Baby Marcus Was 37 Weeks Last Friday ~ March 12, 2010

Wow....Time has gone by so quickly!!  Baby Marcus will arrive very soon.  He and his Momma are doing really well.  At her last doctor's visit, Jackie was told she is efacing... YEA!!

His little nursery is complete and waiting for his arrival...Garrett and Jackie did a wonderful job on it.  I wish my sons could have had a sweet nursery like that when they were little but we lived in a 400 square foot house!!

I am sooo proud of all three of them...Jackie is precious, Garrett is so adorable and very proud to be a Daddy and Baby Marcus will be his Nana and Papa's most precious gift.

How your baby's growing:

Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

Marcus' Beautiful Nursery...

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A sneek peak at how the baby is progressing:

All info curtesy of BabyCenter.com

My Little Bugaboo Was 34 Weeks Along Last Friday, February 19th!!

Hey Grandbaby followers!!  I am so sorry I am late on Marcus' updates for those of you that really want to follow his progress.  Nana has been so busy with our companies, Soapies Supplies and Dead End Pest Control, lately that I have, once again, neglected my duties here in Blogland  ;o(

Jackie and Marcus are doing very well...I am hoping for current pictures soon!  Garrett is doing very well also...Working hard in college and interviewing with The Mac Store.  Congrats to Garrett...He was just hired by The Mac Store in the Biltmore area of Phoenix just the other day!!

Back to my Bugaboo....He is growing and squirming and having a great time astonishing his parents with all of his tumbling and acrobatic feats in his safe Mommie Tummy Haven.

Our Little Grandbaby's Progress, curtesy of BabyCenter.com:
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. His fat layers — which will help regulate his body temperature once he's born — are filling him out, making him rounder.

His skin is also smoother than ever. His central nervous system is maturing and his lungs are continuing to mature as well.

If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine.

They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

How does Marcus look now?  Progress of the baby, curtesy of BabyCenter.com:

Stay tuned for this week's update (35 Weeks Along) tomorrow!!!

My Precious Marcus was 26 Weeks Along on Christmas Day!

I am a tad late on posting my weekly blog on the progress of my Little Bugaboo!

Marcus was 26 weeks along on Christmas Day!

He got two gifts from his Nana and Papa:

A beautifully made (handmade) Sock Monkey and the cutest little outfit!  I will save the outfit picture for next week's blog post!

Marcus is growing and kicking like crazy...You can now see him kick and move around in his Momma's tummy!

What a sight and treat it is to witness.  I just love and adore him so much already!

His Momma bought him the cutest little outfit for him to come home in and he is going to be wrapped in the blanket my Mam-ma (grandmother) made for his Daddy to come home in!!  I am sooooo excited!!

Here is the little furniture Nana and Papa bought him....Can't wait for it to arrive...His Daddy is painting his nursery today!!

How your baby's growing:

The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other.

He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat.

He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds (just over 21 ounces) and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.

Marucs' progress this week from www.BabyCenter.com:

A little note from Marcus..."My parents can be a little silly sometimes!  Look at them on Christmas Day!"