32 Weeks

Um, yeah, a jicama...as though I have any familiarity with this vegetable...

While this week had its fair share of adventures, including my bi-weekly trip to the doctor with the dad-to-be in tow, the big news around here is that I'm taking my comp exam next Tuesday. Which in other words means that this post will remain abbreviated. It's also been a crazy week for Mr. Mike, whose been busy dazzling the public in two talks at the St. Louis Art Museum. So we both promise some blog entries in near the future, when our careers in art can take a momentary backseat.

But for now, although I am 7/9 done, the Short Stranger is apparently only half way there (in terms of size, that is). Here's what babycenter.com has to say on the subject:

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.