Thirty Weeks in - Ten weeks left!!!

Lindsay is 30 weeks into her pregnancy today. At this point it seems better to count forward than back. Only 10 weeks left! She is healthy and happy and continues to amaze me with her tolerance for everything that pregnancy has been doing to her body.

We've been busy over the last couple of weeks. Lindsay's baby shower was on the 18th. Thanks to all our friends and family for their generosity! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my parents and Keith and Natalie. My mom managed to cook the perfect Thanksgiving dinner once again. Friday we headed to Edgefield to celebrate our one year anniversary. Friday evening we were able to have dinner at the Black Rabbit Restaurant with some of Lindsay's family. We spent Saturday morning in shopping in Portland. We bought a great light for our entry way at Schoolhouse Electric and walked around Portland's Pearl District. We headed back to Edgefield after lunch and Lindsay enjoyed a massage while I enjoyed a couple of beers. Sunday we hit Troutdale's Outlet Mall and added to Alec's wardrobe and then drove home to snow! Not much, but enough to make it feel like the holidays. By yesterday morning Lindsay and I were "stuck" at home. I have photos posted here.

Now for Alec's progress:
Alec is a bit more than 15 1/2 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and fills out the uterus. His eyes open and close, he's able to distinguish between light and dark, and he can even follow a light source back and forth. Once he's born, he'll keep his eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have a visual acuity of only 20/400 — which means he can only make out objects a few inches from his face