Thank you from the (snoring) Dr.

I want to send a thank you to all of those who chipped in to help Dr. get his playstation 3 that he wanted! He started playing at 6 o'clock last night. When I woke up at 8 this morning, he was still playing! Luckily he is going to have to get on a night schedule for when he starts back to work. :) Dr. is sleeping soundly in his bed right now which is allowing me to get grocery shopping and school work done.

So thank you all for making Dr.'s Christmas a wonderful one!

Much love from the mini Weber's!

25 weeks and going strong!

Can you believe we are only 15 weeks away from having a little angel in our home!! We visited the hospital for our tour on Wednesday and saw the "hotel" where Baby Chuck will be born! It is extremely nice and the rooms are huge! We will start our childbirth classes in late February. We will be taking them with a friend and her husband who are 6 weeks behind us. That will be nice just in case the hubbies are scheduled to work, we will at least have a friend there. Can you imagine me sitting through a childbirth class on my own? Yeah right!

How Big is the Baby at 25 Weeks Pregnant?
By pregnancy week 25 your baby is approximately 1.5 pounds and just under 13.7 inches long. From this point on however your baby's weight and length may vary somewhat. Every baby is different as you'll soon realize during your pregnancy week by week. Some babies will be born weighing 7 pounds and others 10.

Your Baby's Growth and Development
Your baby is continuing to mature during pregnancy week 25 and for the next several weeks. The structures that form the spine start to form around pregnancy at 25 weeks, and blood vessels in the lungs continue to develop this week. Other things that are shaping up during pregnancy at 25 weeks include our baby's nostrils, which may open up by the end of this week.

Your baby is starting to put on just a little meat, and will continue filling out as your pregnancy progresses.

Your Growth and Development
Your uterus is now about the size of a volleyball at 25 weeks pregnant. As your uterus continues to grow you'll notice it places some pressure on your back and pelvis. This can sometimes cause you to experience shooting pains either down your leg or in your lower back. For some women these pains get more and more severe during pregnancy.

Some women will experience a condition called sciatica during pregnancy. This often happens when the baby's head presses against the pelvic bones causing the nerves in your lower back and legs to be compressed. Severe pain often results and can occur in the lower back, leg or legs and even buttocks. Some women will also experience numbness or tingling in the legs. For some women the pain is so severe they aren't able to lift their leg or walk without excruciating pain. So what is a woman to do? Typically most women will realize a complete relief of symptoms once the baby is born.

One down

One to go..... We returned yesterday from a four day trip to Texas and Arkansas. It was very nice to get out of Mississippi for a while. Unfortunately Dr. and I were both sick but were still able to have fun. Looks like we will have time to make it back to Texarkana one more time before the bundle of joy arrives ( hopefully.... depending on Dr.'s schedule!)

We had a very nice Christmas with some wonderful goodies! Baby Chuck had a very good Christmas in the womb! Lots of good food and things for him

to use once he is with us! We picked out a crib for our little buddy and happened to catch some great after Christmas sales! We didn't want to rush into any decisions but when a discount of hundreds of dollars is staring at you... you gotta act quick. This is the crib we chose for our little angel to use! Will go perfectly with the decor in the rest of the house! I hope he likes it! Thank you Marmee and Poppy!

When we got home yesterday, I started to go through the "hand-me-down" pregnancy boxes and found a ton of goodies for baby Chuck in there too! I told Dr. it was like Christmas all over again! Lots of bottles, a bassinet, not to mention lots of duds for the little guy to wear! He is going to be such a stud! So much useful stuff that was on our registry but has been removed now! Thanks Kat!

While we were still recovering from our many sicknesses, we took down the Christmas tree today, which was a little too overwhelming for little Samer. He got so excited about the ornaments moving that he actually made it to the top of the tree. ( Now he is napping in his dad's lap, the tree and the vacuum were a little too much for one day!) We also did some little odd jobs around the house/ winter cleaning while we had a day at home.

Tomorrow we will head to Mobile to celebrate the Allen Christmas! Before we speed off to Mobile, we will take our tour of the hospital! Our appointment is at 8:15 in the morning. I am glad we could squeeze it in while Dr. is off of work. Me going by myself would not have made much sense because I would not be listening. I would be concentrating on not fainting. I like being able to take my in-house doctor with me wherever I go. I told my OBGYN that I just want the baby out as fast as possible, if she has any other questions she needs to talk to my other half.

Kat..... we put the table topper to good use. Our table in the living room has not had a table cloth on it since we have been in the house. Now we don't look as ghetto! Thanks for loaning us the table topper! Couldn't look more perfect!