Showered

I had my 1st baby shower on the 7th. It was al ot of fun. Thank you to everyone who was able to come. I got a lot of basics that I need for the baby and I am very grateful for the friends that I have. You all have been great. Thank you so much. I love you guys and Arden loves you too even though she may not know it yet.

The BIG shower has yet to come. Invitations are just being sent out. It will be in February (the 4th). Those of you who werent able to make it to the 1st shower are invited to come to this one if you like. You just have to let me know. Even if you did come to the 1st, you are welcome at this one as well. This is the family party and will be quite a shin dig I am sure. My family tends to be very over the top, but I love them anyway! A lot of invitations/announcements have been sent out. I wont go into #'s because I wouldnt want to unnecessarily shock anyone, but I can be pretty sure this party will have many more people than the gathering of 30 or so at the last one.

Arden is such the little celebrity.

Oh yeah I am 30 weeks this week. Here are Arden's stats:

• Ari is a bit more than 15 1/2 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds.
• A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and fills out my uterus.
• Her eyes open and close, she's able to distinguish between light and dark, and she can even follow a light source back and forth.
• Once she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have a visual acuity of only 20/400 — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face.