28 Weeks

Dear Baby Batts,

We are in the home stretch! As of today, I'm officially in the third trimester and there are just (approximately) 12 more weeks until we hold you in our arms - and not just in my ever-growing tummy. At 28 weeks, you can open and close your eyes and bat those little eyelashes. You can even sense light through my tummy! When you nap, you can enter into REM sleep and possibly dream. You are growing well - about 2 and a half pounds and 16 inches long from head to toe - and we'll get to see you again on September 15th when we visit with the specialist in Anchorage again. I hate that we have to walk through this specialist stuff with you, Ruth, but I must confess - I love getting to see more pictures of you as you develop!

Here's how my bump is developing:

Little bump with the fur.

So compact!

Last night, Memaw, your daddy, and I went to the Alaska State Fair. We ate yummy food (I had kabobs, an icecream bar, and lemonade!) and just walked around. None of us bought anything, we didn't go on any rides, and we didn't play any carnival games... but it was a beautiful evening and we had a great time!

Me and your daddy standing by the pretty flowers.

Memaw and me sitting in the sunshine.

Little cow!

Your handsome daddy talking to a big cow.

We have lots to get done today - grocery shopping, baking muffins, church tonight, pick up Auntie Jade at the airport, and getting lots of beauty rest for work picture day tomorrow! And most of all, we have to celebrate making it to our third trimester, feeling you move everyday, and knowing that the Lord has great things in store for your little life.

We love you!
Mama