Week Twenty-Two

Week Twenty-Two

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the length of a spaghetti squash (11 inches)

Total weight gain:  +6 pounds (Going to keep this until my next dr. appt)

Morning Sickness: Still random times of nauseousness, specifically between 9 and 11 am. Boo :(

Cravings: Pickles and string cheese!

Sleep: Getting better although I'm still up a couple times for the bathroom.

I can't live without: Water, maternity clothes

I miss: Sleeping on my belly!

I am looking forward to: Picking up our crib next week and adding to our registry

Milestones: According to babycenter.com, baby is developing tiny tooth buds under his/her gums!  

Movement: Lots more movement - various times of the day.  I feel him/her in the morning and night as I lay in bed and then at least a few more times throughout the day.  The other night (Monday) I was talking to baby and every time I stopped talking, baby would kick!  It lasted for a couple minutes and I loved it!


Me: Hi baby! You going to move for mommy?
Baby: kick!
Me: You need to kick for Daddy to feel soon, okay?
Baby: kick!


Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised!

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!

Ultrasound and Feelings

Today, we had our second ultrasound and it was the most amazing thing!  I'm 21 weeks 3 days along and I loved every minute of the ultrasound.  Right away, we saw baby looking at us and moving his/her mouth! It was fantastic!  Then the tech spent lots of time checking baby's development ~ no cleft lip, two hands/feet, spine, stomach, bladder, etc.  She even complimented the baby on how cooperative he/she was being for all the views.

After letting me use the bathroom, she started some more, including 3D views!  I guess baby was a little tired of all the pushing because he/she decided to cuddle up against me and not face us.  Super cute to see it's arm covering it's face, almost as if to say "Okay, leave me alone to sleep!"  We worked hard to coax baby around by pushing on my belly and me turning to my side.  Every time we thought baby turned around, we were wrong!  But we did get a picture of baby's profile and it brought a tear to my eye.  Finally, she checked the baby's weight ~ already 1 pound 2 ounces!

No more pictures please!

Love this little face so much!

Pregnancy brings about a lot of various feelings ~ nervousness, excitement, stress, etc.  Lately, all I have is excitement!  Baby is moving a ton more and I'm able to feel him/her a lot which always brings a smile to my face.  After our early morning ultrasound, I literally spent the entire day smiling about it ~ seeing our baby's growth has made my heart grow a million times larger.  

I cannot begin to explain how it feels to be pregnant and grow a baby.  As annoying as it can be to be a woman at times, it's so worth it!  I feel bad that Mike can't experience what I'm experiencing.  It truly is amazing and I love every minute of it.

Week Twenty-One

Week Twenty-One

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the length of a carrot

Total weight gain:  +6 pounds (Going to keep this until my next dr. appt)

Morning Sickness: Starting to have random times of nauseousness, specifically between 9 and 11 am. Boo :(

Cravings: Pickles and string cheese!

Sleep: Getting better although I'm still up a couple times for the bathroom.

I can't live without: Water, maternity clothes

I miss: Sleeping on my belly!

I am looking forward to: Our ultrasound on Friday and starting our registry tomorrow! (Wednesday)

Milestones: According to babycenter.com, our baby is 10.5 inches long and 3/4 of a pound! And there's been lots of more movement!

Movement: Lots more movement - various times of the day.  I feel him/her in the morning and night as I lay in bed and then at least a few more times throughout the day.  Mike still hasn't felt anything yet, but he doesn't have the most patience in waiting for a kick!  

Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised!

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!

Week Twenty ~ Halfway There!!

Week Twenty

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the length of a banana

Total weight gain:  +6 pounds

Morning Sickness: None!!

Cravings: Still just the random cravings

Sleep: The past few days have been rough.  I get up between 2-4 times to go to the bathroom and sometimes that wakes me up too much to fall back asleep. No fun.

I can't live without: Water, maternity jeans/yoga pants (oh.so.comfy.)

I miss: Lunch meat still ~ would love a good turkey sandwich!

I am looking forward to: Our halfway ultrasound appointment next Friday! Cannot wait to see how big our little one has grown! And for registering!

Milestones: Our baby is 6 1/2 inches long, weighs about 10 1/2 ounces, and still starting to move more and more!  Heartbeat at our 20 week appointment was 132 BPM and I was measuring right on track! :)

Movement: Still movement inside (mostly at night, as I lay down) but nothing that Mike can feel yet.

Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised!

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!

First Kick!

Last  night, at 19 weeks 4 days, I felt our baby's first kick!! Much like when I first felt the flutters, I was laying down and reading.  I felt something that I thought was a kick so I put my hand on my belly and then there was another kick!  It even moved my hand ever so slightly.  Such an amazing feeling!  Of course, by the time Mike got home from work, baby wasn't moving for him ~ I told him to give it some time.

Before I got pregnant, Mike and I would talk about what it would be like.  I always said how I'd freak out at the first movement and kick.  It seemed so weird to me that I'd feel something growing and moving inside me!  But now that the time has come, I love every bit of it! There is no freaking out or weirdness.  It's all excitement and wanting to feel more and more.  Feeling this makes our baby even more real and it's like our baby is saying "Hi Mommy! I'm here and alright!"  I cannot wait for more kicks, hits, punches, jabs, etc!

Week Nineteen

Week Nineteen

Due Date: November 27, 2012

How Big is Baby: He/she is the size of a large heirloom tomato

Total weight gain:  Not putting anything until my next Dr. weigh in!

Morning Sickness: None!!

Cravings: Same as before ~ water, freeze pops, fruit, and then just the daily 

occurrences

Sleep: Getting harder to get comfy ~ I'm a belly sleeper so sleeping on my sides can be a little tricky.

I can't live without: Air conditioning!! Especially with this heat wave we're experiencing

I miss: Lunch meat, alcoholic beverages, & other things I'm not supposed to have.  Even though these are things that I don't eat/drink on a regular basis, the fact that I can't have them makes me miss them!

I am looking forward to: Same as last week ~ registering in the upcoming weeks, our next Dr. appointment on July 10th, and looking at houses!! 

Milestones: Our baby is 6 inches long, weighs about 8 ounces, and he/she should be able to hear my voice now ~ time to start reading and singing to him/her!

Movement: Still some little flutters and whatnot.  Anxiously awaiting a kick or hit that I can feel outside and so can Mike!

Gender: Still thinking a boy, but we'll be surprised!

Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!


**Picture coming soon**