The Keene Family

This week marks the time when JT is fully formed and proportioned. From now until he is born, his organs will become stronger and his body will add fat. I'm not sure how he will fit as he continues to gain weight in the next 12 weeks or so! Yesterday some pointed part of his body (elbow? knee?) came poking out of my skin and moved a few inches before resting back inside. It was fun, but so weird at the same time. I got my blood test results back; I am not anemic, nor do I have gestational diabetes. :) On Wednesday, I went to a Car Safe Kids class. Yes, there is actually a 2.5-hour class on car seats. I was amazed how much I learned about appropriately fitting the car seat to the child (instead of the other way around). I also learned a little more about the differences between car seats and what to look for. Here are our 28-week pics: check out that basketball belly! If you'd like to compare with 24 weeks, click here .

This week begins the third trimester ~ how exciting! Of course we've been looking forward to this trimester most of all: another ultrasound, baby showers, childbirth classes, and much more. I think it's amazing that JT will only grow another 5 inches in length or so, but will probably quadruple his weight. Those are just approximations based on averages, but impressive numbers regardless. Water aerobics have continued to live up to their reputation. I really look forward to class and come home feeling refreshed and healthy. I am disappointed that I can't take them in May; between Young Life and childbirth classes, there isn't an open night. It will be nice to start up again in June. The fitness center welcomes participants to take classes up until they deliver with a pay-as-you-go policy the month they're due, so I will most likely continue in July as well. My belly button is now an outie in the evenings, much to my dismay. Jim assures me that it will go back. :) I...

I have so many little updates, I couldn't think of a good title for this week. This week was spring break for me, so I got a lot done! First, I cleaned and purged like crazy this week and made room for a third person in our house. There is now space in the kitchen for bottles and such, room in the bathroom for JT's baby wash and toys, and an entire bedroom for him to sleep in. His closet has little hanger dividers marking the sizes of the clothes from BabyStyle . I also got a shoe hanger, and it has his very first pair of shoes in it: navy and white Pumas from our friends Mike and Sunny (who are having a girl in August). Second, we painted JT's room. It is Laura Ashley "Wet Sand." Think wet Hawaii sand, not PNW sand. It is neutral and wonderful. I can't wait to have more things in the room, like furniture, but for now it has a rocking chair and a beautiful cradle that is a family heirloom. All of the Christensen kids (my mom's side) from 1967 on have been ...

This week, I started prenatal water aerobics at Valley Medical's fitness center. The class is two nights a week for about an hour. It is so much fun! Around 20 pregnant ladies are all floating around with noodles, styrofoam dumbells, and other pool equipment. It is actually pretty hard work, but it's great because you feel fairly weightless. When the class is over, all the ladies make a beeline for the therapy pool. It's like a giant hot tub with jets and everything, but only 98 degrees and perfectly safe (unlike hot tubs while pregnant). Today I took an Infant CPR and Safety class through Overlake Hospital. It was a part of the baby classes package we got. The first half was all about how to safety proof your house, and I got some good ideas. While we won't be gating off every room in the house, it does make sense to move the poisonous chemicals out of the bottom cabinets (although I knew that already). The second half was infant CPR and choking, which I have had befor...