8. Weeks. Left.

Happy first day of Fall!

Here's a good comparison shot: 12 weeks ago vs. this morning.

8 weeks to go! This feels both like "WOW, only 8 weeks left until he's here." and "WOW, how will I ever make it through 8 more long weeks?" simultaneously.

Busy and fun week this week: it's restaurant week in Austin, so we're going to try out Jeffrey's tonight. YUM. Wednesday is our first Lamaze Class, Thursday is my birthday (I definitely didn't think last year that we'd be about to have our first baby this year at the same time!), also have a doctor's appointment that day, and Friday is another "Baby Class."

Saturday morning, we are going to Port Aransas to go to the beach for the weekend; very excited. Though yesterday it was not feeling anything like Fall here (96 and sunny), today is dark and rainy, high of only 80 - so that's progress. Just hope that we have decent weather for our beach trip.

Hope everyone has a good week!

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.