Growing KaRaPuz!

Let's talk Details.... How far along: 37.4 weeks - full term and ready to rock!!! Total weight gain:   Aprox. 30-40 pounds, getting there!!! Maternity clothes: Not today. Maternity clothes got small - using non-maternity clothes several sizes bigger. Works better. Stretch marks: Minor marks on one breast. Main symptoms: Karapuz in my belly - getting more and more active, looks like he is super excited!!!  Exercise: Doing my best walking instead of sitting. Movement: Almost every other movement these days brings my uterus to react... all I can say is "ouch."  Food cravings: Finally - chocolate!!!! Gender: Masculine Labor signs: Not sure... Belly button in or out? 100% OUT What I miss: my regular clothes What I am looking forward to: easy delivery... please... Milestones:   Kitchen is ALMOST READY - pictures below: After and BEFORE: and once again BEFORE:

Month 9 Ok people, We are almost there!!!! Only 3 weeks to go until the due date and ready for Karapuz arrival any time starting today! Some babies wait all the way until due date or 2 weeks after, others decide to be early birds. We'll find out soon what character Karapuz has.. "At week 37 , your pregnancy is considered full term, meaning baby is likely to thrive after birth. Baby spends these last weeks in preparation for the outside world… meaning careful refinement of the blink, suck, inhale and exhale. Meconium, which you’ll probably find in the first diaper, is accumulating in the intestines. If (okay, as) you worry about giving birth, consider what it’s like for the little one. During the journey out of your womb, baby will produce more stress hormones than any other time in life." Week 38: "Your baby is producing surfactant, which will help him take those first breaths while you're producing colostrum, the precursor to breast milk. Hey, your little...

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Ladies and Gentlemen....   Girls and Boys.... Believe it or not - but we still didn't pick a name for our baby-boy. Take a look at the list on youк right side and vote. If nothing is there - leave a comment and we will gladly consider it (don't be too disappointed if it doesn't win though:-) If you give us a name that we love so much (not on the list) and pick as a name for Karapuz  - we'll make sure you'll get a gift from Karapuz:-) And please... make it simple:-) Друзья!!! Нужна ваша поддержка в сложном процессе выбора имени для Карапуза. Не факт, что мы воспользуемся подсказками.... но все же... Если есть желание выбрать имена уже имеющиеся в нашем списке - добро пожаловать (список справа:-)... В комментариях ждем новые имена  - если подойдет - получите подарок. Спасибо за внимание!

 Karapuz is 5lb1oz according to the ultrasound that we completed at 33weeks-6days (yesterday).  He looked very sleepy with lots of  impressive acrobatics going on. Haven't seen color of his eyes - cause he put his arms and even foot in front of his face. His nose - the only part we could see well behind all the barricades, looked cute, although on some images it reminded us of a boxer's nose, which is absolutely not the case according to the doctor. It's sono machine's fault for making images look unrealistic:-)))) So... we'll see if Karapuz can teach us some of his acrobatics later after we meet him outside...