Week 29 has been an exciting one for the Same family; well mostly the weekend. It all started when.....I was looking on Carmax for a Kia Sorento with less than 40k miles on it. I didn't really care about color or anything else, just that it looked like a decent car. On Tuesday Isaiah and I found the one that we liked - but it lived in Orlando, FL. I called Carmax and was asking about the car and how long it would take to get it to Birmingham. Carmax guy- "Oh it will usually take anywhere from 10-15 days. That's just an estimate though, sometimes it can take longer, depending on the truck driver." Me- "Ok, well lets go ahead and get it transferred up here." So we set the ball rolling, anticipating that we will be getting our new car in about 2 weeks. Once it arrives, we would have 3 days to go in and look at and decide to buy it or not. We went about our week in our usual routine until Thursday evening....phone rings....car guy on the phone- "Mrs. Same, your car is here." Me- "What!? Ok, well we'll come in and look at it on Saturday." Wow! That was fast! So the next logical thing to do would be to list my old 2003 Honda Accord for sale. I had some some research and looked around to find out what other similar make/model cars were going for. I priced mine a couple hundred dollars less in hopes that it would sell faster. Literally 5 minutes after I posted my car on Craigslist, my phone was blowing up! Texts, calls...at 9:30 p.m. The very first person that texted me wanted to come and pick it up that night! I told her that I couldn't sell my car to her that night but that I would be glad to the following evening. The potential buyer was coming from Atlanta to buy my car the very next day! We sold my old Honda on Friday night and went to get my new Kia on Saturday afternoon! God was definitely behind the scenes orchestrating that scenario. We are so blessed!
Since that story took a while, I'll make the rest of this post pretty brief. We also put together Liam's furniture for his nursery this weekend. It is coming together and looking so cute! I can't wait til it's all done! Here's a sneak peak...
Liam continues to make crazy alien like movements that make my belly look all funny. I think he is going through a growth spurt this week because my belly has seemed really heavy lately. Only 10 more weeks!!!!!!
**What Liam’s Been Up To This Weeks**
His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain.
His brain can detect rhythmic breathing and control body temperature, so he’s less likely to need breathing assistance should he be born early.
He’s growing eyelashes, adding fat, and developing his brain. Because of brain wave activity, researchers have speculated that babies can even dream at this time!
Though he’s getting pretty close to his birth length, he still has to chub out a bit. In fact, over the next 11 weeks, he’ll more than double — or even come close to tripling — his weight. And as he grows and room in your womb gets tighter, you’ll be less likely to feel those big kicks and more likely to get poked by an elbow or jabbed by a knee.
