The Huss Family

14 March 2010

38 weeks & counting

i'm now 38 weeks along and getting very excited for Jacob Michael Huss to arrive! he's due 26 Mar but when i went to the midwife on the 11th she told me I was 4cm dialated & 80% effaced ... so Jacob could come quite quickly.

i feel so huge like Jacob has no more room to grow, but i'm sure he will in the next 12 days. i'm guessing that he'll be around 8 1/2lbs and 22in long with tons of black hair. we'll see soon. i'm all packed and ready to go to the hospital whenever the contractions begin.

last week i made a fleece bunting bag for Jacob since i couldn't find any that i liked completely for a reasonable price. i found the pattern and followed the instructions as best i could - sometimes i had to rip out all the stiches and re-sew - but it turned out better than i thought and i learned a few new skills. i learned to insert a zipper & elastic in casing, sew in lining, & create bound buton holes. it's brown with little bear ears on the hood and teddy bears on a white microfleece lining. i can put Jacob in the bag & easily put him in and out of his carseat without him getting cold. i'm so proud i could learn something proficiently that benefits my famly directly. i'll have pics when Jacob uses it.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh you're already at a 4!!! He'll be here in the next week, for sure. Excited to see pictures of him:)

Jenny Bay said...

Wow, Rachie!! You're gonna have another baby! I am SO happy for you, and can't wait to hear how it goes and to see pictures of your little boy. Good luck!! Love you! muahWHACK

Unknown said...

So excited to see pics of this little guy!! Good luck.