Chubby Chia Baby!

First, this note from our friends at WebMD...

Congratulations, Holly! You're 30 Weeks pregnant. Your baby measures about 17 inches from head to toe and weighs about 3 pounds. Baby is growing plumper and beginning to control its own body temperature. Eyebrows and eyelashes are fully developed, and hair on the head is getting thicker. Head and body are now proportioned like a newborn's. Hands are now fully formed, and fingernails are growing. Your uterus is about four inches above your navel, and it's hard to believe you still have about 10 weeks to go. You may be feelingmore discomfort in your pelvis and abdomen now, and you can expect to gain about a pound a week from now until delivery.

It's pretty incredible to me that Tyler will gain anywhere from 5 to six more pounds before he's born (based on Chris and Matthew's birth weights), especially since the little booger already appears to be getting so big. He's been doing backflips and cartwheels for several weeks now and, despite what last week's update said, appears to show no interest in slowing down in his acrobatic adventures. Holly's doing pretty well, as long as she can keep moving. She pretty much crashes as soon as she stops going, so we sort of have to keep her in a state of perpetual motion unless we want her to go all narcoleptic on us. :-)

Chris and Matthew have really gotten into the spirit of the pregnancy, and they're starting to really show an interest in Tyler's growth. They even talk to him through Holly's belly button...it's WAY too cute! It remains to be seen whether Matthew will fully embrace having a little brother. He's been the baby for the last three years, and he's not really used to having other people steal the limelight. Still, it was pretty much the same for Chris, and he's been an AMAZING big brother, so I guess we'll see.

On an amusing note, stop by Andrea's blog for a second to see the sort of effect this pregnancy is having on other families. Her account of Annabeth's curiosity about babies it great!

Finally, I just think it's hilarious that Tyler's hair is starting to fill in. For whatever reason, I can just picture the little guy in there with a sprig of hair that miraculously sprouts into a glorious head of hair. Chia-Pet, anyone? :-) There's also something hysterical about the phrase, "Baby is growing plumper." Not sure why...