http://www.mommy.com Celebrate Motherhood. Learn, Share, Connect on Parenting, Pregnancy and Children. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:45:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Week 31 Baby is eleven inches long head to rump and sixteen inches head to toe. Baby weighs about three and a half pounds. This week alone baby will grow about three eighths of an inch. His head has also grown about three eighths of an inch in circumference due to ... http://www.mommy.com/article/battery-in-the-smokedetector/ Week 30 I got some wonderful news at the beginning of the week. My mom told me that she is going to start a daycare in her home. What a huge relief to know that she will be able to watch my little boy! There is no one ... http://www.mommy.com/article/grandmas-daycare/ Week 29 Week 29 starts the eighth lunar month of pregnancy. Baby now measures over ten inches, crown to rump. He is almost sixteen inches, head to toe. Baby weighs in at almost three pounds. He will gain about two pounds this month. Backaches and general achiness are ... http://www.mommy.com/article/fatherhood/ School choice is not just a matter of applying for a lottery ticket and hoping your child gets admitted to the school they want. Thoughtful parents know that school choice decisions involve not just finding a school that seems better than the last one, but one that fits your child's ... http://www.mommy.com/article/balancing-your-childs-needs-with-your-familys-needs-by-using-school-choice/ Week 28 Already this little boy has been to as many baseball games as my husband has.  We went to a minor league game on Tuesday.  It was so much fun.  It was less expensive than the major league game we went to.  The drive was a lot shorter, too.  Andrew ... http://www.mommy.com/article/terras-athletic-baby/ Week 27 My little boy is just as active as ever. It's so much fun to watch my belly move as he twists, squirms, and kicks. Andrew and I have had conversations with him and he seems to respond by kicking. It's almost like having a Magic 8 ... http://www.mommy.com/article/kegels-squats-and-stretching/ Week 26 I keep wondering how much bigger I will get. My belly has grown an inch and a half in two weeks! At least I know where the weight I'm gaining is going. How am I going to make it three more months? Time has been ... http://www.mommy.com/article/how-much-bigger-will-i-get/ Week 25 According to a 38-week lunar pregnancy calendar, week 25 starts the third trimester and month seven. By the end of week 25 baby will grow a half-inch longer. Most women will be checked for gestational diabetes between weeks 24 and 28. An extra 300 ... http://www.mommy.com/article/health-insurance-changes-mid-pregnancy/ Week 24 AHHH! I turned 25 this week. On the day I was born I took time to reflect on where I am in life. The other thing I do every year is make a phone call to my mother. I always like to hear the story ... http://www.mommy.com/article/terras-own-birth-day/ Week 23 On Monday we attended a retirement party for my best friend's dad. He had worked at the same company for 30 years. He still used the same lunch box he did when he started that job. My friend put a picture of it on his cake ... http://www.mommy.com/article/our-wiggle-worm/