putting our application in, the lady who served us said, "Wow you been to India a lot this year, even we don't go back that often" Mark and I just smiled at each other thinking if only she knew.

Congrats to the new parents and parents to be out there in blogland, such exciting times ahead for all.

Well here are the stats for 33 weeks:

Baby Size

17.75 in - 45.08cm

average cantaloupe

Baby Weight

4.75 lb - 2.15kg

Baby

The waxy protective coating, vernix, is becoming much thicker this week as the lanugo continues to shed and may be almost completely gone by now.

Inside your baby, the lungs are continuing to mature in preparation for breathing in the outside world.