Week 16

This week TIF will be bulking up. He or she could get up to 5 oz. and 5". The face is fully in place now, and the eyes will start to look around. The eyelids are not open yet, but it's good practice for the real world. My book says the baby will become aware of light, but I'm not sure how much light is getting in there....

I am feeling well. My memory gets better with every day. A weird side effect of pregnancy is nasal congestion, which I have been experiencing. It is not helping it's pollen season too. I think I may have pulled or over stretched a muscle in my lower back in ballet class. It's challenging in class to do some of the steps because my joints have loosened up so much.

I have finally gone to the craft store and found some cute maternity patterns! There are not many to choose from, but here they are (all Burda): 7528, 7527, 7630, 7526. These patterns have two different articles of clothes in each; I like them all. I usually wear green, purple, pink, blue, grey, and brown. I like earthy colors and muted colors a lot. Material that looks professional and is stretchy is preferable. If you would like to make something, but need my measurements, just let me know. I would rather email those to you then post them on the Internet.

As far as knitting or sewing for the baby- anything goes! We will not know the sex of TIF for another 5 weeks. The nursery will have a theme of world travel (think maps and international monuments). Colors are to be determined.