Lil’ G: 30 weeks down

Size Comparison: Lava Lamp

Should “Lava Lamp” be one word or two? I guess it doesn’t really matter…either way, it spells “S-W-A-N-K-Y”. I remember my parents’ lava lamp. It featured the bright red “lava”, a perforated copper colored base, and a scalding hot light bulb. I’ve since purchased one of the newer models in black and purple. It’s not quite the same but it definitely makes a house a home.

The books say Lil’ G should be between 2.5 and 3.5 pounds. That sounds like a pretty big range to me but, apparently, the growth rate can vary a lot between children at this point. Whatever the weight, the baby is making the most of it. Lil’ G is all over the place now. I think he/she even had the hiccups the other day. From what I’ve read, that’s a good thing…hiccups exercise the diaphragm and help the baby prepare for breathing. The way Lil’ G was hiccupping, the kid is going to have a nice 6-pack. Just like his/her Pa.

As for the parents-to-be, this has been a busy week. We took a trip to visit the Cincinnati Zoo and the Newport Aquarium. Both were excellent though it rained the entire day at the zoo. The nice part, though, was that we were the only ones around to watch the cheetah feeding and the zookeepers seemed pretty happy to talk to us. Plus, we got to touch sharks at the aquarium!

Next week will be busy, too. Well, Monday will be busy, anyway. We have a checkup with the doctor Monday morning and we start our childbirth class Monday evening. I’m actually looking forward to the class.