Week 28 - Welcome to the third trimester!

83 more days until Kai arrives and times seems to have slowed to a screeching halt. After seeing the 4D ultrasound, we are soooooo very excited about him and can't wait to see him in real life and not on a computer screen. It's amazing to me that we are now in the third trimester and, like many other things in life, time seems to have flown by while at the same time it's hard to remember life before pregnancy. Daily Lisa complains about backpack that she carries in front and it's only gonna get bigger from here.

Kai is now about 15 inches from head to toe and weighs the same as chinese cabbage, about 2 1/4 pounds, although the doctor said he weighs around 3 pounds. I'm not sure how they figured that out, but whatever. His feet are 2 inches long and he still has 3 months to grow!

His lungs are now mature enough that he could survive outside the womb with medical help and his skin is nice and wrinkly (because he lives in a fishbowl), although it will all smooth out as he fattens up. He can now blink his eyes and show off those new eyelashes that have grown in. His eyes are developing and he can now see light that filters in from outside the womb. His brain is rapidly developing billions of little neurons to run that smart little brain. It's all downhill from here. The next 3 months are pure growth and weight gain, much to Lisa's dismay. =)

He is more active than ever and does flips, kicks, punches, etc. He is facing down, in the proper exit position, which is a good thing. He can still move around some and may flip a couple times, but the last few ultrasounds have shown him in the downward position, which is great. I think he is as ready as we are. We have no real problems if he wants to come early and according to measurements he is due on October 14th, but the due date is still October 19th. Babies grow differently and so whatever, I hope he comes early.

Now for the bump picture. Here is Lisa at 28 weeks

And here is how big Lisa thinks she is